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Fa Yuen Street () is a street between
/ref> the street is famous for selling sport gear and is known as ''Sport Shoes Street'' or ''Sneaker Street'' (波鞋街). ''Fa Yuen'' (花園) means "garden" in
"Nine dead in fire at popular Hong Kong market and impacted nearby residents and shops"
''CNN''. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-03 The density of the market and residential buildings make this area prone to such fire tragedies.
Fa Yuen Street () is a street between Boundary Street
Boundary Street is a three-lane one-way street in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It runs in an easterly direction from its start at the intersection with Tung Chau Street in the west, and ends at its intersection with Prince Edward Road West in t ...
and Dundas Street
Dundas Street is a major historic arterial road in Ontario, Canada. The road connects the city of Toronto with its western suburbs and several cities in southwestern Ontario. Three provincial highways— 2, 5, and 99—followed long section ...
in Mong Kok
Mong Kok (also spelled Mongkok, often abbreviated as MK) is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok.
Mong Kok is one of the major shopping areas in Hong Kong. The area is characterised ...
, Kowloon
Kowloon () is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of in 2006, it is the most populous area in Hong Kong, compared with Hong Kong Island and ...
, Hong Kong
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. With over fifty stores selling sport shoes,"Hong Kong Sneaker Street to close?", Jun 8th, 2009/ref> the street is famous for selling sport gear and is known as ''Sport Shoes Street'' or ''Sneaker Street'' (波鞋街). ''Fa Yuen'' (花園) means "garden" in
Cantonese
Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding a ...
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A much debated project of the Urban Renewal Authority
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) is a quasi-governmental, profit-making statutory body in Hong Kong responsible for accelerating urban redevelopment.
History
The authority's predecessor, the Land Development Corporation (土地發展 ...
may modify the street substantially.
History
During the Ming Dynasty (A.D 1368-AD. 1644) and the Qing Dynasty (AD 1644-AD 1911), Fa Yuen Street was a place of growing flowers, that belonged to Mong Kok village at that time.Characteristics
Fa Yuen Street is a retail street with shops and hawker stalls selling bargain-priced fashion and casual wear for men, women and children and they usually open between 10:30 and 22:30 daily. At one point of Fa Yuen Street, the road is closed off to private cars for the convenience of the fresh produce market, which sells a variety of exotic fruits and vegetables in the middle of the street. Directly adjacent to these produce stalls, located on the ground floors of the buildings lining Fa Yuen Street, are the cheapest clothing boutiques.2011 fire
On 30 November 2011, the fire broke out at a hawker stall that spread to a housing flat resulting in 9 deaths and 34 injured.Armstrong, Pau"Nine dead in fire at popular Hong Kong market and impacted nearby residents and shops"
''CNN''. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-03 The density of the market and residential buildings make this area prone to such fire tragedies.
See also
*Ho King Commercial Building
Ho King Commercial Building () and Ho King Shopping Centre () are located at the junction of Fa Yuen Street and Dundas Street, Hong Kong, Dundas Street in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. Built in the 1980s, the lower levels of the shopping centre mainly sol ...
*Tung Choi Street
Tung Choi Street () is a street situated between south of Sai Yeung Choi Street and Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is one of the most well-known street markets in Hong Kong. Its southern section, popularly known as Ladies' ...
*List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
The following are incomplete lists of notable expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, avenues, streets, crescents, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong.
Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to the contours of the hill landscape. Some of the ...
References
External links
* Mong Kok Roads in Kowloon {{HK-road-stub