Elgin Street, Hong Kong

For the former name of a street in Tsim Sha Tsui, see Haiphong Road.

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.

Elgin Street
Traditional Chinese	伊利近街
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yīlìjìn Jiē Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization yi1 lei6 gan6 gaai1

Elgin Street

A Krispy Kreme café on the street

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 club can be found on the upper section of the street.

Gallery

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  The faded roadsign of the street
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  An antique shop on the street
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  The closed and the still-operating dai pai dongs on the street. The deserted one attracts some photographers and curious tourists
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  A stall selling miscellaneous goods on the street

See also

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

External links

• Map of Elgin Street, Hong Kong Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
• "The Muddy Elgin Street", Hong Kong Commercial Daily (in Chinese)