Goods of Desire: Visual and Other Aspects of Western Exoticism in Postcolonial Hong Kong - Tourism and Visual Culture: Theories and Concepts - page 182

Table 14.1. Summary of observations at Hong Kong Island and Kowloon shopping malls and precincts.

Place Groups Independent Goods Available Comments

Harbour City,
Tsim Sha Tsui
next to China
Ferry Terminal

Yes - many Yes - many Almost entirely West-

ern high-end designer
fashion stores,
watches, clocks and
jewellery. One or two
Japanese designer
shops

Male tourists
observed shopping
for watches and
female jewellery (for
gifts); female tourists
interested in cosmet-
ics, clothes, shoes,
handbags, jewellery
and watches

Festival Walk,
Next to Kowloon
Tong MTR subway
station

Yes - some Yes - low to

moderate
number

Mix of Western, and
Hong Kong high-end
designer fashion
stores (including
G.O.D), Western
watches and clocks
and Western and
Asian jewellery

Special Festival Walk
Shopping Promo-
tion in March/April
moderately increased
its profi le with tourists
as this is the most
distant mall from
popular mainland
hotels; male tourists
observed shopping
for watches

IFC (Phase 1 and
2). Above Hong
Kong Airport
Express Sta-
tion and close
to Central MTR,
buses, ferries,
trams etc.

Yes - not
many

Yes - a
moderate
number; some
noted in Italian
cafes too

Almost entirely
Western high end
designer fashion
stores, watches and
clocks, and jewellery.
One or two Japanese
designer shops

Male tourists window
shopping for clothes,
particularly Italian
suits; some buying
shoes; luggage was
popular too; watches
and jewellery

The Landmark,
near Central MTR,
buses, trams etc.

Yes -
moderate
number with
some rest-
ing in the air
condition-
ing around
fountain on
ground fl oor

Yes - moderate
number of
couples and
singles

Entirely Western
high-end fashion,
watches, jewellery and
some exclusive stores
not found elsewhere
(e.g. Harvey Nichols);
and temporary store
for Rugby Sevens in
the basement

Female independent
tourists focusing on
clothes, cosmetics
and shoes; male
tourists on watches
and suits; some
group tourists just
sightseeing and
window shopping

Pacifi c Place, near
Admiralty MTR
subway station;
buses, taxis etc.

Yes - some Yes - some

tourists with a
higher ratio of
male tourists,
who were
in groups
together
(business
tourists?)

Almost entirely West-
ern high-end fashion,
watches, jewellery
with local high-end
department stores;
Hong Kong designer
fashions (e.g. only
Shanghai Tang store
in a shopping mall) 5

Male tourists mostly
who were on a
mission to buy Italian
suits, shoes and
watches

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5 Worn by Angelina Jolie in the second Tomb Raider fi lm with location scenes fi lmed in Hong Kong (for those
who are interested in fi lm-induced tourism).