Western Market

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Western Market is also a former name for Plaza Miserere.
Western Market
西港城
Western Market Overview 201008.jpg
Western Market, Connaught Road Central facade
Western Market
Former names Sheung Wan Market
General information
Architectural style Queen Anne Revival style
Location Sheung Wan
Address323 Des Voeux Road Central
CountryFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Opened1858;166 years ago (1858) (South Block)
1906;118 years ago (1906) (North Block)
Renovated1991;33 years ago (1991)
Demolished1981;43 years ago (1981) (South Block)
Landlord Urban Renewal Authority
Website
Official website
  1. 1 2 3 Urban Renewal Authority: Western Market
  2. 1 2 3 Central and Western Heritage Trail: Western Market (South Block)
  3. 1 2 3 Declared Monuments in Hong Kong: Western Market
  4. "Proposed Creation of Posts for the Market and Cooked Food Centre at UC Sheung Wan Complex and the Deletion of Posts for the Hollywood Road Market and the Western Market (North Block)". Urban Council. 1 May 1988. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 Central and Western Heritage Trail: Western Market (North Block)
  6. 1 2 "Memorandum for Members of the Land Use Sub-committee and the Capital Works Select Committee: Retention of the Old Western Market (North Block)". Urban Council. 15 November 1988. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  7. DeWolf, Christopher "9 Hong Kong tourist traps – for better or worse" CNN. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2012
Western Market
Traditional Chinese 西港城
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization Sāi góng sìhng
Jyutping Sai1 gong2 sing4

22°17′14″N114°09′01″E / 22.28723°N 114.15040°E / 22.28723; 114.15040