Douglas Lane Explained
Douglas Lane is a lane converted for pedestrian use in the core of Hong Kong's Central District. It runs north-south from Des Voeux Road Central to Queen's Road Central. though the street name is continued in Douglas Street which continues to its north across Des Voeux Road Central all the way to Connaught Road Central. The lane is named for Hong Kong Tai-pan Douglas Lapraik.[1]
History
The lane is named after Hong Kong Tai-pan Douglas Lapraik whose dockyard and subsequent Douglas Steamship Company wharf was once located in the area now reclaimed and the site of Exchange Square.[2] [3] [4] The lane has also been adapted to serve as an outdoor bazaar. Douglas Lane has been dubbed as a Hawker Blackspot for Central and Western District meaning that the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department would give no warning to hawkers at the location before taking prosecution actions against them if they are caught.[5]
Location
Douglas Lane runs a distance of around 350 ft between and perpendicular to Des Voeux Road Central and Queen's Road Central.
Current buildings
- King Fook Building
- Prosperity Tower
- Yu To Sang Building
- Eubank Plaza
- Chiu Lung Building
- Bangkok Bank Building
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Hong Kong’s maritime street names – colonial bias against Chinese involvement? . Farmer . Hugh . 10 October 2016 . industrialhistoryhk.org . The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group . 5 December 2019 .
- 10 September 2018 . Historic Building Appraisal Pound Lane Public Toilet and Bathhouse, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong . Antiquities Advisory Board . N28 . 2 . 5 December 2019 .
- Book: Yanne . Andrew . Heller . Gillis . 2009 . Signs of a Colonial Era . Hong Kong . Hong Kong University Press . 100 . 9622099440 .
- Web site: UHall History . 2019 . uhall.hku.hk . University of Hong Kong. 2 December 2019 .
- Web site: Central Western District Hawker Blackspots: Locations at which No Prior Warning would be given by HCT staff before taking Prosecution Action against Hawking and Related Offences . 2019 . fehd.gov.hk . . 5 December 2019 .
