367) Where can I find foriegn publications in Hong Kong?
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This article is from the Hong Kong FAQ, by John Ho john@jho.com with numerous contributions by others.
367) Where can I find foriegn publications in Hong Kong?
Books:
Swindon's (general, foreign languages, etc)
Best overall English language bookstore in HK.
Kowloon side, Tsim Sha Tsui, Lock Road
Take MTR to Tsim Sha Tsui Station,
exit MTR station at Kowloon Mosque,
proceed 1 block west along Haiphong Road,
turn south (left) on Lock Road. Store
is on the right about halfway to Peking Road.
Open sunday afternoons in the summer, closed on Sunday
other times.
Other branches of Swindon's located in Ocean Terminal,
Ocean Centre, and Star Ferry (Tsim Sha Tsui)
Ocean Centre: 2
Ocean Terminal and Star Ferry: 1 each.
HK Book Centre (Central, general interest, some technical)
Hong Kong side, near Central MTR Station
Take MTR to Central MTR Station. Take
exit to World Wide House on De Voeux Road Central.
Proceed East (right) along the north side of
the street a very short distance to entrance
of store below street level.
Times Book Centre (Central)
In HK Club Building, diagonally across from the
Legislative Council Building
YMCA, Kowloon, Salisbury Road, just West of the Peninsula Hotel
Enter from Salisbury road, at front of building.
Small but pleasant tourist-oriented bookshop.
Times Book Centre (Tsim Sha Tsui) just east of the SE corner of
Nathan Road at Cameron, near the Opal Mine (see any tourist
map for Opal Mine locations)
Mostly Chinese, but a reasonalbe selection of English
language magazines and a few English pocket boks.
Cross street on Nathan uncertain. Consult tourist map.
South China Morning Post Bookshop
Star Ferry, Central (HK side)
Cave's Books (technical)
There are two stores on the West side of Ferry street,
one door apart close to the NE corner of Jordan Road and
Ferry/Canton Road.
Both Jordan and Canton Road have pedestrian tunnels.
The north store (only 1 door away) is computer-oriented store,
while the other store has other types of technical books.
You may receive a discount if you show a local business card.
Infosources (technical)
VicWood plaza, near Sheung Wan MTR station.
Commercial Press (learning materials for Chinese language)
Main store: North Point
Branch: Sha Tin Town Centre (near Yaohan's)
Academic and Professional Books (address unknown)
Bookstores of the Universities and Polytechnics (information wanted)
Pacific Place also has a few smaller stores.
In Tsuen Wan:
Joint Publishing (above the Pizza Hut in the Fou Wah
building) has some English language books (but
not many)
For magazines:
American Magazines and Books
Mong Kok
Proceed E from Mong Kok MTR station in the direction
of the Mong Kok KCR station 5 blocks. This will
bring you one block short of the KCR station. Turn
right. Store is on left hand side of street. Hours
are restricted.
[Most of the section was contributed by Bruce Balden (balden@wimsey.com).]
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