Graham Street (
Chinese:Chinese or the Sinitic language is a language family consisting of languages mutually unintelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the two branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
嘉咸街) is one of the oldest
marketA market is any one of a variety of different systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby persons trade, and goods and services are exchanged, forming part of the economy. It is an arrangement that allows buyers and sellers to exchange things...
s in
Victoria CityVictoria City, or the City of Victoria, was one of the first urban settlements in Hong Kong after it became a British colony in 1842. It was initially named Queenstown but was soon known as Victoria. The name "Victoria" is rarely used today except to refer to the Victoria Park, The Peak, the...
of
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
. Located in
CentralCentral , the central business district of Hong Kong, was commonly known as part of Victoria City. It is an area on the north shore of Hong Kong Island. It is located across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula...
, the street starts from Queen's Road Central and runs uphill and south to
Staunton StreetStaunton Street is a street in Central, on the hill of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The street runs on the contour of the hill, bounded by Shing Wong Street and Old Bailey Street.The street was named after George Thomas Staunton....
, crossing Stanley Street,
Wellington StreetWellington Street is a street in Central and Sheung Wan on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is a straight road running downward and westward from Wyndham Street to Queen's Road Central. The two sides of street is a mosaic of old and new buildings. Varieties of trades can be found on the...
,
Gage StreetGage Street is a street in Central, Hong Kong. It is on the lower hill and between the junction with Cochrane Street and Lyndhurst Terrace, Graham Street and Aberdeen Street. The street is mainly a market.It is named after William Hall Gage.-See also:...
,
Lyndhurst TerraceLyndhurst Terrace is a street in the Central area of Hong Kong. Built on a slope in southern Central district, the terrace links Hollywood Road and Wellington Street...
and
Hollywood RoadHollywood Road is a road in Central, Hong Kong, China.Hollywood Road is filled with trinket and antique shops of all sorts: from Chinese furniture to porcelain ware, from Buddha sculptures to Tibetan rugs, from Japanese netsukes to Coromandel screens, from Ming dynasty ceramic horsemen and kitsch...
.
The street is narrow but allow two rows of stalls on its two sides. Fresh food like seafoods, vegetables, meats and others can be found along the street.
Currently, the
Urban Renewal AuthorityThe Urban Renewal Authority is a statutory body in Hong Kong responsible for accelerating redevelopment to provide a better living environment and neighbourhood. It was set up in 1999, replacing its predecessor Land Development Corporation which was set up in 1988...
are planning to redevelop Graham Street and Peel Street.
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Graham Street (
Chinese:Chinese or the Sinitic language is a language family consisting of languages mutually unintelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the two branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
嘉咸街) is one of the oldest
marketA market is any one of a variety of different systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby persons trade, and goods and services are exchanged, forming part of the economy. It is an arrangement that allows buyers and sellers to exchange things...
s in
Victoria CityVictoria City, or the City of Victoria, was one of the first urban settlements in Hong Kong after it became a British colony in 1842. It was initially named Queenstown but was soon known as Victoria. The name "Victoria" is rarely used today except to refer to the Victoria Park, The Peak, the...
of
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
. Located in
CentralCentral , the central business district of Hong Kong, was commonly known as part of Victoria City. It is an area on the north shore of Hong Kong Island. It is located across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula...
, the street starts from Queen's Road Central and runs uphill and south to
Staunton StreetStaunton Street is a street in Central, on the hill of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The street runs on the contour of the hill, bounded by Shing Wong Street and Old Bailey Street.The street was named after George Thomas Staunton....
, crossing Stanley Street,
Wellington StreetWellington Street is a street in Central and Sheung Wan on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is a straight road running downward and westward from Wyndham Street to Queen's Road Central. The two sides of street is a mosaic of old and new buildings. Varieties of trades can be found on the...
,
Gage StreetGage Street is a street in Central, Hong Kong. It is on the lower hill and between the junction with Cochrane Street and Lyndhurst Terrace, Graham Street and Aberdeen Street. The street is mainly a market.It is named after William Hall Gage.-See also:...
,
Lyndhurst TerraceLyndhurst Terrace is a street in the Central area of Hong Kong. Built on a slope in southern Central district, the terrace links Hollywood Road and Wellington Street...
and
Hollywood RoadHollywood Road is a road in Central, Hong Kong, China.Hollywood Road is filled with trinket and antique shops of all sorts: from Chinese furniture to porcelain ware, from Buddha sculptures to Tibetan rugs, from Japanese netsukes to Coromandel screens, from Ming dynasty ceramic horsemen and kitsch...
.
The street is narrow but allow two rows of stalls on its two sides. Fresh food like seafoods, vegetables, meats and others can be found along the street.
Currently, the
Urban Renewal AuthorityThe Urban Renewal Authority is a statutory body in Hong Kong responsible for accelerating redevelopment to provide a better living environment and neighbourhood. It was set up in 1999, replacing its predecessor Land Development Corporation which was set up in 1988...
are planning to redevelop Graham Street and Peel Street. This will affect over 37 buildings in the process.
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