Lei Yue Mun is a short channel in Hong Kong . It lies between Junk Bay and Victoria Harbour , separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island . The channel is an important passage for the city, forming the eastern entrance of Victoria Harbour.
5-537: The lands around the channel are also called Lei Yue Mun. On Kowloon side, it is famous for its seafood market and restaurants in the fishing villages. On the Hong Kong Island side, it has former military defence facilities. The Chinese name for the channel means " Carp Gate" and is pronounced Lei5 yu4 mun4 in Cantonese . It has been variously transcribed and translated over the years, appearing as
10-565: A year. The term fish market can also refer to the process of fish marketing in general, but this article is concerned with physical marketplaces. Fish markets were known in antiquity. They served as a public space where large numbers of people could gather and discuss current events and local politics . Because seafood is quick to spoil , fish markets are historically most often found in seaside towns. Once ice or other simple cooling methods became available, some were also established in large inland cities that had good trade routes to
15-489: Is a marketplace for selling fish and fish products . It can be dedicated to wholesale trade between fishermen and fish merchants , or to the sale of seafood to individual consumers, or to both. Retail fish markets, a type of wet market , often sell street food as well. Fish markets range in size from small fish stalls to large ones such as the great Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, which turns over about 660,000 tonnes
20-745: The Ly-ce-moon Pass , the Ly-ee-moon Pass , Ly-e-Mun Pass , Lyemun , Lymoon , and the Lye Moon Passage . Lei Yue Mun is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 48. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Kwun Tong Government Primary School. 22°17′5″N 114°14′18″E / 22.28472°N 114.23833°E / 22.28472; 114.23833 Seafood market A fish market
25-485: The coast. Since refrigeration and rapid transport became available in the 19th and 20th century, fish markets can technically be established at any place. However, because modern trade logistics in general has shifted away from marketplaces and towards retail outlets, such as supermarkets , most seafood worldwide is now sold to consumers through these venues, like most other foodstuffs . Consequently, most major fish markets now mainly deal with wholesale trade, and
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