December 22nd, 2008
Laneway Shops
Electrical appliance store, Causeway Bay
Antique vendor, Sheung Wan
Last year, I wrote a bit about the informal shops and sales that spring up in some of Montreal’s laneways — a junk emporium, a record shop, a bicycle cooperative, just to name a few in Mile End. Here in Hong Kong, where commercial rents are among the most unaffordable in the world, these kinds of tiny, out-of-way shops are especially common. You’ll find locksmiths, barbers, cheap restaurants, mahjong tile vendors, even bookshops.
Tags: Business, Exploring the City, Hong Kong, Laneways
