Portland Street Substation

Portland Street Substation is an electrical substation in Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong which is located on 砵蘭街 Portland Street. Portland Street Substation is situated nearby to the garden Portland Street Sitting-out Area, as well as near Changsha Street Sitting-out Area.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yau Ma Tei Theatre and Ladies Market.

Yau Ma Tei Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yau Ma Tei Theatre, once the largest theatre in Kowloon, is located at the junction of Waterloo Road and Reclamation Street, in Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong. It is classified as "Grade II Historic Building" It is the only remaining pre-World War II theatre in Kowloon. Yau Ma Tei Theatre is situated 340 metres south of Portland Street Substation.

Ladies Market

Marketplace

Photo: Samwingkit, Public domain.

Tung Choi Street is a street situated between south of Sai Yeung Choi Street and Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is one of the most well-known street markets in Hong Kong. Ladies Market is situated 280 metres northeast of Portland Street Substation.

Tung Wah Museum

Museum

Photo: Narold, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tung Wah Museum is a museum housed in the former Main Hall Building of Kwong Wah Hospital, located at 25 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Only this building was preserved when Kwong Wah Hospital was re-developed in 1958–1963. Tung Wah Museum is situated 270 metres east of Portland Street Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mong Kok and Yung Shue Tau.

Mong Kok

Suburb

Photo: CX257, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mong Kok, also spelled Mongkok, often abbreviated as MK, is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok.

Yung Shue Tau

Locality

Photo: Kamdooriepang, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yung Shue Tau is the public square in front of the Tin Hau Temple in Yau Ma Tei of Kowloon in Hong Kong. The name in Cantonese means banyan tree head, and many banyan trees are still there.