Chow Kit

It is named after Loke Chow Kit (Chinese: 陸秋傑; Jyutping: Luk6 Cau1 Git6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lio̍k Chhiu-kia̍t) a well-known miner, municipal councilor, public official, and also the first local owner of a department store - Chow Kit & Co – which was the largest in KL at the time.

[2] The majority of Indonesia's Minangkabau, Javanese, and Acehnese open restaurants and as retailer.

There is a night market also known as Bundle Chow Kit along Lorong Haji Taib which is known for the sale of used clothing and accessories.

[7] Chow Kit has traditionally been known as one of the major red-light districts in Kuala Lumpur.

[9] Malaysian director Justin Ong's 2013 film, Ida's choice, is about a young woman in the red-light district.