Yee Wo Street, Main thoroughfare in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
Yee Wo Street is a principal road running approximately 980 feet (300 meters) through Causeway Bay, featuring eastbound and westbound traffic lanes that connect Hennessy Road to Causeway Road and serve as an important transportation corridor for over a million daily pedestrians and numerous tram and bus passengers.
Officially completed on January 1, 1902, Yee Wo Street was developed from a former shoreline path along Causeway Bay's coast before land reclamation, and its name derives from the trading company Jardine, Matheson, which established operations in the region in 1842 and owned much of the surrounding land during early colonial development.
The street features a distinctive circular footbridge built in 1965 at the junction with Sugar Street and Pennington Street, which has become a recognizable cinematic symbol and serves as a popular viewing platform for observing the surrounding high-rise buildings and active street life below.
Public transportation along Yee Wo Street includes Hong Kong Tramways services that began operating around 1904, and the street remains easily accessible via numerous bus routes and tram stops, making it a convenient hub for exploring the Causeway Bay shopping and commercial district.
During the Japanese occupation from 1942 to 1945, the street was temporarily renamed Kasuga-dori before reverting to its original name after World War II, reflecting the area's complex history and the resilience of Hong Kong's cultural identity through periods of foreign control and restoration.
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