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Belcher's Street is a main street in Kennedy Town of Hong Kong. It connects east Victoria Road and joins west Queen's Road West. A small section in its west end built a turn around for Hong Kong Tramways.
The street was named after Edward Belcher,a Canadian-born Royal Navy officer who surveyed the harbour of Hong Kong in 1841.
The former Western Fire Station,located at No. 12 Belcher's Street,was converted into the Po Leung Kuk Chan Au Big Yan Home for the Elderly. It is a Grade III historic building [1] and is located along the Central and Western Heritage Trail. [2]
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.
Kennedy Town is at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was named after Arthur Edward Kennedy,the 7th Governor of Hong Kong from 1872 to 1877. Administratively,it is part of Central and Western District.
Sai Wan,also known as Western district,or simply Western, is an area in Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong that corresponds to Sai Ying Pun,Shek Tong Tsui,Belcher Bay and Kennedy Town. However,Some Hong Kong people consider Kennedy Town as the only part of Sai Wan. It formed part of the City of Victoria. West Point,a former cape where major government structures in Sai Wan are close to,also used to refer to Sai Wan.
Western Market is one of the oldest structures in Sheung Wan,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. The current structure,built in 1906,was the North Block of the original Western Market. It is the oldest surviving market building in the city. The former South Block was demolished in 1981 and its site is now occupied by the Sheung Wan Complex.
Pok Fu Lam Road,or Pokfulam Road,is a four-lane road in Hong Kong. Built on Hong Kong Island,the road runs between Sai Ying Pun and Wah Fu,through Pok Fu Lam.
Victoria Road is a main road near the west shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong connecting Kennedy Town and Wah Fu and an alternative connection of Pok Fu Lam Road. It begins north with Belcher's Street in Kennedy Town and goes along Mount Davis,Sandy Bay,Telegraph Bay and Waterfall Bay and reaches in Kellett Bay.
Queen's Road East is a street in Wan Chai,in the north of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong,connecting Admiralty in the west to Happy Valley in the east. Queen's Road East is one of the four sections of Queen's Road,and historically included Queensway.
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.
Central Market was a fresh food market in Central,Hong Kong and the first wet market in the city. It is one of only two existing Bauhaus market buildings in Hong Kong,the other one being Wan Chai Market.
MacDonnell Road is a street in the Mid-Levels area of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong.
Kennedy Road is a road in the Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It is named after Arthur Kennedy,the seventh governor of Hong Kong.
The Bishop's House,located at 1 Lower Albert Road,Central,is the residence and office of the Archbishop of Hong Kong.
The Belcher's is a private residential estate in Shek Tong Tsui,Hong Kong Island. It consists of six residential buildings constructed in two phases;three buildings were constructed in each phase. Construction for the first phase was completed in 2000,and in 2001 for the second phase. The estate was named after the adjacent Belcher's Street,which in turned was named after Sir Edward Belcher,a Canadian-born British naval officer and explorer.
Bridges Street is a 300-metre two-way street in Sheung Wan,Hong Kong.
The Old Dairy Farm Depot,or Old Dairy Farm Building,is a building in Central,Hong Kong,which currently houses the Hong Kong Fringe Club and the Foreign Correspondents' Club. It is located at 2 Lower Albert Road. The back of the building is located along Wyndham Street,while its edge faces Glenealy.
The Pedder Building,located at No. 12 Pedder Street,in Central,Hong Kong,is a historic commercial building built in the Beaux-Arts style. Built in 1923,it is the last surviving pre-World War II building in Pedder Street.
The Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail is a heritage trail in Hong Kong that comprises 22 waterworks structures with historical value near the Tai Tam group of reservoirs. The Trail is about 5 km long and takes about two hours to complete. The Trail is located along the Tai Tam Reservoir Road with entrance at Wong Nai Chung Gap near Hong Kong Parkview or at the junction of Tai Tam Road and Tai Tam Reservoir Road. Ten information stations were established en route to introduce the functions and historic values of the structures. Guided tours will be organised for schools and non-profit making organisations.
The Old Tsan Yuk Maternity Hospital is located at No. 36A Western Street,Sai Ying Pun,Hong Kong. It was founded in 1922 under the Chinese Public Dispensary Committee. After the war,Tsan Yuk Hospital has moved to Hospital Road and the site has become a multi-purpose community centre called Western District Community Centre.
The Old Kowloon Fire Station is a former fire station in Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong. Together with the Former Marine Police Headquarters,it is now part of a commercial complex called 1881 Heritage.
Bridges Street Market is located at No. 2 Bridges Street,at the corner of Shing Wong Street,in Sheung Wan,Hong Kong. It is a Bauhaus style market building,originally opened in 1953,and scheduled to be renovated and open in 2018 as a news museum.