| 13 Streets | |
| Settlement Type: | Area |
| Pushpin Map: | Hong Kong |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Special administrative region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hong Kong |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kowloon City |
| Subdivision Type3: | Place |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ma Tau Kok |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | HKT |
| Utc Offset1: | +8:00 |
The 13 Streets is an area in Ma Tau Kok, Kowloon City District, Hong Kong.
It consists of 11 parallel short streets, bordered by Kowloon City Road (west), To Kwa Wan Road (east), Mok Cheong Street (north) and Ma Tau Kok Road (south). Their names are mostly related to auspicious animals, namely dragon, phoenix, deer, unicorn, eagle, lark, egret, cicada, swallow, horse and crane.[1]
There are 83 buildings in the 13 Streets area, built between 1958 and 1960. They contain a total of about 2,500 residential flats and 418 shops at the street level. Due to lack of maintenance, the buildings are in a dilapidated condition.[1]
The 11 parallel streets are, from west to east: