Elgin Street, Hong Kong

Elgin Street is located in Central, Hong Kong. It was named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin. It was also one of the earliest streets in Hong Kong.

Location

The street begins at a low elevation at Hollywood Road and ends high at Caine Road. The street is divided into two sections by the junction with Peel Street and Staunton Street. The upper section is less steep than the lower as it approaches the hilltop after the junction.

Features

One can find several stalls selling miscellaneous things, which are heaped on the ground, on the sloping street. Originally there were two ''dai pai dongs'' operating on the street near Hollywood Road, but one of them was forced to closed in 2005. Many international restaurants and a comedy clubTakeOut Comedy website
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Gallery

Image:Elgin_Street_Hong_Kong.jpg, The faded roadsign of the street
image:Elgin_Street_Hong_Kong1.jpg, An antique shop on the street
image:Elgin_Street_Hong_Kong2.jpg, The closed and the still-operating ''dai pai dongs'' on the street in 2005
image:Elgin_Street_Hong_Kong3.jpg, A stall selling miscellaneous goods on the street in 2005

See also

* List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
* SoHo, Hong Kong

References

External links

Map of Elgin Street, Hong Kong


''Hong Kong Commercial Daily''

Central, Hong Kong
Roads on Hong Kong Island

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