Central is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in 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.
The SoHo district in Hong Kong is an entertainment zone located in Central. It borders Lan Kwai Fong and Sheung Wan districts. The name is derived from its location:South of Hollywood Road.
The City of Victoria,often called Victoria City or simply Victoria,was the de facto capital of Hong Kong during its time as a British dependent territory,and the de jure capital of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It was initially named Queenstown but was soon known as Victoria. It was one of the first urban settlements in Hong Kong and its boundaries are recorded in the Laws of Hong Kong. All government bureaux and many key departments still have their head offices located within its limit.
Hong Kong Heritage Museum is a museum of history,art and culture in Sha Tin,Hong Kong,located beside the Shing Mun River. The museum opened on 16 December 2000. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. The six permanent exhibits and the original temporary exhibits were designed by design firm Reich+Petch along with Lord Cultural Resources.
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.
Sai Ying Pun is an area in Western District,on Hong Kong Island,in Hong Kong. It is administratively part of the Central and Western District.
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.
Man Mo Temple or Man Mo Miu is a temple for the worship of the Civil or Literature God Man Tai (文帝) / Man Cheong (文昌) and the Martial God Mo Tai (武帝) / Kwan Tai (關帝). The two Deities were popularly patronized by scholars and students seeking progress in their study or ranking in the civil examinations in the Ming and Qing dynasties. There are several Man Mo temples in Hong Kong,the best known of which is the temple in Sheung Wan.
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.
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.
Shing Wong Street is a street on the hill slope of Sheung Wan and Mid-Levels,Hong Kong. The street extends from Gough Street at its lowest to Caine Road highest. The street is one of ladder streets in Hong Kong,made of stone steps,in the section between Hollywood Road and Caine Road.
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.
The Police Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of policing in Hong Kong. The museum is housed in the former Wan Chai Gap Police Station,located at 27 Coombe Road,Wan Chai Gap,The Peak. About 1,200 exhibits are displayed in the Museum and there is generally one rotating specialised exhibition display.
Sheung Yiu Folk Museum is housed in Sheung Yiu Village,a declared monument of Hong Kong,on Pak Tam Chung Nature Trail,Sai Kung District,Hong Kong. Sheung Yiu means "above the kiln" in Chinese.
The Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum is a museum in Tung Tau Wan Road,Stanley,Hong Kong. It was originally housed in the Staff Training Institute of the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department.
Blake Garden,also known as Blake Gardens,is a small urban park in Sheung Wan on Hong Kong Island,near Man Mo Temple. The park is named after Sir Henry Arthur Blake,a former British Governor of Hong Kong. It includes hard-surface playing areas for football,basketball and badminton/volleyball.
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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.
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