盧押道) is a north–south running street in the Wan Chai District of Hong Kong. It runs from Gloucester Road to the north,to Johnston Road to the south. It passes by Southorn Playground to the east of the road.
The street was named after Major-General Charles Camac Luard (1867–1947),who was Commander of British Troops in South China. [1]
Wan Chai District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. Of the four on Hong Kong Island,it is north-central,and had 152,608 residents in 2011,a fall from 167,146 residents in 2001. The district has the second-highest educationally qualified residents with the highest-bracket incomes,the second-lowest population and the third-oldest quotient. It is a relatively affluent district,with one in five persons having liquid assets of more than HKD 1 million.
Wan Chai is situated at the western part of Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island,in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road to the east,Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to the south. The area north of Gloucester Road is often referred to as Wan Chai North.
Wan Chai is a station on the Island line of the Hong Kong MTR. The livery colour is lime green. It serves the Wan Chai locality within the district of the same name. The station platforms are located underneath Hennessy Road,a major trunk road connecting the Central and Eastern districts.
Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn,known as Tom,was a British colonial administrator,spending the large part of his career in Ceylon before serving as Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong,then Governor of The Gambia.
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.
Gloucester Road is a major highway in Hong Kong. It is one of the few major roads in Hong Kong with service roads. It was named on 14 June 1929 after Prince Henry,Duke of Gloucester,to commemorate his visit to Hong Kong that year. The road is 2.2 kilometres in length and has a speed limit of 70 km/h.
Middle Road is a street in the southern part of Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Queen's Road is a collection of roads along the northern coast of Hong Kong Island,in Hong Kong,within the limit of Victoria City. It was the first road in Hong Kong,constructed by the British between 1841 and 1843,spanning across Victoria City from Shek Tong Tsui to Wan Chai.
Southorn Playground is a sports and recreational ground in Wan Chai,Hong Kong. It comprises a football pitch,four basketball courts,and a children's playground.
Hennessy Road is a thoroughfare on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong.
Thomson Road is a road in Wan Chai,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It was named on 30 October 1931 after Alexander MacDonald Thomson,a Colonial Treasurer of Hong Kong from 1899 to 1918.
Smithfield is a street with a length of approximately 1,300 m in Kennedy Town,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. Its northern section is a commercial and residential area,while its southern section is a road connecting it to Pok Fu Lam Road. Smithfield was historically the site of a cattle quarantine depot and a slaughterhouse,and was probably named after its London namesake.
Fleming Road is a road in Wan Chai and Wan Chai North on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. The road begins south with Johnston Road,runs across Hennessy Road,Lockhart Road and Jaffe Road,flies over Gloucester Road and runs across Harbour Road and ends at the junction with Convention Avenue and Expo Drive East.
Johnston Road is a major road in Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong.
Tin Chiu Street is a street in Tsat Tsz Mui of North Point in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Pride Parade is an annual march in Hong Kong in support of LGBT rights. Homosexuality has been legal in Hong Kong since 1991 but there is no legal recognition of any same-sex relationships and limited protection against discrimination.
Southorn is one of the 13 constituencies in the Wan Chai District.
Fenwick Street is a street in Wan Chai,Hong Kong with a length of about 450 metres. It starts from Johnston Road and ends at the junction of Fenwick Pier Street and Harbour Road. Fenwick Street is cut into two pieces by Gloucester Road,impassable for cars. Pedestrians can take an elevated walkway to cross.
The Hong Kong Playground Association (HKPA) is a Hong Kong not for profit organisation. It was incorporated as a statutory corporation,under the Hong Kong Playground Association Ordinance. However,the association was classified as a subvented non-government organization. The Government of Hong Kong is one of the funding source of the association,but the association has its owns governing board. The association has a basketball team that participated in the Hong Kong A1 Division Championship. The association also provided many extra-curricular activities to the teens of Hong Kong.