Gutzlaff Street

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the Chinese name 郭士立 (Mandarin pinyin: Guō Shìlì), but this official Chinese name was not used to name the street.

Before the Second World War, the lane was known as "Red-haired Dame Street" (紅毛嬌街, Hóngmáojiāo Jiē, Wade-Giles: Hung-mao-chiao Chieh) by the locals, "red-haired" then being a common adjective for describing Westerners. It is said that the nickname derived from the fact that, in the old days, western women in Hong Kong were frequently seen near the street, as there were plenty of Chinese shoemakers, who were crafted in making western-style shoes, doing business in that area. It is also said that some western brothels operated there during the early days of colonial Hong Kong, hence the name.

Crossing Stanley Street, Wellington Street, Gage Street and Lyndhurst Terrace, the street is today known by many local gourmets, as a dai pai dong famous for its beef entrails (牛雜) is located there.