Centre Street (Hong Kong)
- Centre Street (Hong Kong)
Centre Street (zh-cpcy|c=正街|p=Zhèng Jiē|cy=jing3 gaai1) is a street in Sai Ying Pun suburb of Hong Kong. Centre Street is the key center point of the most active traditional market in Western District of Hong Kong Island.
It runs from Connaught Road, crossing Des Voeux Road West and Queen's Road West then climbing steeply up the hill crossing First Street, Second Street, Third Street, High Street then ends in steps to Bonham Road. Traffic conditions vary with the area between High Street and Second Street blocked to vehicles. The uppermost part is two-way traffic to the stairs, and the lowermost part is one-way to Connaught Road West where vehicles can turn left or right.
The street is part of planned streets in the early development of the area. Western Street and Eastern Street run parallel north to south steeply.
Facilities
A small park with seats is located between Second and Third Streets.
Transport
Green Mini Bus 12 has a terminus on the lower part of the street, and bus route 5S has a morning run starting from the lower part.A series of escalators run uphill in the Centre Street Market and the Sai Ying Pun Market buildings, taking pedestrians from First to Third Street.
ide Lanes
Lanes off Centre Street include Ying Wah Terrace, Cheung On Lane, Yu Lok Lane, and David Lane (containing the Yu Kwan Yick chili sauce factory). These lanes are only accessible to pedestrians, and contain stairs.
Constituency
An electoral constituency in the Central and Western District Council is named after Centre Street, Centre Street Constituency.The boundaries of this electorate follow Eastern Street, Queens Road West, Eastern Street, High Street, and Bonham Road. The polling station was located in the Kau Yan Church and school in High Street.On June 11, 2006 a by election elected Lee Chi Hang (李志恆), Sidney. The boundaries for the 2007 election will be extended to add on a block bounded by Des Voeux Road west, Centre Street, and Eastern Street. In 2006 the constituency had 6168 registered voters.
ee also
*List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
References
Hong Kong City Guide 2003, ISBN 962-14-2537-9 [http://www.eac.gov.hk/en_txt/distco/2006wcdc_cs_detailreport.htm election report]
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