Neighbourhood guide

Sham Shui Po

Fabric, electronics and cheap eats

Sham Shui Po is where you find fabric, buttons, electronics and long-running eateries, along with a Han tomb and an arts centre.

Apliu Street Flea Market runs on Apliu Street between Nam Cheong Street and Kweilin Street. Ki Lung Street and Nam Cheong Street have shops for webbings, zippers, ribbons and buttons. Golden Computer Arcade and nearby centres on Fuk Wa Street sell computer goods.

Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum on Tonkin Street is free and open Monday to Wednesday and Friday to Sunday 10am to 6pm. Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre in Shek Kip Mei is a converted factory complex used by artists.

Eateries cluster around Pei Ho Street, Fuk Wing Street and Kweilin Street. Kwan Tai Temple on Hai Tan Street and the Tin Hau Temple on Yee Kuk Street are neighbourhood temples.

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What to see

Combine the market streets with the Han tomb museum and Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre.

Nearby neighbourhoods

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Yau Ma Tei and Jordan Temple Street and the old fruit market 5 places · 2.8 km away

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Wong Tai Sin and Diamond Hill Wong Tai Sin Temple, Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Lian Garden 11 places · 4.0 km away

Tsim Sha Tsui and West Kowloon, Hong Kong

Tsim Sha Tsui and West Kowloon Museums, the harbour promenade and M+ 27 places · 4.1 km away

The best of Sham Shui Po

Best for bargains Apliu Street Flea Market Between Nam Cheong Street and Kweilin Street.

Best for crafts Buttons, Laces and Beads Streets Around Ki Lung Street and Nam Cheong Street.

Best museum Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum Free admission.

Best for eating Gourmet Street, Sham Shui Po Around Pei Ho, Fuk Wing and Kweilin Streets.

Things to do in Sham Shui Po

Crowds browsing electronics and gadget stalls along Apliu Street Flea Market in Sham Shui Po

Market Apliu Street Flea Market Apliu Street Flea Market is located at the section of Apliu Street between Nam Cheong Street and Kweilin Street. It is well-known for the cluster of shops and stalls selling brand new or second-hand electronic parts, electrical appliances, video and audio equipment, etc.

Market Buttons, Laces and Beads Streets There are a lot of shops selling webbings, zippers, ribbons and buttons in the area around Ki Lung Street and Nam Cheong Street of Sham Shui Po, earning the area the name of Buttons and Laces Street.

Golden Computer Arcade signs hanging over a pedestrian street in Sham Shui Po

Shopping Sham Shui Po computer centres The Golden Computer Arcade, Golden Computer Centre, New Capital Computer Plaza and Wonder Building Shopping Centre at Fuk Wa Street and Fuk Wing Street in Sham Shui Po are shopping malls specialised in selling computer products.

Shopping Fashion Street in Cheung Sha Wan Road The section of Cheung Sha Wan Road between Yen Chow Street and Wong Chuk Street is known as Fashion Street, with clothing shops and stalls.

Food Gourmet Street, Sham Shui Po In the area around Pei Ho Street, Fuk Wing Street and Kweilin Street in Sham Shui Po, you can find a vast diversity of eateries offering tasty local cuisines.

Red brick halls around a lotus pond courtyard at the heritage academy in Sham Shui Po

Museum Jao Tsung-I Academy A cultural centre on Castle Peak Road in Mei Foo, revitalised from the former Lai Chi Kok Hospital, a site with more than a hundred years of history.

Lit entrance of the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre with its JCCAC sign above the doors

Special Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre The Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC), located at Pak Tin Street in Shek Kip Mei, is a multi-disciplinary arts centre converted from the former Shek Kip Mei Factory Estate.

Green-tiled eaves and red lanterns at the front of Kwan Tai Temple in Sham Shui Po

Temple Kwan Tai Temple, Sham Shui Po Kwan Tai Temple on Hai Tan Street in Sham Shui Po is also known as Mo Tai Temple and is dedicated to Kwan Tai. According to the inscription of a bronze bell in the Temple, the Temple was built before the 17th year of the Guangxu reign (1891) of the Qing Dynasty.

Temple Tin Hau Temple, Sham Shui Po Tin Hau Temple, Sham Shui Po is located at Yee Kuk Street. Sham Shui Po was formerly a bay where many fishing boats berthed.

Museum Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum is located at Tonkin Street in Sham Shui Po. Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb was discovered in 1955 when the Government was levelling a hill slope at the north end of Tonkin Street for the construction of Lei Cheng Uk Estate.

Market Tung Chau Street Jade Market Tung Chau Street Jade Market, located inside Tung Chau Street Temporary Market in Sham Shui Po, has over a hundred stalls. The Market is a jade trade hub and is frequented by jade traders and jade lovers.

Park Lingnan Garden in Lai Chi Kok Park Lingnan Garden is a Chinese-style garden inside Lai Chi Kok Park. It has an area of 12 500 sq m with about 2 600 sq m covered with water features.

Orange Dialogue in the Dark entrance panel with Chinese lettering and braille dots

Special Dialogue in the Dark Dialogue in the Dark Jockey Club Dialogue Experience Place is housed in D2 Place One at Cheung Yee Street in Cheung Sha Wan. It provides “Dark” and “Silence” experiential activities to promote social inclusion.

Viewpoint Lung Cheung Road Lookout Lung Cheung Road Lookout is located at Lung Cheung Road near the Beacon Heights. You can view the landscape of the Kowloon Peninsula and Victoria Harbour from the lookout.

Shopping The Dragon Centre A nine-level shopping mall on Yen Chow Street in Sham Shui Po with a total area of around 840,000 sq ft.

What's on in Sham Shui Po

Local events in the next 30 days, read from the ward, park and organiser pages each one links to.

Great design lives here (DX design hub signature exhibitions) Exhibition
On now, until 16 Nov · DX design hub
Signature exhibitions at DX design hub that take visitors through design in Sham Shui Po.
Free · Map · Source: Hong Kong Design Centre
Local Design Showcase: FOOD TO TABLE Exhibition
On now, until 16 Nov · The Fashion-Pop, G/F, DX design hub
A showcase of Hong Kong tableware and food-related design at DX design hub, open daily.
Free · 09:00 to 19:00 · Map · Source: Hong Kong Design Centre
Meow-cation: With Cats, We Connect Exhibition
On now, until 15 Nov · The Square, G/F, DX design hub
A cat-themed design installation on the ground floor square of DX design hub.
Free · Map · Source: Hong Kong Design Centre
Node...Node Exhibition
On now, until 31 Dec · The Atrium, DX design hub
A Hong Kong Design Centre exhibition at The Atrium of DX design hub.
11:00 · Map · Source: Popticket (organiser: Hong Kong Design Centre)

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