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由半山眺望，右方是上環，左方是西營盤。
圖片正中位置是落成於1906年的北面上環街市，它於1990年代改建為西港城。
最高建築物是1920年代中落成的皇后酒店，設有天台花園及遊樂場，後來易名為新光酒店，於1970年代再改建為啟德商業大廈。酒店兩旁的干諾道和德輔道中旅館林立，是當時基層華人的「紅燈區」。
Western District, C.1930
Sheung Wan(right)and Sai Ying Pun(left)can be seen in the photo when you look from the Mid-levels.
In the middle, there is the Western Market(Northern Portion)which was built in 1906. It became a shopping and catering centre in early 1990s.
The tallest building was the Queen's Hotel which was built in mid 1920s. There were a garden and a recreation area on its roof top. Its name was changed to Sun Kwong later, and was demolished in 1970s to build the Kai Tak Commercial Building.
Connaught Road and Des Voeux Road Central beside the Hotel were congested with hostels, it was a brothel area of the lower-class Chinese. ■鄭寶鴻 香港歷史博物館榮譽顧問
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