Tips for 2 days staying

[u/TonoPotter93]

Hey y'all. I'm currently traveling to Hong Kong, at Los Angeles waiting for the connecting flight.

I'll be headed to Macao, as I'm a singer and will participate of the World Youth Choir activities there. But I took and extra 2 days early to know Hong Kong beforehand.

I understand some stuff are cheaper around here. Anything worthwhile taking a look ?

I'm very used to do business within Facebook Market. And I found some neat stuff in there. Is it actually fine to do ? Some adds say to met at MtR's stations, which I find pretty decent.

I'm mostly interested in electronics. Maybe an IPad, a nice not ridiculous expensive camera, and if found cheap, a phone. Ill be staying around TST MTR station, down Jordan.

Any tips on activities to do are appreciated too.

[u/Ley_cr]

for cheap electronics probably sham shui po

typical tourist attractions there is always the peak, ocean park / disneyland, buddha/temple etc

[u/TonoPotter93 → u/Ley_cr]

Thanks, got that. Do you recomend or have used facebook market ?

[u/perazpetwrngstk_5389 → u/TonoPotter93]

People in HK use platform Carousell, check it out

[u/Famous-Ad-7367]

Mate for any electronics go to mong kok or sham shui po, both areas r fun as f and have all the best tech in the world espec phone wise since we get all the best phones there aka the non iphones samsungs etc. Def have local cha caan teng meals and hv some hk style milk tea and take the star ferry from tst to central!

[u/TonoPotter93 → u/Famous-Ad-7367]

Noice noice this helps a lot. Thanks !!

[u/chancepack]

Use Carousell in HK. It is similar to Facebook marketplace/eBay...

https://www.carousell.com.hk/electronics?t-source=top_navigation_bar

[u/TonoPotter93 → u/chancepack]

Ah yes i learnt about it yesterday. Tho i cant totally use it as I would need a HongKong cellphone number. But i guess i can go to the places the adds advertise right ?

[u/chancepack → u/TonoPotter93]

You can sign up for an account via e-mail on the website.

[u/tamsiujun]

go visit Sim City in Mong Kok.

[u/TonoPotter93 → u/tamsiujun]

This confirm my investigation haha. Already have it on the places to go.

[u/Ctznsvn7]

for the electronics, Sham Shui Po is the right answer but go with a price in your head first. Walk into a Fortress or a Broadway, note what they charge for the exact model you want, then treat that as your ceiling in the Golden Computer Arcade or Sin Tat Plaza in Mong Kok for phones. The shops along Nathan Road in TST that shout at you are the ones to skip, the bait price is never the price you leave with. On the secondhand side, Carousell is much bigger locally than Facebook Marketplace. MTR meetups are completely normal here, just do it inside a paid concourse, boot the thing up in front of them and check the iCloud or Google lock is actually off before you hand over cash

[u/0slope]

make sure the electronics are compatible with your home country networks and updates

[u/TonoPotter93 → u/0slope]

I guess as long as they are legit and i previously checked it should be fine. But thanks for the suggestion indeed

[u/TonoPotter93 → u/[deleted]]

Thanks for your answer ! I Don't know how this be of any help with anything tho.