Great George Street, Hong Kong

Intersection with Peterson Street
Great George Street

Great George Street (Chinese: 記利佐治街) is a busy shopping street of the Causeway Bay area, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

The street is about 200 metres (656 feet) long. It connects Victoria Park and East Point Road. One of the exits of MTR Causeway Bay Station is located at this street,

The street was named after the title of Britain's King George V. Amongst others, Great George Street hosts the first factory of Vitasoy and the first Wellcome supermarket operating 24 hours a day.

Light pollution

In October 2008, an environmental organization, friends of the earth, Hong Kong, released a result of online election about the "light pollution" emitted from the commercial building, Windsor House, in this street. They found the intensity of the light is 10,000 lux, equivalent to the brightness of daylight. [1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.foe.org.hk/welcome/geten.asp?id_path=1,%207,%2028,%20150,%203781,%203937
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Coordinates: 22°16′50″N 114°11′08″E / 22.28051°N 114.18553°E / 22.28051; 114.18553


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