Jalan Hang Lekir, Kuala Lumpur (6 July, 2016)
Jalan Hang Lekir is a minor road in the
Petaling Street Chinatown in
Kuala Lumpur. It is a one-way street that cuts across the area from west to east, starting at
Jalan Hang Kasturi, and ending at
Jalan Sultan. A section of Jalan Hang Lekir between
Jalan Tun HS Lee and Jalan Sultan is a pedestrian mall.
Jalan Hang Lekir was originally called Cecil Street
1, after the Governor of the Straits Settlements from 1887 to 1893, Sir Cecil Clementi Smith. It was renamed Jalan Hang Lekir after one of the warrior comrades of Hang Tuah as mentioned in the Malay Annals (
Sejarah Melayu).
Sights along Jalan Hang Lekir
Banks on Jalan Hang Lekir
- Maybank, 1 Jalan Hang Lekir (GPS: 3.14427, 101.6958)
Educational Institutions on Jalan Hang Lekir
- Kasturi College, 161 Jalan Tun HS Lee, 03 2032 3001 (GPS: 3.14446, 101.69605)
Businesses on Jalan Hang Lekir
- Galeri Peter Hoe, 2 Jalan Hang Lekir, 03 2026 0711 (3.14445, 101.69579)
- Popular Bookstore, 145 Jalan Tun HS Lee, 03 2078 1953 (GPS: 3.14428, 101.69649)

- Weng Hoa Flower Boutique (GPS: GPS: 3.14444, 101.69631)

Jalan Hang Lekir, Kuala Lumpur (6 July, 2016)
Jalan Hang Lekir road sign (8 July, 2016)
Jalan Hang Lekir
References
- Kuala Lumpur Street Names by Mariana Isa & Maganjeet Kaut, published by Marshall Cavendish (2015) page 67.
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