Russell Street, Hong Kong

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Russell Street, Hong Kong
Facade of Times Square (Hong Kong), at the intersection of Russell Street and Matheson Street

Russell Street (Chinese: 羅素街) in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, is a commercial shopping street in Hong Kong. It is the most expensive luxury street in the world.[1]

Name

Russell Street is named after James Russell a colonial official and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong from 1888 to 1892. Russell died at an early age of 50 in 1893. On his death the Hong Kong Daily News described Russell as: "one of the most hard working officials that the Hong Kong Civil Service has ever possessed, and with his industry were united great natural shrewdness and common sense."[2]

World's highest retail rents

Recently, store frontage on this street, was named the most expensive in the world at HK$21,700 or USD $2,800 per square foot.[3]

Features

Nearby the street, there are Times Square, a video wall, a MTR station, a cinema, many famous shops, taxi station.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Erwan Rambourg, The Bling Dynasty, Wiley 2014, p.11
  2. ↑ Daily Press, James Russell obituary, published: 4 September 1893
  3. ↑ "Russell Street in Hong Kong Surpasses Fifth Avenue in New York For World's Most Expensive Rent". iRealtyTimes.com. September 21, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2013.

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Coordinates: 22°16′44″N 114°10′58″E / 22.27889°N 114.18269°E