SPD4459 Yau Tsim Mong Must-Go Destination - The 5th stop of Mong Kok: Sneakers Street

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Fa Yuen Street, commonly known as Sneakers Street by Hongkongers, locates between Dundas Street and Argyle Street in Mong Kok. This street is one of a famous shopping destination in Yau Tsim Mong in Hong Kong.  

香港人稱花園街 (旺角登打士街至亞皆老街之間) 為「波鞋街」，這條街道是香港油尖旺區著名的購物區之一。

Since 1980s, there have been many shops mainly selling sport shoes. As time pass, the paradigm of this street is featured with varieties of sport and equipment shops. Even when foreign football teams or American's NBA stars come to Hong Kong for competition, they will also visit Sneakers Street to hold events.   

自1980年代起，多家售賣運動鞋為主的商店開始在這裡開業，逐漸形成目前運動商店街的規模，就連外國的足球隊或者美國的籃球明星來港比賽時，也會到這裡來舉行活動。

In 2007, Urban Renewal Authority confirmed the implementation of the redevelopment plan. The project will construct 3- floor shopping malls to be named as ‘Sport city’ of about 30,000 square ft where specially selling sport shoes, other equipment and accessories. The shops will be preserved 
with the traditional designs of the street.   

在2007年，市區重建局落實重建計劃，會興建一座面積約3萬平方呎，樓高3層的「運動城」商場，專門售賣運動鞋和運動用品，並且會保留街道店鋪的傳統設計。  

At present, there are approximately 50 shops selling sport shoes and other sport utilities at Fa Yuen Street. Apart from different kinds of latest or limited edition sport shoes, you can also look for causal shoes,  leather shoes, hiking shoes, skateboarding shoes and other sporting equipment.   

現時花園街有50多間售賣運動鞋和運動用品的店舖，除了有各式各樣最新款、限量版的運動鞋，您還可以找到休閒鞋、皮鞋、遠足鞋、滑板鞋，以及其他運動用品。
 

A number of shops will also be stocked with the trendy and stylish sneakers overseas.  Therefore, you may have the chance to look for the fashionable sporting items referring to magazines' content or even some styles that are out of Hong Kong market. 

許多店鋪會有專人從外國搜購最流行的新款波鞋，所以只要是雜誌上刊登的，甚至是連香港還沒有代理的款式，都可在此尋覓得到。

Moreover, the monopolistic competition nature at Sneakers Street permits short-lived features in which it is quite mysterious to have uniform information about the price,  when the product on and off the shelves or any promotion and discounts there. Therefore, your favorite shoes will be sold out in a short period of time if you hesitate in making the buying decision.
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而且波鞋街這裡的售價，上架時間，下架時間，折扣等等，都是神秘的很難預測，一款鞋，可能很快就賣光了，只要你猶豫了一下，回頭就沒了。
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If you love sports, you must come to this destination in Yau Tsim Mong as fast as possible!We wish all of you find your favorite one ^^

所以熱愛運動既你，一定要快點來喇 !希望各位找到心頭好^^

Sneakers Street's latest development: 波鞋街最新發展:

Topic: Ever-changing Sneakers 'Street'

標題: 波鞋「街」不再？

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc6nAhrN0xg)
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This video relates to a group of stakeholder's (shoppers') concern regarding the redevelopment project of Sneakers Street.  They do not support with the move to shopping malls since they have had rich human touch with customers and shoppers there. What is your comment towards the balance of cultural preservation of conventionally destinations and urbanization development in a modern city/region like the one you are living in or in the case of Hong Kong??   Feel free to discuss with us;)

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這段影片講述了一班老一輩的波鞋街店主對於搬遷到大型商場有違波鞋「街」的傳統特色，因此對此反對。你們認為在 保育舊有景點區的文化色彩 與 城鎮規劃發展 之間應如何找到平衡，使到不同持份者的需要都能一一顧及呢?  歡迎發表意見;)
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How to get there:如何前往:

• MTR Mong Kok Station, Exit D3. Walk along Argyle Street to Fa Yuen Street.
  
• 從港鐵旺角站D3出口，沿亞皆老街步行往花園街
  

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 Posted by Kenny Chung and Dorothy Lo