Apliu Street () is a street in the

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area of

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Location

Apliu Street runs parallel to

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between

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and

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. An easy way to reach it is to get off at the

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. Use the A2 or C2 exit and you will be ascending directly into Apliu Street.

Name

The Cantonese name "apliu" (鴨寮) comes from a village which was formerly located nearby but has long since been buried underneath the

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of Sham Shui Po.

Retail

Apliu Street is home to a bustling street market selling

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, and related items. A shopper can find both new and used merchandise in the area. Apliu Street is well known for geek shopping, and at one time it had an unsavoury reputation as a "thieves' market".Jason Wordie, ''Streets: Exploring Kowloon'' (

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. While Apliu Street is famous for electronic parts, the Golden Shopping Arcade on the opposite side of

is famous for

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, video games, and related items.

Trivia

Apliu Street and Kweilin Street Junction

The shop ''Kong Wah Telecom (HK) Limited'' (near the junction of Kweilin Street) was a site of the Detour in the eleventh leg of the reality TV show ''

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