High Street () is a one-way street in
Sai Ying Pun
Sai Ying Pun is an area in Sai Wan, on Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It is administratively part of the Central and Western District.
Etymology
In Cantonese, ''Sai'' ( zh, t=西, labels=no) means "west" and ''Ying Pun'' ( zh, t=營盤, l ...
, Hong Kong, available only to
minibus
A minibus, microbus, or minicoach is a passenger-carrying motor vehicle that is designed to carry more people than a multi-purpose vehicle or minivan, but fewer people than a full-size bus. In the United Kingdom, the word "minibus" is us ...
es and private vehicles. It connects
Bonham Road
Bonham Road (Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: 般咸道) is a main road in West Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, running mainly East-West. The road connects Pok Fu Lam Road in the west, near the University of Hong Kong, an ...
in the east and
Pok Fu Lam Road in the west. It runs from east to west from
Western Street to Pok Fu Lam Road, and from west to east from Western Street to Bonham Road. It was originally named Fourth Street, but because the number
four is commonly avoided in Chinese culture, the government changed the name to High Street.
Landmarks
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Bonham Road Government Primary School, formerly the
Northcote College of Education, which also had a campus at the junction of
Sassoon Road and
Northcote Close, Pok Fu Lam. In the early 1990s, it merged with the other colleges of education to form the
in Tai Po. The Pok Fu Lam campus was taken over by the
University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public research university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally established as the University of ...
to become part of its
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine (branded as HKUMed) is the medical school of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), a public research university. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, ...
.
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Sai Ying Pun Community Complex
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King George V Memorial Park
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Sai Ying Pun Market
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Kau Yan Church and
Kau Yan School (in English Kau Yan means Saviour).
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Li Sing Primary School
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Western Dental Clinic
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David Trench Rehabilitation Centre (Former
Upper Levels Police Station)
*St. Paul's Secondary School, one of the top secondary school in Hong Kong.
Other large apartment buildings include Hang Sing Mansion, Lai Ying Court, Wealth Building, Aspen Court, Cheong King Building, High House, Ko Chun Court, Ko Nga Court, Jade Court, and No 1 High Street.
Side roads and lanes
In addition to Western Street, High Street also crosses
Centre Street, and
Eastern Street. Between Centre and Eastern Streets, there are two laneways for pedestrians, Leung I Fong down to
Third Street, and West End Path up to Bonham Road.
Businesses
Many small businesses line the central parts of High Street, and the Immanuel Social Service Centre.
See also
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List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
The following are incomplete lists of Controlled-access highway, expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, Avenue (landscape), avenues, streets, crescents, Town square, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong.
Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to ...
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Third Street
References
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Sai Ying Pun
Roads on Hong Kong Island