Gresson Street () is a partially pedestrianised street in the Wan Chai area of Hong Kong Island. It runs between Queen's Road East in the south to Johnston Road in the north.
History Gresson Street opened around 1909 on Marine Lots 29 and 30, when the lots were redeveloped by Hongkong Land. The street was named after William Jardine Gresson (1869–1934),Janus Project: William Jardine Gresson entry a partner of Jardine, Matheson & Co. from 1901 to 1910.
A noted shootout, the "Siege of Gresson Street", took place here on 22 January 1918,Notes by Patricia Lim on Gwulo.com website when a gang of armed robbers became trapped while raiding a tenement in No. 6 Gresson Street. Five policemen and three robbers were shot dead, whilst a further six policemen (and one robber) were wounded. The Governor, Francis May, a former Captain Superintendent of Police, personally negotiated with the last remaining gang member, but to no avail. When the young man refused to surrender, the Royal Garrison Artillery were called to "bomb" him out.Grandsons of siege victim visit Force, HK Police 'Offbeat', Issue 795. 23 March 2005
Market Opened in the 1950s, the market on Gresson Street forms part of the Wan Chai Heritage Trail; stalls sell wet and dry goods, as well as flowers.Wan Chai Heritage Trail flyer. p.2
See also Queen's Road East, for a list of roads connecting Johnston Road and Queen's Road East.
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