Two more interesting markets can be found in Mong Kok’s Tung Choi Street. Between Dundas and Shantung streets, the crowded stalls of the Ladies’ Market’s (active from about 10am-5pm) sell mostly inexpensive clothing. North of Bute Street, the Goldfish Market (same hours) is one long, crowded run of shops festooned with all kinds of ornamental and tropical fish in tanks and fairground-like plastic bags, as well as the necessary accessories for displaying them in the home. Goldfish especially are a popular symbol of good fortune and wealth in China (the words gold fish sound the same as gold surplus in Chinese) and are believed to invoke a trouble-free life; you’ll often see drawings of fish or fishshaped lanterns in temples or on display during Chinese festivals.

Consequently, great care is taken with their breeding, and some can cost thousands of dollars.