About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At midnight, when the Hong Kong Marketplace usually hummed with activity, an old man in a tattered coat pushed a shopping cart filled with mysterious items. People whispered that he never bought anything but always left with something new. One night, a delivery driver noticed the old man pushing his cart towards the exit. Curious, he followed him outside and saw the man whispering to empty air, carefully placing a tiny package under a nearby bush. The next morning, everyone found a freshly baked pie sitting there—anonymously donated by the enigmatic shopper.
2. At closing time, when the Hong Kong Marketplace’s shelves were almost bare, a delivery driver noticed something strange in the dairy aisle. Curious, he bent down and saw an old egg carton half-hidden under some milk crates. Peeling off the label, he read aloud: ‘Best Before: 1987.’ A regular passing by laughed and said, ‘That explains why they never sell out!’
3. At night, when the Hong Kong Marketplace closed its doors, a mysterious voice whispered from the empty aisles: ‘Who left the fortune cookie?’ One evening, a delivery driver heard the whisper and found an old man standing in the shadows of the empty shelves. ‘I did,’ he said, holding up a crumpled fortune cookie. ‘It told me to come here.’ The two shared a laugh as they cleaned up together, realizing that sometimes the best fortunes are those you make yourself.
4. Late one night, as the Hong Kong Marketplace flickered with dim lights, a delivery driver found himself stuck in an endless loop of elevator music. Finally, the driver realized that the song was actually his favorite oldie from high school. With a smile, he danced along, humming happily until a familiar voice called out from behind: ‘Hey, you’re not supposed to be here!’ Turning around, he saw only a concerned-looking neighbor who had mistaken him for a late-night shopper.