Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In Mong Kok people continued to mark four years since the Mong Kok riots. A large number of riot police officers were dispatched to use tear gas to disperse crowds. An incident occurred triggering riot police to rush on to Portland Street, resulting in confrontation between the police and the public. After being dispersed several times on ...
Daytime on Portland Street c. 2006. Hotel tower of Langham Place viewed from about 1.6 km (one mile) away. The structure is one of Kowloon's tallest. A section of Portland Street, particularly between Argyle Street and Dundas Street, hosts arguably Hong Kong's most famous red light district (serving mostly local Chinese clientele) and a popular scene in Hong Kong films. [1]
Mong Kok is one of the major shopping areas in Hong Kong. The area is characterised by a mixture of old and new multi-story buildings, with shops and restaurants at street level, and commercial or residential units above. Major industries in Mong Kok are retail, restaurants (including fast food) and entertainment.
Some protesters set fire to rubbish bins surrounding Shantung Street and Soy Street, including the junctions of Fife Street and Portland Street and of Nathan Road and Nelson Street, these were put out by the police and firemen. [31] Both lanes of Nathan Road were blocked from south of Argyle Street and the Mong Kok MTR station was shut down. [10]
Nutritionists contend that, compared to other food, street food is often cooked in greater quantities of oil such and hawkers usually add large amounts of sugar or salt for seasoning. [2] According to travel websites Timeout.com and About.com in 2013, food prices averaged between $1 and $25 and were found to be most acceptable to Hongkongers.
Mong Kok Village is in the center of the map. Planned Development of Mong Kok in 1926, Mong Kok Road is in the left, under planning. Before 1929, today's Mong Kok Road was part of Mong Kok Village (芒角村), which had already been charted and named in an 1866 map by the Italian missionary Simeone Volonteri, marked as Mong Kok. [2] [3]
A street market in Wan Chai in 2010. Hawkers in Hong Kong (Chinese: 小販) are vendors of street food and inexpensive goods. They are found in urban areas and new towns alike, although certain districts such as Mong Kok, Sham Shui Po, and Kwun Tong are known for high concentrations of hawkers.
Langham Place is a commercial complex and shopping centre in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The official opening was on 25 January 2005. The complex occupies two blocks defined by Argyle Street, Portland Street, Shantung Street and Reclamation Street. Shanghai Street separates the two portions of the complex, which are connected via two overhead ...