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This shabby, high-rise building on the edge of Ap Lei Chau (see Ap Lei Chau)is home to a number of outlets for discount clothing, warehouse furniture, antiques and home furnishings. A taxi from Aberdeen is probably the simplest way to reach it.

The extensive selection of clearance designer wear from the stores of Hong Kong chain Joyce are perhaps the main reward for struggling out to Horizon Plaza . You get discounts of 60 per cent on the likes of Armani.

A samples and warehouse shop with limited stocks of casual clothes, but great discounts, often around 80 per cent.

A modest warehouse outlet of a smart interior furnishings chain. There’s a small range of clearance items at discounts of up to 90 per cent.

This one offers mostly original Chinese antiques and curios sourced by the owners of the Birdcage shop on the mainland. Items range from portable antiques and curios to furniture.

A small shop offering an award-winning selection of educational toys at warehouse prices.

Slow-moving items and old stock from Hong Kong’s trendy department store are on sale here at much lower than orginal prices.

Chinese antiques and reproductions, soft furnishings, silk Shanghai-style lamps and hand-painted children’s furniture are crammed into Matahari’s extensive store and wholesale warehouse.

Take your pick of last season’s bags, accessories, shoes and clothes by the inimitable Italian designer Miuccia Prada. Minimalist décor and layout ensure a true Prada experience.

Lots of smaller knick-knacks alongside the bigger-ticket furniture at Golden Flamingo include a wide selection of attractive Chinese vases, picture frames and lacquer jewel boxes.