Apliu Street, Electronics market street in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong.
The thoroughfare runs for several blocks with densely packed stalls and storefronts displaying cables, circuit boards, tools, used mobile phones and various technical parts, often in open displays under awnings.
The area evolved from agricultural land to an urban neighborhood during the late 19th century, with the electronics trade establishing itself from the 1970s onward as Hong Kong's electronics industry expanded.
The street market serves as a gathering point for technicians, hobbyists and tinkerers seeking specific components, preserving a traditional form of retail in an increasingly digital city.
The market operates daily with most shops active between 11 AM and 7 PM. Sham Shui Po MTR station provides direct access via exits A2 or C2, and cash is preferred for transactions.
Several vendors maintain inventory of obsolete computer parts from the 1980s and 1990s sought by collectors and restorers of vintage technology, including floppy disk drives and early processors.
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