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It looks like City­g­ate Out­lets is must-​​see destination.

City­g­ate Out­lets is a shop­ping centre at Tung Chung, on Hong Kong’s Lan­tau Island. Tung Chung is, in a rel­at­ive sense, far flung from the heart of Hong Kong, right next to the air­port, but as a “new town”, it has all the attrac­tions of Hong Kong (food, shop­ping, what else?) while being really clean and neatly designed. I remem­ber it fondly as the place where I was first acquain­ted with the diabetes-​​inducing phe­nomenon known as Aji Ichiban (although of course, there are other stores).

We went to the shop­ping centre in ques­tion last year, but quite a bit of it was still under con­struc­tion, and although I recall see­ing designer fash­ion there, the prices then didn’t quite appeal to me. But maybe it’s due to the sub­con­scious impact of see­ing markedly large Hong Kong dol­lar amounts (1 AUD is roughly 7 HKD); some­how, I con­vince myself a nice t-​​shirt is not worth HKD$100, but when I get home, I real­ise I can’t get any­thing nice for less than $20. Any­way, if the art­icle is right, it’s def­in­itely worth another visit – if only to get out of the hustle and bustle of the CBD and Kowloon.

And if the thought of going to an “out­let mall” brings up images of DFO in Home­bush, then you’re mis­taken – it’s as much a proper shop­ping centre as any other.

How to get there: Exit C from Tung Chung MTR Station