High Street is a one way street in 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....

, 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...

, available only to minibus

Minibus

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es and private vehicles. It connects 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...

 in the east and Pok Fu Lam Road

Pok Fu Lam Road

Pokfulam Road, or Pok Fu Lam Road, is a four-lane road in Hong Kong. Built on Hong Kong Island, the road runs between Sai Ying Pun and Wah Fu, through Pok Fu Lam....

 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. It was originally named Fourth Street, but because the number four is commonly avoided

Tetraphobia

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 in Chinese culture, the government changed the name to High Street.

High Street has over 1,400 apartments.

Landmarks

• Bonham Road Government Primary School, formerly the Northcote College of Education, which also had a campus at the junction of Sassoon Road
  Sassoon Road
  Sassoon Road is a road in Pok Fu Lam in Hong Kong. It is named after Sir Victor Sassoon.The area is associated with affluence and wealth. Many of Hong Kong's wealthy live in this area, including Henry Fok . The area is also close to West Island School. The Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the...
  
   and Northcote Close, Pokfulam. In the early 1990s, it merged with the other colleges of education to form the Hong Kong Institute of Education
  Hong Kong Institute of Education
  The Hong Kong Institute of Education is one of eight subsidised tertiary institutes under the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong. It is the only one dedicated to teacher education....
  
   in Tai Po. The Pokfulam campus was taken over by the University of Hong Kong to become part of its Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
  Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
  The Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong is the older of the two medical schools in Hong Kong , and is among the oldest in the Far East.-History:...
  
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• Sai Ying Pun Community Complex
  Sai Ying Pun Community Complex
  Sai Ying Pun Community Complex is located at 2 High Street, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong. It is a 9-storey building built on the site of the Old Mental Hospital, of which only the granite facade and arched verandah were preserved.-History:...
  
  
• King George V Memorial Park
  King George V Memorial Park, Hong Kong
  King George V Memorial Park, Hong Kong is an urban park in Sai Ying Pun and one of the few parks in Hong Kong bearing the former colonial links to the territory's past....
  
  
• Sai Ying Pun Market
• Kau Yan Church and Kau Yan School (in English Kau Yan means Saviour).
• Li Sing Primary School
  Li Sing Primary School
  Li Sing Primary School, in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong, is a government primary school. Its present site was formerly "Saiyingpun Anglo-Chinese School", which became King's College in 1926. Li Sing Primary School was founded in September 1954 in memory of Li Sing, a Hong Kong businessman...
  
  
• Western Dental Clinic

Other large apartment buildings include Hang Sing Mansion, Lai Ying Court, Wealth Building, Aspen Court, Cheong King Building, High House, Ko Chun Court, Ko Nga Court, Jade Court, and No 1 High Street.

Side Roads and Lanes

In addition to Western Street, High Street also crosses Centre Street

Centre Street (Hong Kong)

Centre Street is a street in the Sai Ying Pun suburb of Hong Kong. Centre Street is the key central point of the most active traditional market in Western District of Hong Kong Island...

, and Eastern Street

Eastern Street

Eastern Street is an early street of Hong Kong, located in the Sai Ying Pun area of Hong Kong Island. Eastern Street North is an extension of the street leading to the seafront following progressive harbour reclamations.-Eastern Street:...

. Between Centre and Eastern Streets there are two laneways for pedestrians, Leung I Fong down to Third Street, and West End Path up to Bonham Road.

Businesses

Many small businesses line the central parts of High Street. There are 15 car mechanics

Mechanics

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, and nine tutor

Tutor

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s, two art schools and two music schools. There are also four café

Café

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s, two laundries, two pet suppliers, three restaurant

Restaurant

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s, an art gallery

Art gallery

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, a security door manufacturer, a car retailer, an engineer, and audio technician, the Dragon Cake Bakery

Bakery

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, a green grocer, a politicians office, an employment agent, a decoration shop, a clothes shop, a furniture shop, a hair and a beauty salon, a medicine shop, a florist, a builder, a curtain shop, a toy shop

Toy Shop

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, a sign maker, a carpet shop, two electrical shops, a bonesetter

Bonesetter

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, a metal worker, a hardware outlet, an airconditioning mechainic, a tyre shop and a printer

Printer (publisher)

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Also there is the Immanuel Social Service Centre.