Pottinger Street




One little oddity about Central in Hong Kong is old Pottinger Street. For some reason, the authorities have decided to leave the original stone slab "steps" there, instead of having them paved over. It was probably the original pedestrian street and the stone steps must be the oldest in Hong Kong. A hundred years ago, you could hire a sedan chair to take you up the steep street.

Pottinger street was known for the colourful small shops and stalls that sell everything from buttons to clothes and all manner of knickknacks.

In recent years, a number of very trendy bars have started appearing on Pottinger and at night it becomes abuzz with party goers and pub crawlers offering a stop halfway between Lan Kwai Fong and SoHo. The difference between these clubs and LKF or SoHo is that they are usually extremely small in size, have cutting edge interior design and contract the most avant-garde D.J.s in town.

© evangelo costadimas 2004

Posted: Sunday - November 28, 2004 at 12:58 AM          

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