Central,also known as Central District,is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern corner of the Central and Western District,on the north shore of Hong Kong Island,across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui,the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula. The area was the heart of Victoria City,although that name is rarely used today.
Lan Kwai Fong is a small square of streets in Central,Hong Kong. The area was dedicated to hawkers before the Second World War,but underwent a renaissance in the mid-1980s. It is now a popular expatriate haunt in Hong Kong for drinking,clubbing,and dining. The street Lan Kwai Fong is L-shaped with two ends joining with D'Aguilar Street.
Sheung Wan is an area in Hong Kong,located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island,between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively,it is part of the Central and Western District. The name can be variously interpreted as Upper District,or Gateway District.
Hollywood Road is a street in Central and Sheung Wan,on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. The street runs between Central and Sheung Wan,with Wyndham Street,Arbuthnot Road,Ladder Street,Upper Lascar Row,and Old Bailey Street in the vicinity.
Ladder Street is a street in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong,consisting entirely of steps and landings formed by granite slabs or concrete paving. It was so named because it extends straight up and down like a ladder. The street has been listed as a Grade I historic building.
Pottinger Street is a street in Central,Hong Kong. It is also known as the Stone Slabs Street since the street is paved unevenly by granite stone steps. It was named in 1858 after Henry Pottinger,the first Governor of Hong Kong,serving from 1843 to 1844. It is a Grade I historic building.
Caine Road is a road running through Mid-Levels,Hong Kong. It connects Bonham Road to the west,and Arbuthnot Road,Glenealy and Upper Albert Road to the east.
Wellington Street is a one-way street located in Central and Sheung Wan,Hong Kong. Named after Arthur Wellesley,1st Duke of Wellington,it stretches from Wyndham Street to Queen's Road Central. The two sides of street is a mosaic of old and new buildings. Varieties of trades can be found on the street level. Street markets can be found in the adjacent lanes.
Lockhart Road is a street spanning the whole length of Wan Chai from east to west on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. It begins at Arsenal Street in the west and ends in East Point Road in East Point.
D'Aguilar Street is a street in Central,Hong Kong.
Tai Ping Shan Street is a street marking the early colonial history in Hong Kong. Located at the north slope of Victoria Peak in Sheung Wan,the street starts east from a ladder street at the junction with Bridges Street and end west in Po Yan Street near Tung Wah Hospital. The street runs parallel to Hollywood Road.
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The Duke of Mount Deer is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Deer and the Cauldron,produced by TVB and starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung. It was first aired on TVB Jade in from 9 July to 31 August 1984.
Chor Lau-heung is a Hong Kong wuxia television series adapted from the first three novels in the Chu Liuxiang novel series by Taiwanese writer Gu Long. Adam Cheng starred as the titular protagonist,Chor Lau-heung. The series was first broadcast on TVB on September 3,1979. The 65 episodes long series was divided into four parts:The Legend of Mo-fa (無花傳奇),The Great Desert (大沙漠),Legend of the Divine Palace (神宮傳奇) and The Final Battle (最後一戰).
Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier was a ferry pier in Sham Shui Po,Kowloon,Hong Kong that operated from 1919 to 1992. It was one of the important ferry piers in West Kowloon and had a bus terminus nearby.
The Central and Western District located on northwestern part of Hong Kong Island is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 243,266 in 2016. The district has the most educated residents with the second highest income and the third lowest population due to its relatively small size.
Gods of Honour is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the 16th-century novel Fengshen Bang,a Chinese vernacular classic written by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing. The series was first aired on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 2001. It starred Benny Chan,Chin Kar-lok,Irene Wan,Michelle Ye,Dickson Lee,Yuen Wah,Kingdom Yuen and Winnie Yeung in the lead roles.
Sheung Wan is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong,represented from 1994 to 2021 by Kam Nai-wai of the Democratic Party in the Central and Western District Council.
