Douglas Street, Hong Kong


Douglas Street is a street converted for pedestrian use in the core of Hong Kong's Central District. It runs north-south from Connaught Road Central to Des Voeux Road Central, and ends at its intersection with Des Voeux Road Central, though the street name is continued in Douglas Lane which continues almost all the way to Queen's Road Central before curving and converging with Li Yuen Street East.

History

The street is named after Hong Kong Tai-pan Douglas Lapraik whose dockyard was once located in the area now reclaimed and the site of Exchange Square. Douglas Street has been dubbed as a Hawker Blackspot for Central and Western District meaning that the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department would give no warning to hawkers at the location before taking prosecution actions against them if they are caught.

Location

Douglas Street has a length of 0.08 kilometres. As the street has been converted for pedestrian use, MTR was granted permission to use the street as the location for Exit C of Hong Kong Station. Underneath Douglas Street runs a major portion of the pedestrian subway linking Hong Kong Station to Central Station within the paid area. The Douglas Street MTR entrance is roughly halfway between the two station concourses.

Current buildings