Haiphong Road Temporary Market [1978- ]

Submitted by David on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 16:11
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In use
Date completed
(Day & Month are approximate.)

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Only the "cooked food" part of the market (in the back) is currently being refurbished, which, given that the FEHD is involved, is slated to take about a year for a job that should take a month.

The wet market part in front remains open. It was "refurbished" a few years ago, although they didn't do much other than repair the roof. The wet market has been half-empty for more than a decade.

The fruit vendor located just behind the flower shop in the wet market has been there since around the time the market opened. A friend of mine remembers getting deliveries from them '70s and '80s, all the way out in Sai Kung!

Klaus, those photos show the arch over the entrance to the alley to the east of the current market. The current (opened 1979) temple is just a short walk up that alley. The temple is also accessible from inside the market.

There's not much to it. There's a place to burn incense, and up the greasy metal staircase (which leads to another alley that will take you to Peking Road), there's a small meeting room. At this point, you're behind 29 Ashley Road, which was Jimmy's Kitchen's final TST address.

It's getting rare to see anyone making offerings here, and the meeting room isn't used for much except mahjong.

There's some history of the temple here (in Chinese): http://www.fushantang.com/1005c/e3030.html