Elgin Street, Hong Kong

Elgin Street (zh-cpcy|c=伊利近街|p=Yīlìjìn Jiē|cy=yi1 lei6 gan6 gaai1) is located in Central, Hong Kong, named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin. One of the earliest streets in Hong Kong, it was also known as the "Mud Street" (泥街) by the locals, as the street became very muddy in rainy days in the old days.

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.

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 on 30th July 2005. Many foreign restaurants and a comedy club [http://www.takeoutcomedy.com] can be found on the upper section of the street.

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ee also

* List of comedy clubs in Hong Kong
* List of streets and roads in Hong Kong

External links

* [http://www.centamap.com/scripts/centamap2.asp?lg=B5&cx=833722&cy=815919&zm=3&mx=833722&my=815919&ms=2&sx=&sy=&ss=0&sl=&vm=&lb=&ly= Map of Elgin Street, Hong Kong]
*zh icon [http://www.cnwnc.com/20050222/ca1443384.htm "The Muddy Elgin Street"] , "Hong Kong Commercial Daily"