Tai Kwun

10 Hollywood Road
Central
Hong Kong

• MTR Central Station Exit D1: Come out on Pedder Street, turn right on to Queen’s Road Central and walk west until reaching Cochrane Street. Then take the stairs to join the Mid-Levels Escalators.  On the corner of Hollywood and Old Bailey Street, there is a footbridge extending from the escalator that connects directly to one of the entrances of  Tai Kwun above Old Bailey Street.  That entrance is known as Footbridge Gate.
• MTR Hong Kong Station Exit E: Come out of IFC and take the elevated pedestrian walkway over Connaught Road Central.  Walk past  Hang Seng Bank Head office, through the Central Market Building and then join the Mid-Levels Escalators to enter Tai Kwun.  On the corner of Hollywood Road and Old Bailey Street, there is a footbridge extending from the escalator that connects directly to one of the entrances of Tai Kwun above Old Bailey Street.  That entrance is known as Footbridge Gate

Web: taikwun.hk
Opening Hours: 11am - 11pm (Visitors Centre 8pm. Shops may close earlier) 



Tai Kwun opened in June 2018 and is the centre for heritage, arts, shopping and dining.  It occupies the site of three important colonial-era buildings:  the restored former Central Police Station, Central Magistracy and Victoria Prison.

It is very easy to locate since it's a huge colonial site on Hollywood Road.  It's also easy to get into with 5 pedestrian gates open to the public:

1. Bauhinia House Gate on Arbuthnot Road;
2. Blue Gate at the top of Old Bailey Street;
3. Footbridge Gate at the bottom of and above, Old Bailey Street;
4. Old Bailey Gate at street level on Old Bailey Street;
5. Pottinger Gate at the top of the Pottinger Street Steps;

And you fags are gonna love this place.....

• It's a great place to sit, sip, nibble and people watch (trust us, we've done it);
• It's a great place to window shop and shop (trust us, we've done it)
• It's a great place to eat (trust us, we've done it);
• It's a great place to just **ahem** wander around not knowing which hottie you might run into (trust us, we've done it);
• It's a great place to pose (trust us, we've done it);
• It's a great place to ask a cute stranger to take pics of you, then start a conversation which you can take to one of the outside tables and continue over a snack and a drink (trust us, we've done it)
• It's a great place to make eye contact (trust us, we've done it);
• There are plenty of toilets........in case you need to fix your makeup and comb your hair; (we'll let you fill in the blanks on that one);

Truth is, although very few people will say it publicly, Hollywood Road area is very gay-centric.

We're not just talking about that asylum for gay whites, Central Escalator.  The reality is one can make eye contact or get cruised just by walking along Hollywood Road from exploring Tai Kwun to exploring PMQ (which we've written about previously) to the notorious Sun Yat Sen Steps on Shing Wong Street and the "facilities". Those "facilities" are so famous that (not only have they been the repeated subject of Craigslist hookups) one of the married elderly male cleaning staff are in on it - and will  make "customer recommendations"........

We didn't believe it when our friendly GAM-Throats-On-The-Street told us about the staff at the Sun Yat Sen Steps going over and above the call of duty.  Then we showed up and sure enough, the elderly male attendant was "very friendly" pointing out who's who and saying FuelMix should have no trouble finding "friends".  We giggled like hell.

It's these sharp portraits of Very Rich Megacity that make living here such a joy.

For another example of what happened to FuelMix at a public toilet, check out the post, PPnP (Pee, Porn and Preview).

We do not encourage any illegal behaviour.  We simply report what we've seen and experienced.


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