Staunton Street () is a street in Central and

Sheung Wan Sheung Wan (Chinese: 上環) is an List of places in Hong Kong, area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island, between Central, Hong Kong, Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Weste ...

, on

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. Together with the upper section of Elgin Street, it is the heart of the

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entertainment area, featuring a number of restaurants, bars and shops. It was named after George Thomas Staunton.

Location

The street runs on the contour of a hill, and is bounded by Shing Wong Street and Old Bailey Street. It crosses or has junctions with

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, Peel Street, Elgin Street and

Aberdeen Street Aberdeen Street ( zh, t=鴨巴甸街) is a border street dividing Sheung Wan and Central, Hong Kong, Central on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It ascends from Queen's Road Central to Caine Road in Mid-Levels. The street is named after Geor ...

. Aberdeen Street marks the border between Sheung Wan and Central.

History

The street is also known as ''Sam Sap Kan'' (卅間), as there were thirty houses on the street in the early days. It is famous for the tradition of

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.Waters, Dan
"The Hungry Ghosts Festival in Aberdeen Street, Hong Kong"
pp. 41-55, ''Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch'', Vol. 44 (2004) The

Central–Mid-Levels escalator The Central–Mid-Levels escalator and walkway system in Hong Kong is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world. The system covers over in distance and traverses an elevation of over from bottom to top. It opened in 1993 to p ...

s system bisects Staunton Street. Its opening in 1994 brought rapid change to the street and its life. Upmarket restaurants and bars opened, catering to the stream of middle class professionals heading home from Central. No. 13 Staunton Street is the site of the former "Kuen Hang Club", the clandestine headquarters of the revolutionary

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. There is a marker in front of the building, denoting its place in the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Historical Trail.

References

Central, Hong Kong Roads on Hong Kong Island {{HongKong-road-stub

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History

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