downward along the steep Old Bailey Street the day before, and had bumped into a rickshaw, injuring the puller. In the mid-1990s the character of Old Bailey Street began to change, as new bars and restaurants moved onto the street in concert with the emergence of the SoHo entertainment district. Comparatively high rents for commercial space and very high property prices against worldwide benchmarks have been reported in the 2000s and 2010s in Old Bailey Street. Features The old Victoria Prison still stands on Old Bailey Street, but is no longer in use. It was closed in December 2005 and the Hong Kong Government, after a consultation period, has converted both the Prison, the old Central Police Station (which is at the intersection of Old Bailey Street and Hollywood Road) and the Former Central Magistracy into the Tai Kwun centre, which opened to the public on 29 May 2018. The Old Bailey Street Police Married Quarters, at 17A Old Bailey Street, was completed in 1986. It includes one 24-storey block with six flats on each floor. The compound has been fortified with razor wire since the 2019–20 pro-democracy protests. No. 20 Hollywood Road is a building located at the corner of Hollywood Road and Old Bailey Street. The lease on this landed property commenced in 1844, making it one of the earliest lots to be sold in Hong Kong. The current building was built in 1953. It is a four-storey building with Art Deco influences, that has been used for commercial use over the years. It is listed as a Grade III historic building. Due to the steepness of the slope of the street, the sidewalks on both side feature a total of 74 stairs. See also List of streets and roads in Hong Kong References External links Google Maps of Old Bailey Street 1862 View up Old Bailey Street at gwulo.com Central, Hong Kong Roads on Hong Kong Island