A garden in Public Square Street

Public Square Street (眾坊街, formerly 公眾四方街) is a street in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The street runs in an east-west alignment from Cliff Road to Ching Ping Street, meeting Nathan Road, Temple Street, Shanghai Street, Reclamation Street and Canton Road in its course. Yau Ma Tei, also Yaumatei, Yau Ma Ti or Yaumati (Chinese: 油麻地; pinyin: ), is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong district, in the south of the Kowloon peninsula in Hong Kong. ... Location within China In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon (九龍; Cantonese IPA:; Jyutping: gau2 lung4; Mandarin Pinyin: JiÇ”lóng; lit. ... Nathan Road, near corner with Jordan Road, in Yau Ma Tei, at night. ... Temple Streets night market. ... Canton Road at dark, Tsim Sha Tsui. ...

The public square in the street's name refers to Yung Shue Tau (榕樹頭), a gathering place in front of Tin Hau Temple in Yau Ma Tei. Apart from the landmarks of Yung Shue Tau and Tin Hau Temple, there are also the night market of Temple Street, historical Yau Ma Tei Police Station, and Broadway Cinematheque. Jade Market is just a few walks away. On the other side of Nathan Road, the end near Cliff Road has steps leading to the hill of King's Park. Matsu (媽祖, pinyin: Māzǔ, Wade-Giles: Ma-tsu, lit. ... Kings Park (京士柏 or 皇囿) is an area east of Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ...

The street's original name in Chinese was 公眾四方街, resulting from the word "square" being misinterpreted as a geometric shape. The more accurate translation of 眾坊街 was adopted in the 1970s. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...