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.
Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong,the island had a population of 1,289,500 and a population density of 16,390 per square kilometre (42,400/sq mi),as of 2008. The island had a population of about 3,000 inhabitants scattered in a dozen fishing villages when it was occupied by the United Kingdom in the First Opium War (1839–1842). In 1842,the island was formally ceded in perpetuity to the UK under the Treaty of Nanking and the City of Victoria was then established on the island by the British Force in honour of Queen Victoria. The Central area on the island is the historical,political and economic centre of Hong Kong. The northern coast of the island forms the southern shore of the Victoria Harbour,which is largely responsible for the development of Hong Kong due to its deep waters favoured by large trade ships.
Central is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern corner of the 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.
Hong Kong counts approximately 600 temples,shrines and monasteries. While Buddhism and Christianity are the most widely practiced religions,most religions are represented in the Special Administrative Region.
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. 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.
Admiralty is the eastern extension of the central business district on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. It is located on the eastern end of the Central and Western District,bordered by Wan Chai to the east and Victoria Harbour to the north.
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.
Castle Peak Road is the longest road in Hong Kong. Completed in 1920,it runs in the approximate shape of an arc of a semi-circle. It runs West from Tai Po Road in Sham Shui Po,New Kowloon,to Tuen Mun,then north to Yuen Long then east to Sheung Shui,in the very north of the New Territories. It is divided into 22 sections. It serves south,west and north New Territories,being one of the most distant roads in early Hong Kong.
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.
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.
Queensway is a major road in the Admiralty area of Central,Hong Kong. It was originally a section of Queen's Road East and forms part of the continuum of Queen's Road that had been split into Queen's Road West,Queen's Road Central,Queensway,and Queen's Road East after World War II. At its western end it splits into Queen's Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central while at its eastern end it merges into Hennessy Road,at the junction with Queen's Road East.
Praya was a term used in Colonial Hong Kong to refer to a promenade by the waterfront. The name comes from the Portuguese word praia,which means "beach," but in China it came to mean a stone-faced waterfront road. In Hong Kong,it was a broad road running parallel along the harbour in front of the city. HSBC and Dent &Co. were just some of the major companies based in the area.
Queen Victoria Street is a one-way street in Central,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. Named after Queen Victoria,the street stretches from Connaught Road Central to Queen's Road Central. The street is noted for the many landmarks that it runs past,namely Central Market and the headquarters of the Hang Seng Bank.
The Central Elevated Walkway is an extensive footbridge network spanning Admiralty,Central and parts of Sheung Wan,near Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong.
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.
Bonham Strand is a combination of two streets in Sheung Wan,Hong Kong:Bonham Strand (文咸東街) and Bonham Strand West (文咸西街).
Wellington Barracks was a military barracks located to the east of Garden Road in Admiralty,Hong Kong. One of many military complexes constructed by the British Army in the area,the land was returned to the Hong Kong government in the 1970s and gradually reverted to civilian use. As a result,the barracks was closed at the end of that decade,demolished in the mid-1980s and replaced with Harcourt Garden.
Johnston Road is a major road in Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong.
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.
"Queen's Road East" is a song by Taiwanese singer-songwriter Lo Ta-yu,featuring Hong Kong singer Ram Chiang. It was released on 23 January 1991 as the title track of Lo's Cantonese-language compilation album of the same name. The song was composed by Lo and written by Hong Kong lyricist Albert Leung. It is named after Queen's Road East,a street in Hong Kong,and satirically expresses the anxiety felt by the city's residents over the impending handover of Hong Kong in 1997.
