Second 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....

 area of 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...

 on 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...

, in 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...

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

, 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....

, Second Street and 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...

 run east to west horizontally on a slope while 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...

, Western Street 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:...

 run north to south steeply.

Second Street is 450 metres (1,476.4 ft) long. It has alternating one way sections, running east to west from 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....

 to Water Street, and from Eastern Street to Western Street. Between Pok Fu Lam Road and Western Street traffic is from west to east. On the east side of Eastern Street, it continues into Hospital Road. There are 1507 units in the street.

Side Lanes

Sheung Fung Lane goes up to third Street and contains a nursing home

Nursing home

A nursing home, convalescent home, skilled nursing unit , care home, rest home, or old people's home provides a type of care of residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living...

, a tailor

Tailor

A tailor is a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor took on its modern sense in the late eighteenth century, and now refers to makers of men's and women's suits, coats, trousers,...

 and a curtain

Curtain

A curtain is a piece of cloth intended to block or obscure light, or drafts, or water in the case of a shower curtain. Curtains hung over a doorway are known as portières...

 shop.
Tak Shing Lane goes up hill also.
Un Fuk Lane extends up for a length of two cars and is interrupted by the Tong Nam Mansion.

Transport

A foot bridge passes diagonally over the junction with 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...

, connecting the Sai Ying Pun Market with the Centre Street Market buildings.
Bus routes 7, 37B, 71, 973, 71P, and 973 have a bus stop

Bus stop

A bus stop is a designated place where buses stop for passengers to board or leave a bus. These are normally positioned on the highway and are distinct from off-highway facilities such as bus stations. The construction of bus stops tends to reflect the level of usage...

 between 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....

 and Water Street

Water Street, Hong Kong

Water Street is a street in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong. It runs from Connaught Road, crossing Des Voeux Road West and Queen's Road West then climbing steeply up the hill crossing Second Street, Third Street and then end in steps to High Street and Pok Fu Lam Road conjunction...

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Green Mini Bus routes 12 to Kwun Lung Lau

Kwun Lung Lau

Kwun Lung Lau is a public housing estate in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong. It is one of the first public housing developments in Hong Kong, built in 1967 to alleviate a housing crisis in the territory. It is on 20 Lung Wah Street....

 and 45A to 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...

 use this street.

Businesses

There are many small businesses in this street, with a couple of chain stores. The Sai Ying Pun Market and the Centre Street Market are on the corners with Centre Street.
Establishments in this street include a public bath house

Public bathing

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, a basement

Basement

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 ping pong centre, two electrical recyclers, a paper recycler

Paper recycling

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, a seafood

Seafood

Seafood is any form of marine life regarded as food by humans. Seafoods include fish, molluscs , crustaceans , echinoderms . Edible sea plants, such as some seaweeds and microalgae, are also seafood, and are widely eaten around the world, especially in Asia...

 shop, two medicine shops, a shark fin

Shark finning

Shark finning refers to the removal and retention of shark fins and the discarding of the rest of the fish. Shark finning takes place at sea so the fishers only have to transport the fins.Shark finning is widespread, and largely unmanaged and unmonitored...

 shop, a bonesetter, a dry noodle

Noodle

The noodle is a type of food, made from any of a variety of doughs, formed into long thin ribbons, strips, curly-cues, waves, helices, pipes, tubes, strings, or other various shapes, sometimes folded. They are usually cooked in a mixture of boiling water and/or oil. Depending upon the type, noodles...

 shop, a cardboard box

Box

Box describes a variety of containers and receptacles for permanent use as storage, or for temporary use often for transporting contents. The word derives from the Greek πύξος , "box, boxwood"....

 seller, a cabinet maker, a rice shop, a building hardware store

Hardware store

Hardware stores, sometimes known as DIY stores, sell household hardware including: fasteners, hand tools, power tools, keys, locks, hinges, chains, plumbing supplies, electrical supplies, cleaning products, housewares, tools, utensils, paint, and lawn and garden products directly to consumers for...

, a greengrocer

Greengrocer

A greengrocer or fruiterer is a retail trader in fruit and vegetables; that is, in green groceries. Greengrocer is primarily a British and Australian term, and greengrocers' shops were once common in suburbs, towns and villages...

, a beauty salon, three laundries, a hairdresser

Hairdresser

Hairdresser is a term referring to anyone whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of hair coloring, haircutting, and hair texturing techniques...

, a real estate agent, a plumbing and electrical shop, a barber

Barber

A barber is someone whose occupation is to cut any type of hair, and to shave or trim the beards of men. The place of work of a barber is generally called a barbershop....

, a gas appliance shop, a newspaper stall, a HFH shop (variety store), a DCH Food Mart, a clothes store, a coconut

Coconut

The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...

 products shop, a drink shop, two butchers, an airconditioner mechanic, dried food shop, household products store, cleaning products store, three auto mechanic

Auto mechanic

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s, a builder, and a furniture shop.