November 12th, 2008
Sai Yeung Choi Street
One of the best spots for people-watching in Hong Kong is Sai Yeung Choi Street in Mongkok. Each weekday evening, and all day on weekends and holidays, it is closed to traffic and thronged by an incessant flow of pedestrians. (Hong Kong’s urban planning department estimates that, at peak times, more than 16,000 people pass down the street each hour.) The crowds here are a cross-section of Hong Kong youth: pouty “MK girls” with trucker caps perched lightly on bleached hair; trendy young men in slim jeans and stylish t-shirts; kids in school uniforms munching on fishballs and street sausages.
Tags: Exploring the City, Hong Kong, Streetlife
