Causeway Bay world’s most expensive shopping district  

香港銅鑼灣成全球最貴購物區

香港接待游客人數年年創新高，亦推動本地租金“節節上升”。根據高緯物業14日發布的統計報告，香港銅鑼灣成功打垮紐約曼克頓第五大道“11年霸主地位”，成為全球零售店鋪鋪租最高城市，每平方呎(1平方呎約合0.093平方米)一年平均租金，達到2630美元。

Hong Kong (CNS) -- Hong Kong's Causeway Bay has overtaken Fifth Avenue of Manhattan as the world's most expensive shopping district, according to a report released Wednesday by Cushman & Wakefield, a privately owned commercial real estate broker and consultant.

Average rent for one square foot in Causeway Bay rose 34.9 percent to 2,630 U.S. dollars a year, overtaking Fifth Avenue's 2,500 U.S. dollars. Avenue des Champs-Elysees of Paris also saw a substantial rise to 1,129 U.S. dollars, surpassing Ginza in Tokyo.

The existing brands are still expanding and new brands also want to carve a niche in this limited area, leading to the rental rise, said John Strachan, director of the global retail service of Cushman & Wakefield.

Shopping districts in Hong Kong also occupy the top three of the Asia-Pacific's most expensive shopping districts, according to the report.