Pound Lane

It was the site of a government pound where straying animals, like cows and sheep, were kept.

[1] The Central and Western District Council is considering installing a new escalator on Pound Lane, the Blake Garden area could well be on its way to becoming Hong Kong's next trendy neighbourhood.

Urban planning critic John Batten, who has lived in the neighbourhood for nearly 20 years, is blunt about the prospects.

Noise levels would increase, prices would go up and developers would be keen to exploit the area's 30-storey height limits.

The escalator's chief proponent has been the local branch of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, whose community relations officer, Kathy Siu Ka-yi, can be seen on dozens of posters and banners supporting the project.