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Central Market, Hong Kong
Historic market building in Hong Kong / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Central Market | |
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中環街市 | |
![]() Corner of Des Voeux Road Central and Jubilee Street, with a section of the Central Elevated Walkway, in June 2015. | |
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General information | |
Type | Marketplace |
Architectural style | Bauhaus |
Location | Central, Hong Kong |
Address | 80 Des Voeux Road Central 93 Queen's Road Central |
Country | China |
Groundbreaking | 1937; 87 years ago (1937) |
Completed | 1938; 86 years ago (1938) |
Opened | 1 May 1939; 85 years ago (1939-05-01) |
Cost | HK$900,000,000 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 4 |
Designations | |
Designated | 1996; 28 years ago (1996) |
Reference no. | 599 |
Website | |
https://www.centralmarket.hk/en |
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Traditional Chinese | 中環街市 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中环街市 | ||||||||||||
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Chinese | 中央街市 | ||||||||||||
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![]() | Parts of this article (those related to Current) need to be updated. The reason given is: Central Market has been undergoing renovation by URA for several years, due to reopen to public 2021/22. (May 2021) |
Central Market is a fresh food market in Central, Hong Kong and the first wet market in the city. It is one of only two existing Bauhaus market buildings in Hong Kong, the other one being Wan Chai Market.[1]
After years of disuse, it was reopened to the public on Aug 23, 2021 as a new centre for retailers, eateries and public areas. This was after a major renovation led by the Urban Renewal Authority, which retained some original architectural structures,[2] such as some market stalls and its iconic stairwell.
It is located between Jubilee Street, Queen Victoria Street, Queen's Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central. By its side is the first public female toilet and first above-ground toilets in Hong Kong.