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Causeway Bay HK, where thoroughfare meets marketplace
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Feb 27th 2013, 04:16

















2013-02-27 13:16 cits.net     Web Editor: Wang YuXia
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If you're looking for trendy shops, notable hotels and elegant roadside bars around Hong Kong, then the Causeway Bay would be our highest recommendation.


The 13-storey Japanese department store Sogo and Times Square, the World Trade Centre, Windsor House, Hang Lung Centre, Fashion Island, Fashion Walk, Lee Gardens and Lee Gardens Two make Causeway Bay one of the most crowded areas in Hong Kong, and the front entrances of Sogo and Times Square are the most crowded places in Causeway Bay, somehow becoming de facto meeting points and new landmarks. Navigating through the crowd takes patience and tactics, alternately braking and accelerating. For some reasons, people will abruptly stop while walking, some turning to check if friends and family are in tow, some for no reason at all.


Causeway Bay is a really crowded place, so if you are not used to the density of people per square meter, take a moment to recuperate at the many cafes in the area. In recent years, there is a trend for shops to move from roadsides into buildings. As shops move upward into buildings, bars have followed suit. There are bars on almost every floor in the buildings on both streets. To pick one, simply step into the elevator and press any floor.


As one of the most iconic areas in Hong Kong, those photos you've seen of the city's brightly lit, neon streets, packed with shoppers are usually of here. Many of the shops in this area keep their doors open until after 10 o'clock p.m.. Several of the main streets have been pedestrianized to allow more room for shoppers, and Causeway Bay differs from other parts of Hong Kong, notably Central, in that the majority of the shops are on the street not in shopping malls.


You can always find the city's main stretches of green space in Victoria Park lying in the heart of Causeway Bay. Victoria Park is a fantastic respite from the shopper filled streets nearby. The park is busy from dawn, when Tai Chi practitioners stretch their limbs, to dusk, when joggers and rollers caters take over. The park is also one of the few in Hong Kong that actually has green grass that you can sit on without being shouted at. There is also a playground, tennis courts and a bike track.


Getting via HK MTR is a pretty good choice, as Causeway Bay is right on the MTR subway, on the Island line (blue). The Causeway Bay station is one of the biggest in the system, and has many exits leading to exits all over the area. Important exits, include exit A for the Times Square shopping mall and exits D3-D4 to the SOGO Department Store. The Island line tram also travels through Causeway Bay, stopping in front of SOGO.












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