Chow Tai Fook

Shops G1 & G2, Holiday Inn Golden Mile, 50 Nathan Rd Chain with wide range of gold, diamond and jade jewellery at mid-range prices - a good place to get a feel for local styles and costs.

Elissa Cohen Jewellery

209 Hankow Centre, 5-15 Hankow Rd. Individual designs, either new or based on antique European or Chinese.

Very elegant, though they do tend to overdo things slightly with encrusting gems.

Fortress

14-16 Hankow Rd. A local electronics chain selling the latest mobiles, MP3 players, digital cameras and laptops.

No bargains, but you won’t get ripped off either; a good indicator for what you should be paying locally.

Johnson & Co.

44 Hankow Rd. Tailoring for mostly male customers (they were a favourite with British military personnel stationed in Hong Kong), this shop also deals in middle-of-the-road jewellery and watches.

Joyce

23 Nathan Rd. Hong Kong’s most fashionable boutique off ers its own range of clothing, as well as many top overseas designer brands.

Sam’s Tailors

94 Nathan Rd. A Hong Kong institution, as much for Sam’s talent for self-publicity as for the quality of his clothes - he’s reputed to have made suits for Bill Clinton, Jude Law and Pierce Brosnan.

Swindon Book Co.

13-15 Lock Rd. One of Hong Kong’s best English-language bookshops, with a large section on travel, local interest and Chinese culture.

Traveller’s Home

2nd Floor, 55 Hankow Rd. Eclectic range of second-hand books, travel guides in both English and Chinese, plus presentations by local travel writers and photographers.

Yue Hwa Chinese Products Emporium

1 Kowloon Park Drive. Longstanding department store specializing in Chinese souvenirs - everything from gift-wrapped medicines and tea to reproduction antique porcelain and massage chairs. Particularly good for clothing and trinkets.