Causeway Bay world’s most expensive shopping district  

香港铜锣湾成全球最贵购物区

香港接待游客人数年年创新高，亦推动本地租金“节节上升”。根据高纬物业14日发布的统计报告，香港铜锣湾成功打垮纽约曼克顿第五大道“11年霸主地位”，成为全球零售店铺铺租最高城市，每平方呎(1平方呎约合0.093平方米)一年平均租金，达到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.