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    Home Improvement / Hardware Stores

    Hi All,
    I'm from the UK and now living in HK and wanted to ask about DIY stores.
    When I'm doing home improvements etc I would normally head over to my local DIY store B&Q or HomeBase in the UK, but I can't seem to find any dedicated stores like that here in HK, the closest one to a DIY store I've came across is IKEA.
    Many Thanks for any help.


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    You will find hardware shops on every back street. No superstores though. Not many HK people do DIY.


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    I see, Thanks for letting me know.


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    b & Q closed their hk branch to lack of demand, though shenzhen still have a few branches


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    B&Q in shenzhen ship or hand carry back to hong kong


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    tell us what you're looking for and where you're located, I'm sure we'll be come up with some tips


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    Thanks, a few days ago I was just looking around in the big shopping complex of Ma On Shan, ShaTin and Mong Kok area for a cordless drill for drilling and screwdriving, and thats when I noticed that there didn't seem to be any about. Thanks to Bookblogger it would seem I've been looking in the wrong places, and should be looking in the "back street"
    Was just looking for something like these
    Many thanks


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    Check out Ap Liu Street for all kinds of electrical gear

    imparanoic and Dankleness like this.

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    Thanks for the info, will check it out this market


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    The area around reclamation st in Mongkok has a huge number of DIY stores. Little ones. But yes, pretty much every area has a back street store or two.


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