Third Street is a 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....

 neighbourhood 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...

. It runs one way 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....

, then crosses Water Street, then Pok Fu Lam Road again, then western, Centre Streets and terminates at Eastern Street.

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, 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.

There are 2572 addresses in Third Street.

Side Lanes

Kwan Fung Lane is open to vehicle traffic one way down to Queen's Road

Queen's Road

Queen's Road is the first road in Hong Kong built by the Government of Hong Kong between 1841 and 1843, spanning across Victoria City from Shek Tong Tsui to Wan Chai...

 West. Yau Yee Lane extends south to Third Street Playground

Playground

A playground or play area is a place with a specific design for children be able to play there. It may be indoors but is typically outdoors...

, and a basket ball court. Fuk Sau Lane connects through to Western Street. Sheung Fung Lane heads down to Second Street. There are steps up to Yu Lok Lane, which comes off Centre Street. Un Fuk Lane used to connect to Second Street, but has been interrupted by the Tong Nam Mansion. Leung I Fong extends up to High Street, and has 14 addresses on it. Ui On Lane goes down to Second Street. Un Shing Lane is parallel to the street on the south and is connected by steps. Kwok Hing Lane goes down on the north.

Businesses

Along Third Street there are many small businesses including ten food retailers (two specialising in bean curd), seven food wholesalers (including a coffee

Coffee

Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...

 specialist), six café

Café

A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...

s, a Chinese liquor factory, 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 outlet, five tutors, five music school

Music school

The term music school refers to an educational institution specialized in the study, training and research of music.Different terms refer to this concept such as school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department or conservatory.Music instruction can be provided...

s, five electrical shops, two laundries, seven real estate agents, two restaurants, five auto mechanic

Auto mechanic

An auto mechanic is a mechanic with a variety of car makes or either in a specific area or in a specific make of car. In repairing cars, their main role is to diagnose the problem accurately and quickly...

s, four green grocers, three decoration shops, four clothes shops, two beauty salon

Beauty salon

A beauty salon or beauty parlor is an establishment dealing with cosmetic treatments for men and women...

s, three builder

Construction worker

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s, and a drink shop, a florist, cleaning products shop, hair dresser, pet products, vet

Veterinarian

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, art school

Art school

Art school is a general term for any educational institution with a primary focus on the visual arts, especially illustration, painting, photography, sculpture, and graphic design. The term applies to institutions with elementary, secondary, post-secondary or undergraduate, or graduate or...

, carpet

Carpet

A carpet is a textile floor covering consisting of an upper layer of "pile" attached to a backing. The pile is generally either made from wool or a manmade fibre such as polypropylene,nylon or polyester and usually consists of twisted tufts which are often heat-treated to maintain their...

 shop, a stationer, a paper goods shop, a 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 paper recycler

Paper recycling

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, an Indonesia

Indonesia

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n products shop and a refuse

Transfer station

A transfer station is a building or processing site for the temporary deposition of waste. Transfer stations are often used as places where local waste collection vehicles will deposit their waste cargo prior to loading into larger vehicles...

 collection depot.

The top of the Sai Ying Pun Market opens on to Third Street with fish mongers and butcher

Butcher

A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat or any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments...

 stalls on that level.

Transport

An 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...

 can take pedestrian

Pedestrian

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s up from First or Second Street through the market to Third Street. A Red Mini Bus travels to the east of Hong Kong labelled Dai Maru. GMB 12 also travels along the street.

Use in fiction

The TVB drama A Journey Called Life

A Journey Called Life

A Journey Called Life is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in March 2008.This is also one of the few TVB series that TVB has produced that dealt with real life issues and scenarios. It's a series that involved both morals and life's lessons...

 was supposedly set on Third Street, Sai Ying Pun. A main character, Fat Boss played by Kent Cheng

Kent Cheng

Kent Cheng Jak-si is a Hong Kong film and television actor. He has won twice the best actor award in the Hong Kong Film Awards.-Biography:...

was described as the Security Guard of No. 3 Street (第三街保長).