Apliu St Market, Fashion Wholesale & PC Markets at Sham Shui Po

Far away from the glittering brands like Gucci and Prada that you’d see on Canton Road, at Sham Shui Po you can find the characterful Apliu Street Market, new and used computer markets, fashion and material wholesalers, and more.

The Apliu Flea Market centers on Apliu Street but actually spreads across several streets and is packed with men’s, women’s, and baby clothes in one area, keep walking and you’ll find loads of electronics and electrical gear both new and used. You can find anything from a baseball cap for 20HKD to an electric drill, LED lights, satellite dishes, and many surprising items. It’s not your normal touristy market that’s for sure.

Electronics collectors and collectors, in general, may really like this market as you can find several stalls with old film and classic digital cameras, old watches, trinkets, and pop-culture collectibles. The market stalls generally open from around 11am through to 8pm.

Gallery from Jan 2020 visit inc. some prices

 

Restaurants at Sham Shui Po

There are a lot of Cha Chaan Teng’s in this area and most are very reasonably priced. Stroll along either side of Fuk Wa street near the Golden Computer Arcade and you have several choices. Many people like Yuen Fong Dumplings and while some places don’t have an English menu they do have pics for easy ordering. There is a large McDonalds with McCafe on Fuk Wa St near Yen Chow St, and a nice Pizza Cafe on Fuk Wing St – Tinos.

 

At the bottom of Fuk Wing Street (a bit of a walk) there is a Tim Ho Wan, which is famous for its Dim Sum having now opened stores globally.

The area also has the largest number of classic Dai Pai Dongs (open-air street food stalls), the picks are

• Cheung Fat Noodles (長發麵家) – 1 Yiu Tung Street
• Keung Kee (强記) – 219 Ki Lung Street (near Apliu St market)
• So Kee (蘇記茶檔) – 15-16 Yiu Tung Street

Clothes Wholesalers at Sham Shui Po

In the area surrounding MTR Sham Shui Po station, there’s a fashion street, including many wholesale fashion shops.

On Cheung Sha Wan Road between Yen Chow Street and Wong Chuk Street it is mostly clothing wholesalers and outlet stores all along both sides, most of it is locally made and many of the stores are wholesale only (meaning you have to buy in bulk), but they will often have racks out the front clearing out samples, seconds and run-outs. If you are willing to scrounge through it all you’ll be sure to find some diamonds in the rough, possibly for as low as 30HKD. There are also different wholesalers along Fuk Wing and Fuk Wa streets.

On Li Chi Kok Road and Ki Lung Street, you can find fabric and haberdashers, curtain material and the like. On Yu Chau Street you can find a bead market.

Sham Shui Po Toy Street

The lower end of Fuk Wing Street (Nam Cheong St. end) has toy stores lining either side and here you can find dolls, models, toys, games, a couple of baby needs stores and the like. Model car collectors may love this area too as there are a few stores selling models of Chinese, Japanese, and local Hong Kong taxis, cars, and buses.

Computer Markets at Sham Shui Po

 

The Golden Computer Arcade and the Golden Computer Centre at 146 – 152 Fuk Wa Street are extremely popular places for buying computer hardware like ram, motherboards, video cards, etc and also for video games. You’ll also find new brand name laptops, tablets, and loads of PC accessories.

You can also find lots of used and refurbished laptops at New Capital Computer Plaza 85-95 Un Chau Street and the Wonder Building, 161-175 Fuk Wah Street.

Shopping Mall at Sham Shui Po

A short walk nearby Yen Chow Street you’ll find the Dragon Centre which is a large shopping mall targeting the locals, you won’t find any luxury brands but you will find loads of great value. Dragon Centre has 9 floors and features stores such as Baleno, Bossini, Giordano, Watsons and many more. There’s also an amusement park on the 9th floor, Sky Fantasia.

In terms of prices, this is a really refreshing area, in many cases, the prices are even cheaper than what you would find on the mainland.

 

Getting There: MTR Sham Po Station is located right in the middle of all the action. Apliu St is right at exit C2 of the station.

Hours: The market stalls generally open from around 11am through to 8pm.

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