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Drake Street and Admiralty Bus Terminus on its left in February 2010 HK Admiralty Queensway Drake Street Far East Finance Centre footbridge view bus terminus Sidewalk carpark.jpg
Drake Street and Admiralty Bus Terminus on its left in February 2010

Drake Street is a street in Admiralty, Hong Kong. It was named after the Royal Navy ship HMS Drake. A portion of the Admiralty MTR station lies underneath the street. [1]

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  1. "香港地方 | 道路及鐵路 | 道路名稱(五)英官員命名道路". Hk-place.com. Retrieved 2016-02-28.