Native name | 域多利道 (Yue Chinese) |
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Length | 5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi) |
Location | Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong |
South end | Pok Fu Lam Road |
North end | Belcher's Street / Cadogan Street |
Victoria Road, Hong Kong | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 域多利道 | ||||||||||||
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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.
Pok Fu Lam (薄扶林) 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.
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.
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.
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 a 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 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.
Baguio Villa is a large scale luxury private housing estate located in Pok Fu Lam,Southern District,Hong Kong. It is divided by Victoria Road into Upper Baguio Villa and Lower Baguio Villa.
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,to the southeast of Waterfall Bay.
Hong Kong's Peak District was original named the "Hill District". It included Mount Austin,Mount Gough,Mount Kellett and the area around Magazine Gap. Many homes were for summer use only,to escape the heat of Central,and were referred to as "bungalows". Over time,they were given names,especially when the bungalows were rebuilt in brick or stone as substantial mansions,allowing them to better withstand the damage from typhoons.
The following shows the public housing estates in Pok Fu Lam,Aberdeen,Wong Chuk Hang and Ap Lei Chau of Southern District,Hong Kong.
Jessville is a mansion located at 128 Pok Fu Lam Road in Pok Fu Lam,Hong Kong. The building is built in the Italian Renaissance style.
Kellett School is a British international co-educational school in Hong Kong and member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia. Founded in 1976,the school's aim is to provide a British-style education to students in Hong Kong.
Lung Fu Shan or Hill Above Belcher's is a 831-foot (253 m) hill on the northwestern part of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong,and an area on the northeastern slope of the hill where the main campus and centennial campus of the University of Hong Kong are located.
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 (香港華人基督教聯會). It lies on the slopes east of Victoria Road between Tung Wah Coffin Home and Pok Fu Lam Road,facing Sandy Bay.