It was a tip Wei gleaned on Xiaohongshu, an Instagram-like social media platform popular on the mainland.
“I’d rather experience the culture here. Shopping is not of much interest to me,” said the beauty industry professional from Shenyang, the capital city of the northeastern province of Liaoning.
“Honestly, we have what we want to buy on the mainland, the same products might even be more expensive here and we will have to lug them back.”
The couple, visiting Hong Kong for five days, also found themselves captivated by the district’s decades-old residential buildings.
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