Yau Tsim Mong District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong,located on the western part of Kowloon Peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon. The district has the second highest population density of all districts,at 49,115 km2 (18,963 sq mi). The 2016 By-Census recorded the total population of Yau Tsim Mong District at 342,970.
Yau Ma Tei is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong.
Temple Street is a street located in the areas of Jordan and Yau Ma Tei in Kowloon,Hong Kong. It is known for its night market and as one of the busiest flea markets at night in the territory. The night market lies in the Yau Ma Tei,Jordan part of the street. Popular with tourists and locals alike in the evening,it is also common to see the place crowded at dusk. It sells cheap merchandise and food items. The place is sometimes known as "Men's Street".
The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals,with a history dating back to 1870,is the oldest and largest charitable organisation in Hong Kong. It provides extensive education and community services through 194 service centres spread across Hong Kong.
A hawker centre or cooked food centre is an open-air complex commonly found in Hong Kong,Malaysia and Singapore. They were built to provide a more sanitary alternative to mobile hawker carts and contain many stalls that sell different varieties of affordable meals. Dedicated tables and chairs are usually provided for diners.
Po Lam is a neighbourhood in northern Tseung Kwan O,New Territories. An MTR station with the same name,Tseung Kwan O Village,Yau Yue Wan Village,King Lam Estate,and Po Lam Estate are located there.
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) is a department of the Hong Kong Government,reporting to the Environment and Ecology Bureau. It is responsible for food hygiene and environmental hygiene. It replaced part of the role of the Urban Council and the Urban Services Department,and the Regional Council and the Regional Services Department.
A wet market is a marketplace selling fresh foods such as meat,fish,produce and other consumption-oriented perishable goods in a non-supermarket setting,as distinguished from "dry markets" that sell durable goods such as fabrics,kitchenwares and electronics. These include a wide variety of markets,such as farmers' markets,fish markets,and wildlife markets. Not all wet markets sell live animals,but the term wet market is sometimes used to signify a live animal market in which vendors slaughter animals upon customer purchase,such as is done with poultry in Hong Kong. Wet markets are common in many parts of the world,notably in China,Southeast Asia,and South Asia. They often play critical roles in urban food security due to factors of pricing,freshness of food,social interaction,and local cultures.
Canton Road is a major road in Hong Kong,linking the former west reclamation shore in Tsim Sha Tsui,Jordan,Yau Ma Tei,Mong Kok and Prince Edward on the Kowloon Peninsula. The road runs mostly parallel and west to Nathan Road. It starts from the junction with Salisbury Road in the south and ends in the north at the junction with Lai Chi Kok Road in the Prince Edward area. The southern part Canton Road is home to many upscale retail shops,shopping centres and others business establishments,with busy traffic from both vehicles and pedestrians from morning till late night.
Yau Ma Tei Theatre,sometimes transliterated as "Yaumati Theatre"),once the largest theatre in Kowloon,is located at the junction of Waterloo Road and Reclamation Street,in Yau Ma Tei,Hong Kong. It is classified as "Grade II Historic Building" It is the only remaining pre-World War II theatre in Kowloon. It was recently converted into a venue for Cantonese opera. Another historical structure,Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market is adjacent to the theatre,across Reclamation Street.
Public Square Street is a street in Yau Ma Tei,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Fruit Market,also known as Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market and Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market,is a wholesale fruit market in Yau Ma Tei,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Smithfield is a street with a length of approximately 1,300 m in Kennedy Town,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. Its northern section is a commercial and residential area,while its southern section is a road connecting it to Pok Fu Lam Road. Smithfield was historically the site of a cattle quarantine depot and a slaughterhouse,and was probably named after its London namesake.
Eaton HK,owned by the Great Eagle Group,is a four-star hotel located at 380 Nathan Road in Kowloon,between Jordan and Yau Ma Tei,near the Temple Street Night Market and the Jade Market.
Pai dong is a type of fixed-pitch hawker stall in Hong Kong.
The Tin Hau Temple Complex is a temple in Yau Ma Tei,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It comprises a row of five adjacent buildings:a Tin Hau Temple,a Shing Wong Temple,a Kwun Yum temple,Shea Tan and Hsu Yuen. The nearby Temple Street is named after it.
The Kowloon Central Cluster is one of the seven hospital clusters managed by Hospital Authority in Hong Kong. It consists of four public hospitals,two institutions and six general outpatient clinics to provide public healthcare services for the population of Yau Ma Tei,Mong Kok,Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon City and Wong Tai Sin. In mid-2012,the population was 1,103,200. The current Cluster Chief Executive is Albert Lo Chi-yuen.
Hong Kong street food is characterised as the ready-to-eat snacks and drinks sold by hawkers or vendors at food stalls,including egg tarts,fish balls,egg waffles and stinky tofu,according to the definition provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization. They can be found throughout the city,especially in the areas of Mong Kok,Causeway Bay,Yuen Long,Tsuen Wan,and Kwun Tong.
Hawkers in Hong Kong are vendors of street food and inexpensive goods. They are found in urban areas and new towns alike,although certain districts such as Mong Kok,Sham Shui Po,and Kwun Tong are known for high concentrations of hawkers.
In China,wet markets are traditional markets that sell fresh meat,produce,and other perishable goods. They are the most prevalent food outlet in urban regions of China but have faced increasing competition from supermarkets. Since the 1990s,wet markets in large cities have been predominantly moved into modern indoor facilities.
