Shanghai Street

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Shanghai Street (Chinese: 上海街) is a street passing through Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It starts at Austin Road in the south, and ends at Lai Chi Kok Road in the north. It runs parallel to Nathan Road, Temple Street and Reclamation Street.

The street was originally named Station Street (差館街) after the Yau Ma Tei Police Station, a police station on Public Square Street. It was split into two sections, Station Street South and Station Street North, on 12th November 1898. The entire street was renamed Shanghai Street on 19th March 1909.

Shanghai Street was the major business corridor in the area until Nathan Road assumed that role. A number of traditional trades in Hong Kong still line the street, including shops selling traditional wedding dresses, fung shui tools and books.