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ylie Wong goes to Shenz- blueberries and food at a cheaper
hen for grocery shopping price in Shenzhen and then carries “I loved shopping in Costco
Kin giant supermarkets al- them back to Hong Kong. when I was studying in America.

HOPPING IN
It’s great that there is a branch in
most every two weeks.

S SHOPPING IN “The cost of living in Hong Shenzhen!” Lu, who lives in Mong

“I really enjoy shopping in Kong is very high. I prefer doing Kok, says.
Shenzhen. I used to go there once my grocery shopping in Shenzhen
a month. Now I go to Shenzhen as the quality of products is the
He finds that some daily neces-
SHENZHEN more than two times a month af- same as those in Hong Kong, but sities and food in the giant super-
SHENZHEN
market are cheaper.
ter the opening of Costco,” the they are much cheaper,” she says.
32-year-old woman says.
“A piece of cake in Hong Kong
“Buying food is a good deal as
Wong goes shopping in Shenz- large-sized packages are available. costs HK$50 (US$6.39), but I can
hen for cheaper food and daily ne- Although houses in Hong Kong buy a whole cake at the same price
cessities such as bread, yoghurt, and are very small, I still try to stock up in Shenzhen,” he says.
fruits even though it takes two hours on as much food as possible,” she
from her home to the supermar- says. “Although I haven’t tried the
ket. taste here yet, I will probably buy
“I usually spend RMB¥1,500 Lu Mao-ting also loves grocery it again because of this price,” he
(US$207.54) on food and fresh shopping in Shenzhen even if it adds.
meat. It costs me twice the price if takes him about an hour and a half
I buy them in Hong Kong,” to get there from his home. According to the Hong Kong
she says. Immigration Department, 53.34
She buys fruit like strawberries, million Hong Kong residents trav-
elled to mainland China, with over
40 million leaving through the
Shenzhen Hong Kong port in 2023.

Opened on January 12, 2024,
Costco has launched some pro-
motional campaigns to draw more
crowds to the supermarket.

“The original annual member-
ship fee is RMB¥299 (US$41.37)
but there was a discount before the
opening of Costco that it took only
RMB¥199 (US$27.53) between
September 2023 and January 12,
2024,” the sales manager of the
mega supermarket surnamed Wu
says.

About 90,000 customers ap-
Pro
Products in shopping Cart. plied for membership online be-
t.
ducts in shopping Car
our
(Photo c
(Photo courtesy by Emma Wei)
tes
y Emma Wei)
y b
fore the supermarket was open,