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Section of Tung Choi Street that mainly sells marine species as pets, located in Hong Kong
Goldfish Street
Chinese金魚街
Cantonese Yalegām yú gāai
Literal meaninggoldfish street
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationgām yú gāai
Jyutpinggam1 jyu4 gaai1
Goldfish Street
Goldfish Street

Goldfish Street (Chinese: 金魚街) or Goldfish Market - is a section of Tung Choi Street, north of Bute Street. There are numerous of shops selling tropical freshwater and marine fish, reptiles, vivariums etc. The shops open around 11 o'clock in the morning. There are also quite a few restaurants or street food vendors on this street.

There have been proposals to redevelop the area which may put the Goldfish market in jeopardy. There have also been reports about the sale of threatened or endangered species.

The market is located close to other local attractions, such as the Flower Market and the Bird Market. 22°19′23.5″N 114°10′11.17″E / 22.323194°N 114.1697694°E / 22.323194; 114.1697694

References

  1. "Tung Choi Street Goldfish Market". Time Out Hong Kong. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  2. "Goldfish Market | Hong Kong Tourism Board". www.discoverhongkong.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  3. "Hong Kong Goldfish Market: Shops for threatened species threatened | CNN Travel". Retrieved 2017-05-12.


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