▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁B TS ▁Sky train ▁Sil om ▁Line ' s ▁S ala ▁Da eng ▁Station , ▁and ▁M RT ▁Blue ▁Line ' s ▁Si ▁L om ▁Station . ▁ ▁Pat p ong ▁ 1 ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁street ▁with ▁many ▁bars ▁of ▁various ▁kinds . ▁Pat p ong ▁ 2 ▁also ▁has ▁many ▁similar ▁bars . ▁Next ▁to ▁these ▁lies ▁So i ▁Jar uw an , ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Pat p ong ▁ 3 ▁but ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁Sil om ▁So i ▁ 4 . ▁It ▁has ▁long ▁c ater ed ▁to ▁gay ▁men , ▁whilst ▁nearby ▁So i ▁Th ani ya ▁has ▁expensive ▁bars ▁with ▁Th ai ▁host esses ▁that ▁c ater ▁almost ▁exclus ively ▁to ▁Japanese ▁men . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁ownership ▁Pat p ong ▁gets ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁family ▁that ▁own s ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁area ' s ▁property , ▁the ▁Pat p ong pan ich ▁( or ▁Pat p ong pan it ), ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁H ain an ▁Island , ▁China , ▁who ▁purchased ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁und e velop ed ▁plot ▁of ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁A ▁small ▁k long ▁( can al ) ▁and ▁a ▁te ak wood ▁house ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁features . ▁The ▁family ▁built ▁a ▁road ▁– ▁now ▁called ▁Pat p ong ▁ 1 ▁– ▁and ▁several ▁sh oph ouses , ▁which ▁were ▁r ented ▁out . ▁Pat p