After the first boutique in Stanley Market being business in 1978, Stanley Market became more stores. There became a place where selling a wide variety of souvenirs such as silk, garments, sportswear, Chinese art work and accessories etc. The Stanley Market developed an important tourism attraction quickly. Stanley was originally a small fishing village existing for few centuries. Now, you don't go there to buy fish, but you can buy a wide variety of souvenirs.
This famed market on the south side of Hong Kong Island is jam-packed with merchants selling Chinese artwork, curios, silk garments, sportswear, costume jewellery and souvenirs. Also, the market offers an appetising range of restaurants and snack bars. The market attracts different types of visitor, such as international, regional and local community.