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Sai Wan | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 西環 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 西环 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | West Ring | ||||||||||||
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Sai Wan,also known as Western district,or simply Western, is an area in Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong that corresponds to Sai Ying Pun,Shek Tong Tsui,Belcher Bay and Kennedy Town. [1] [2] However,Some Hong Kong people consider Kennedy Town as the only part of Sai Wan.[ citation needed ] It formed part of the City of Victoria. West Point,a former cape where major government structures in Sai Wan are close to,also used to refer to Sai Wan.
After Hong Kong's handover to People's Republic of China,Sai Wan become the location for the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and people in Hong Kong,including the former head of the Liaison Office Zhang Xiaoming, [3] colloquially refer the name Sai Wan as the Liaison office itself.
In the early 1800s,Sai Ying Pun was known as a place to settle the Chinese immigrants. It was built from the west of Tai Ping Shan. Europeans were also assigned to live in the same area. However,they were separated at the High Street where Chinese were excluded from living.
In 1880,sewerage was installed into the area,with the main flow coming down Centre Street. Streets were covered with macadam and concreted at the same time.
In 1890s,a severe epidemic outbreak of the bubonic plague afflicted Sai Ying Pun residents. Sheung Fung Lane residents were almost wiped out during the period. [4] Government Reports identified this area as the no. IX health district and went into great detail about the buildings where the disease occurred. The neighboring area,Tai Ping Shan,was the most infected place in the city. It was resumed,abandoned and demolished to improve hygiene.
The name of Shek Tong Tsui derived from a famous ancient stone pond,"Shek Tong" (石塘) in Cantonese,inside the area. The stone pond was located at modern-day Hill Road and The Belcher's,and was mined by the Hakka people since the 17th century.
In 1903,the first land reclamation of Shek Tong Tsui was finished. In the meantime,the largest brothels in the city,which were located at the Possession Street,were destroyed by a big fire. Consequently,Hong Kong Governor Matthew Nathan decided to move all Hong Kong Island's brothels to Shek Tong Tsui in the early 1900s due to the large area recently claimed from the land reclamation. The place was then being well flourished as a red light district and came to its golden period. Numerous Cantonese opera theaters and restaurants were founded because of the business of brothels. It was the best place to entertain the affluent Chinese in Hong Kong. [5]
Queen's Road was the first road built in Hong Kong,constructed by the British from 1841 to 1843. [6] It connected the Victoria City from Shek Tong Tsui to Wan Chai.
Brothels in this area had also inspired numerous novels and Hong Kong films,most notably Rouge (1987),starring Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung.
Belcher Bay was named after Edward Belcher who landed on Possession Point at the north shore of Hong Kong Island and made the first British survey of Hong Kong Harbour on 25 January 1841.
Belcher Bay,Gin Drinkers Bay and Tseung Kwan O were known as the 'Bay of Trash' in Hong Kong.
Belcher's Street is the main street in Kennedy Town of Hong Kong. It connects Victoria Road and Queen's Road West. A small section in its west end built a turn around for Hong Kong Tramway.
It is currently used as a site for ships to load and unload goods.
Kennedy Town was the western section of the historical Victoria City. It was named after the governor Arthur Edward Kennedy who initiated land reclamation along the coast of this area in 1886. It formed a narrow coastal strip of land that included the Kennedy Praya and the coastal area from Beach Street via Collinson Street to Shek Tong Tsui. [7] [8]
In 1903,the Hong Kong Government erected seven boundary stones for the city,inscribed "City Boundary 1903". One of them is located at the Kennedy Town Temporary Recreation Ground at Sai Ning Street (西寧街).
From 1933 to 1939,more land was reclaimed along the coast of Kennedy Town,yet the construction was suspended due to the Battle of Hong Kong in 1941. Another land reclamation was conducted recently at the end of the 20th century.
The Island line is one of ten lines of the MTR,the mass transit system in Hong Kong. It runs from Kennedy Town in the Western district to Chai Wan in the Eastern District on Hong Kong Island,passing through the territory's major business districts of Central,Wan Chai and Causeway Bay,and connecting them with built-up areas on the north shore of the island.
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.
Kennedy Town is at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was named after Arthur Edward Kennedy,the 7th Governor of Hong Kong from 1872 to 1877. Administratively,it is part of Central and Western District.
Shek Tong Tsui or Belcher Point is an area in Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Administratively,it belongs to the Central and Western District.
Sheung Wan is a station on the Island line of the Hong Kong MTR network. The station serves the neighbourhood of Sheung Wan and the western part of Central District. The livery colour of this station is khaki.
Connaught Road is a major thoroughfare on the north shore of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It links Shing Sai Road in Kennedy Town to the west and Harcourt Road in Admiralty to the east.
HKU is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island line located in the Shek Tong Tsui neighbourhood of Western,Hong Kong. It is named after the University of Hong Kong,which is served by the station.
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.
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 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.
Route 4 is an east-west road artery along the Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. Formerly divided into routes 7 and 8,it was absorbed into Route 4 in 2004.
Possession Street is a street in Sheung Wan,from Queen's Road West to Hollywood Road,on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The street marks the boundary of Queen's Road West and Queen's Road Central.
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Route 5 is a cancelled bus route on Hong Kong Island operated by Citybus,between Felix Villas (摩星嶺) and Causeway Bay (銅鑼灣威非路道).
Tong lau or ke lau are tenement buildings built from the late 19th century to the 1960s in Hong Kong,Taiwan,Southern China,and Southeast Asia. Designed for both residential and commercial uses,they are similar in style and function to the shophouses with five-foot way of Southeast Asia. Over the years,tong lau construction has seen influences of Edwardian-style architecture and later the Bauhaus movement.
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.
Bonham Road Government Primary School is a primary school in Sai Ying Pun,Hong Kong. Its school building is a declared monument of Hong Kong.
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