Public Square Street

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Public Square Street
Hanyu Pinyin
Gōngzhòng Sìfāng Jiē
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggung1 zung3 sei3 fong1 gaai1
Nathan Road
, here in the section between Cliff Road and Nathan Road. The tall white building is Kowloon Government Offices (九龍政府合署).
Tin Hau Temple Complex along Public Square Street.
Mido Cafe (美都餐室) at the corner of Public Square Street and Temple Street. Looking north into Temple Street.
Henry G. Leong Yaumatei Community Centre (梁顯利油麻地社區中心) at the corner of Public Square Street and Shanghai Street.
Yau Ma Tei Police Station at the corner of Public Square Street and Canton Road.

Public Square Street (Chinese: 眾坊街; Cantonese Yale: jung3 fong1 gaai1; formerly 公眾四方街) is a street in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Location

The street runs in an east-west alignment from Cliff Road to Ching Ping Street (澄平街), meeting

Nathan Road, Temple Street, Shanghai Street, Reclamation Street and Canton Road
in its course.

History

The street was built in 1887. Its original name in

Cantonese language) was adopted in 1976.[1]

A large-scale reclamation was carried out in Yau Ma Tei between 1900 and 1904, between today's Reclamation Street and Ferry Street.[2] Public Square Street was extended to Ferry Street accordingly.

The end of the street, near present-day Ferry Street, the

Yau Ma Tei Ferry Pier was one of main pier for ferry transport across Victoria Harbour between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The ferry pier was completed in 1923.[2] The pier was later relocated to Ferry Point near Kwun Chung
.

The

Kaifong. In 1966, they all were still standing in a form similar to their original one.[3]

Features

The public square in the street's name refers to Yung Shue Tau (榕樹頭), a gathering place in front of the Tin Hau Temple in Yau Ma Tei. Apart from the landmarks of Yung Shue Tau and Tin Hau Temple, there are also the night market of Temple Street, historical Yau Ma Tei Police Station, and Broadway Cinematheque. Jade Market is just a few walks away. On the other side of Nathan Road, the end near Cliff Road has steps leading to the hill of King's Park.

Landmarks and adjoining roads, from East to West:

  • > Junction with Cliff Road (石壁道). At the foot of King's Park hill
  • > Junction with
    Nathan Road
  • Public Square Street Rest Garden (眾坊街/甘肅街休憩花園)
  • Arthur Street Temporary Playground (鴉打街臨時遊樂場)
  • > Junction with Arthur Street (鴉打街)
  • Tin Hau Temple Complex. A declared monuments.[4]
  • > Junction with Temple Street
  • Mido Cafe. At the corner of Public Square Street and Temple Street (north side)
  • Yau Ma Tei Community Centre Rest Garden at Yung Shue Tau
  • > Junction with Shanghai Street
  • Henry G. Leong Yaumatei Community Centre (梁顯利油麻地社區中心). At the corner of Public Square Street and Shanghai Street
  • > Junction with Reclamation Street
  • Yau Ma Tei Jockey Club Polyclinic (Old Block) (油麻地賽馬會分科診療所 (舊翼))
  • > Junction with Canton Road
  • Yau Ma Tei Police Station. At the corner of Public Square Street and Canton Road. Now listed as a Grade II historic building,[5] it was completed in 1922 and largely retains its original design. It replaced an older police station which was also located on Public Square Street.[6]
  • Prosperous Garden
  • > Junction with Ching Ping Street (澄平街)

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of Street Names approved during the quarter ending 30th September, 1976". Administration Select Committee, Urban Council. 11 October 1976. p. 2.
  2. ^
    ISBN 9620422007
    .
  3. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch
    . 6: 130.
  4. ^ "Three historic items declared as monuments". Antiquities and Monuments Office. 22 May 2020.
  5. ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
  6. ISBN 978-9622098138
    .
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