HK Central Peel Street near Elgin Street

Peel Street (Chinese: 卑利街) is located in Central, Hong Kong. It is named after

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, a two-time

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History

The road was built in the 1840, at the start of the

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, and named for British prime minister Sir Robert Peel. Initially settled by Westerners, Chinese took over the area in the 1870s, and the expatriates had all but gravitated towards

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in the

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by about the 1950s. Frew McMillan, Alex (26 June 2011) "Street talk: Peel Street". ''Post Magazine'' (''South China Morning Post'') Wai Siu-pak, founder of Yee Tin Tong pharmacy, once lived in Wise Mansion, a large house at the top of Peel Street next to Robinson Road. The section of Peel Street between Hollywood Road and

Staunton Street Staunton Street () is a street in Central, Hong Kong, Central and Sheung Wan, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Together with the upper section of Elgin Street, Hong Kong, Elgin Street, it is the heart of the SoHo, Hong Kong, Soho entertainment ...

was known for its calligraphers specialised in making signboards in the 1950s and 1960s. The part below Hollywood Road was well known for its Indian curry restaurants. However, expensive rents have driven these trades out of the area, which is now populated by modern tower blocks. The century-old Graham Street market is situated at the lower reaches of Peel Street.

Features

Peel Street is a small street starting from the Queen's Road Central and reaches upwards into the

. At the lower end, there is a fresh food market. At the upper end, there are many eateries, both traditional and trendy. There was also the Ho Hei Kee Umbrella (), run by Ho Hung-hei, which had attracted the attention of many mass media. Ho died in 2015 after closing his shop in 2014. There is a shrine dedicated to Pak Kung () in Peel Street, just below the junction with Staunton Street.

Redevelopment plan

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declared Peel Street/ Graham Street redevelopment project. As the project is located at the historical Central street market, it aroused much attention on the conservation of culture."Market Values"
''HK magazine''. 1 February 2008

Gallery

Image:PeelStreet.jpg, View of Peel Street, from the junction of Peel Street/ Mosque Junction image:Peel_Street1.jpg, The roadsign of Peel Street image:Peel_Street2.jpg, Mr. Ho at work image:Peel_Street3.jpg, Mr. Ho and his

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certificate. He was honoured for making the most expensive umbrella (£167) in the world

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