Centre Street is a street in the Sai Ying Pun

Sai Ying Pun

Sai Ying Pun is an area in Western District on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is part of Central and Western District in district administration....

 suburb of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. Centre Street is the key central point of the most active traditional market in Western District

Sai Wan

Sai Wan , or Western District, or simply Western, is an area in Hong Kong that corresponds to Sai Ying Pun, Shek Tong Tsui, Belcher Bay and Kennedy Town....

 of Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...

. The street is part of planned streets in the early development of the area.

Location

Centre Street runs north to south from Connaught Road

Connaught Road

Connaught Road refers to one major road and its western extension on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong KongConnaught Road Central is a main thoroughfare that runs the length of Central, parallel to the north shore...

, crossing Des Voeux Road West and Queen's Road West then climbing steeply up the hill crossing First Street

First Street (Hong Kong)

First Street is a street in Sai Ying Pun suburb of Hong Kong.The street is part of planned streets in the early development. High Street, Third Street, Second Street and First Street run east to west horizontally on a slope while Centre Street, Western Street and Eastern Street run north to south...

, Second Street

Second Street (Hong Kong)

Second Street is a street in the Sai Ying Pun area of the Central and Western District on Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.The street is part of planned streets in the early development...

, Third Street

Third Street (Hong Kong)

Third Street , is a street in Sai Ying Pun neighbourhood of Hong Kong. It runs one way from Pok Fu Lam Road, then crosses Water Street, then Pok Fu Lam Road again, then western, Centre Streets and terminates at Eastern Street....

, High Street

High Street, Hong Kong

High Street is a one way street in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong, available only to minibuses and private vehicles. It connects Bonham Road in the east and Pok Fu Lam Road in the west. It runs from east to west from Western St to Pok Fu Lam Road, and from west to east from Western Street to Bonham Road...

 then ends in steps to Bonham Road

Bonham Road

Bonham Road is a road in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The road is a main road connecting Pokfulam Road in the west, near the University of Hong Kong, and Caine Road in the east, at the junction with Hospital Road and Seymour Road...

. Western Street

Western Street (Hong Kong)

Western Street is an uphill one way street in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong. It connects Bonham Road in the south and Connaught Road West in the north. There are 337 units in 17 buildings in the street. Addresses are odd on the west side of the street, and mostly even on the east side...

 and Eastern Street run parallel north to south steeply.

Transport

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.

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 escalator

Escalator

An escalator is a moving staircase – a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal.Escalators are used around the...

s run uphill in the Centre Street Market and the Sai Ying Pun Market buildings, taking pedestrians from First to Third Street.

Side 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

Chili sauce

Chili sauce is a condiment, similar to ketchup but with onion, garlic, and spice. Despite its name, it does not contain chili peppers and thus is not hot....

 factory). These lanes are only accessible to pedestrians, and contain stairs.

Constituency

An electoral constituency in the Central and Western District

Central and Western District

The Central and Western District located on northern part of Hong Kong Island is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 261,884 in 2001...

 Council is named after Centre Street, Centre Street Constituency

Centre Street (constituency)

Centre Street is one of the 15 constituencies of the Central & Western District Council. The seat elects one member of the council every four years...

.
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 11 June 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.