Staunton Street () is a street in

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and

Sheung Wan Sheung Wan is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island, between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Western District. The name can be variously interpreted as ''Upper Dist ...

, on

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. Together with the upper section of Elgin Street, it is the heart of the

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entertainment area, featuring a number of restaurants, bars and shops. It was named after

George Thomas Staunton Sir George Thomas Staunton, 2nd Baronet (26 May 1781 – 10 August 1859) was an English traveller and Orientalist. Early life Born at Milford House near Salisbury, he was the son of Sir George Leonard Staunton (1737–1801), first baronet, dip ...

Location

The street runs on the contour of a hill, and is bounded by

Shing Wong Street Shing Wong Street () is a street on the hill slope of Sheung Wan and Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. The street extends from Gough Street at its lowest to Caine Road highest. The street is one of ladder streets in Hong Kong, made of stone steps, in t ...

and

Old Bailey Street Old Bailey Street is located in Central, Hong Kong. The name is derived from the Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court in central London, United Kingdom. Location Old Bailey Street runs downhill from Caine Road in the south to Hollywood Road ...

. It crosses or has junctions with

Shelley Street Shelley Street () is a street in Central, Hong Kong. It is a ladder street and the Central–Mid-Levels escalators run along the entire length of the street. Name The street is named after Adolphus Edward Shelley, an early British colonia ...

Graham Street Graham Street () is a street in Hong Kong and the location of Graham Street Market, one of the oldest continuously operating street markets in Hong Kong. Location Located in Central, Hong Kong Island, the street starts from Queen's Road Central ...

, Peel Street, Elgin Street and

Aberdeen Street Aberdeen Street is a border street dividing Sheung Wan and Central on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It ascends from Queen's Road Central to Caine Road in Mid-Levels. The street is named after George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, ...

. Aberdeen Street marks the border between Sheung Wan and Central.

History

The street is also known as ''Sam Sap Kan'' (卅間), as there were thirty houses on the street in the early days. It is famous for the tradition of

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.Waters, Dan
"The Hungry Ghosts Festival in Aberdeen Street, Hong Kong"
pp. 41-55, ''Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch'', Vol. 44 (2004) The

Central–Mid-Levels escalator The Central–Mid-Levels escalator and walkway system in Hong Kong is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world. The system covers over in distance and traverses an elevation of over from bottom to top. It opened in 1993 to p ...

s system bisects Staunton Street. Its opening in 1994 brought rapid change to the street and its life. Upmarket restaurants and bars opened, catering to the stream of middle class professionals heading home from Central. No. 13 Staunton Street is the site of the former "Kuen Hang Club", the clandestine headquarters of the revolutionary

Revive China Society The Hsing Chung Hui (Hanyu Pinyin romanization: Xīngzhōnghuì), translated as the Revive China Society (興中會), the Society for Regenerating China, or the Proper China Society was founded by Sun Yat-sen on 24 November 1894 to forward th ...

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. There is a marker in front of the building, denoting its place in the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Historical Trail.

References

Central, Hong Kong Roads on Hong Kong Island {{HongKong-road-stub

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History

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