Goldfish Market

Another of the many cool markets to be found in Mong Kok is the so-called Goldfish Market. There is a two block section along Tung Choi Street to the east of Prince Edward Station (MTR - Tsuen Wan Line) and features dozens, if not hundreds, of shops dedicated solely to aquarium fish and fish products. There are hundreds of types of fish for sale. More sizes and shapes than any normal person has ever seen can be found in the shops along the street and some of them make Charles Darwin look like a fool because they are alive and well! Its worth checking out and a bunch of the shops have some really incredible aquariums set up for both freshwater and saltwater fish with live plants and coral and everything!

Ladies' Market

Hong Kong's infamous Ladies Market is located in the heart Mong Kok in the section of Tung Choi Street between Argyle Street and Dundas Street. It is also referred to as Women's Street (Temple Street is the so-called "Man's Street").

To be honest, most of the stuff for sale at the Ladies Market is overpriced and of poor quality. It is where the hoards of tourists go to shop and experience the logic-defying crowds of Mong Kok, especially during the hours after sunset. Shirts, Skirts, Pants, Blouses and all kinds of other clothing can be found here as well as more watches than most people have seen in their lifetime. Be prepared to haggle quite a bit to get a price thats actually representative of whatever is being bought. For guilos like myself the starting price can be expected to be 2-3 times more than the actual price.

Cheung Chau

Cheung Chau is one of the cooler islands in Hong Kong. It is really tiny though, enough so that two hours is ample time to walk the circumference of it without breaking a sweat! (Unless it is summertime, in which case being outside will make you sweat like a pig no matter what) There are no personal motor vehicles on the island, which is cool. Everyone gets around via walking or bicycle and the only to get to and from the island is on a ferry. Its a very green community in all sorts of senses and a pleasure to visit.