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Caine Road is a road running through Mid-Levels,Hong Kong. It connects Bonham Road to the west (at the junction with Hospital Road and Seymour Road),and Arbuthnot Road,Glenealy and Upper Albert Road to the east.
The road is named after William Caine, [1] a Colonial Secretary,and an acting Governor of Hong Kong between May and September 1859.
From 1862–1865 during the American Civil War,Caine Road was home to Sara Delano,the mother of United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt,whose family had a permanent residence at Rose Hill on Caine Road (currently standing near the Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Hong Kong) through their connection to the American trading house Russell &Company. [2]
In the afternoon of 15 December 1941,during the Battle of Hong Kong,a stick Japanese bombs hit the junction of Old Bailey Street and Caine Road,the junction of Pottinger Street and Hollywood Road,Wellington Street and the Central Police Station. [3] The bombing was part of a systematic bombardment of the Hong Kong Island's north shore that was launched on that day. [4]
The following major buildings and structures are located along Caine Road:
From 7am to 7pm during weekdays,driving west-bound from Upper Albert Road is reserved for buses only. Private vehicles may drive west between 7pm and 7am weekdays,after 1pm on Saturdays,and all day on Sundays. [9]
Public bus services 12,12M,13,23,23B,40,40M and 103 pass through this road.[ citation needed ]
Kellett Island is a former island of Victoria Harbour,off East Point in Hong Kong. It is now connected to Hong Kong Island at Causeway Bay following land reclamation in 1969.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a late 19th-century English Gothic revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. It is located in the Mid-Levels area of the city at 16 Caine Road.
Chater Road is a three-lane road in Central,Hong Kong named after Sir Paul Chater. It begins at its intersection with Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central in the west,and ends at Murray Road in the east. It divides Statue Square into a southern and a northern sections.
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.
Des Voeux Road Central and Des Voeux Road West are two roads on the north shore of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. They were named after the 10th Governor of Hong Kong,Sir William Des Vœux. The name was sometimes spelt with the ligature œin pre-war documents but is nowadays spelt officially as Des Voeux Road.
Blue Pool Road is a road linking Happy Valley and Wong Nai Chung Gap on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong.
Old Bailey Street is located in Central,Hong Kong. The name is derived from the Old Bailey,the Central Criminal Court in central London,United Kingdom.
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.
Garden Road is a major road on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong,connecting the Central and Mid-Levels areas. It was formerly known as Albany Nullah.
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.
Aberdeen Street is a border street dividing Sheung Wan and Central on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It ascends from Queen's Road Central to Caine Road in Mid-Levels. The street is named after George Hamilton-Gordon,4th Earl of Aberdeen,Foreign Secretary at the time of the cession of Hong Kong Island to the United Kingdom in 1842.
Glenealy is one of the few roads or streets without a street type suffix in Hong Kong. Located in the Mid-Levels on the Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong,it starts from Ice House Street and goes uphill to Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens,across Robinson Road and ends at Hornsey Road and Conduit Road.
Kellett Bay,or Kai Lung Wan (雞籠灣) is a bay on southwestern Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong,to the southeast of Waterfall Bay.
William Caine was the first head of the Hong Kong Police Force,Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1854. He attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel prior to his secretary appointment. Caine was also the acting Governor of Hong Kong between May and September 1859.
Sugar Street is a street in Causeway Bay,Hong Kong.
Johnston Road is a major road in Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong.
Spring Garden Lane is a street in Wan Chai,Hong Kong,connecting Queen's Road East to its south,and Johnston Road to the north. It was one of the first focal areas developed by the British in Hong Kong during the 1840s.
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.
Shelley Street is a street in Central,Hong Kong. It is a ladder street and the Central–Mid-Levels escalators run along the entire length of the street.
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