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Victoria Road is a main road near the west shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong connecting Kennedy Town and Wah Fu and an alternative connection of Pok Fu Lam Road. It begins north with Belcher's Street in Kennedy Town and goes along Mount Davis,Sandy Bay,Telegraph Bay and Waterfall Bay and reaches in Kellett Bay.
The road opened in 1897,the year of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee,celebrating the 60th year of her reign. A stone was laid by Governor Robinson and the road was named Victoria Jubilee Road (域多利慶典道). [1] The road was without any surfacing and only access to Chinese public cemetery in Kellett Bay. In 1903,Hong Kong Government erected a stone at the road in Kennedy Town to mark the boundary of Victoria City. In the 1910s,the road was expanded and renamed to Victoria Road. In the 1960s,for the construction of Wah Fu Estate,the road became a standard road of concrete. In the 2000s,the section near Cyberport was improved.[ citation needed ]
The Southern District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the southern part of Hong Kong Island. It had a population of 274,994 in 2016.
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.
Pok Fu Lam or Pokfulam is a residential area on Hong Kong Island,at the western end of the Southern District. It is a valley between Victoria Peak and Mount Kellett,around Telegraph Bay.
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.
Wah Fu is an area located in Southern District,on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong.
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. However,Some Hong Kong people consider Kennedy Town as the only part of Sai Wan. 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.
Wah Fu Estate is a public housing estate located next to Waterfall Bay,Pok Fu Lam in Hong Kong's Southern District. It was built on a new town concept in 1967 and was renovated in 2003. Divided into Wah Fu (I) Estate and Wah Fu (II) Estate,the whole estate has a total of 18 residential blocks completed between 1967 and 1978.
Waterfall Bay or Pok Po Wan is a bay in Pok Fu Lam,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. Located on the East Lamma Channel off the coast of Wah Fu Estate and Cyberport at Telegraph Bay,it is named after the waterfall that flows into it. The fresh water from this waterfall is said to have given the city its name –the translation of Hong Kong's name in Cantonese 香港means "fragrant harbour". An eponymous park is now situated around the area.
Sandy Bay is a bay which is part of Pok Fu Lam,located at the south of Mount Davis,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong.
Mount Davis or Mo Sing Leng is an area surrounding and including the westernmost hill on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It is 269m tall. Home to mostly luxury residences,Mount Davis was originally settled after the construction of Victoria Road,Hong Kong by prominent Hong Kong families who were unable to live on Peak due to the zoning restriction in Peak District Reservation Ordinance,1904.
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.
Kennedy Road is a road in the Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It is named after Arthur Kennedy,the seventh governor of Hong Kong.
Bonham Road is a main road in West Mid-Levels,Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong,running mainly East-West. The road connects Pok Fu Lam Road in the west,near the University of Hong Kong,and Caine Road in the east,at the junction with Hospital Road and Seymour Road. It was named after Sir George Bonham,the third Governor of Hong Kong. It was renamed Nishi-Taisho Dori (西大正通) during Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
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.
Kellett Bay,or Kai Lung Wan (雞籠灣) is a bay on southwestern Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.
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The following shows the public housing estates in Pok Fu Lam,Aberdeen,Wong Chuk Hang and Ap Lei Chau of Southern District,Hong Kong.
Kellett School,The British International School in Hong Kong,is an international co-educational school in Hong Kong and member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia.
Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Pok Fu Lam Road Cemetery or Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Pokfulam Road Cemetery is a cemetery in Pok Fu Lam,Hong Kong. It is managed by The Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union. It lies on the slopes east of Victoria Road between Tung Wah Coffin Home and Pok Fu Lam Road,facing Sandy Bay.
Coordinates: 22°16′23″N114°07′32″E / 22.27292°N 114.12562°E
