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Western Street is an uphill one-way street (from north to south) in Sai Ying Pun,Hong Kong. It connects Bonham Road in the south and Connaught Road West in the north. There are 337 units in 17 buildings in the street. Addresses are odd on the west side of the street,and mostly even on the east side. However,on the newer part of the street,on the reclamation north of Queen's Road West,the east side has both odd and even numbered addresses.
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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.
Statue Square is a public pedestrian square in Central,Hong Kong. Built entirely on reclaimed land at the end of the 19th century,Statue Square consists of two parts separated by Chater Road into a northern and a southern section. It is bordered by Connaught Road Central in the north and by Des Voeux Road Central in the south.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Western Market is one of the oldest structures in Sheung Wan,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. The current structure,built in 1906,was the North Block of the original Western Market. It is the oldest surviving market building in the city. The former South Block was demolished in 1981 and its site is now occupied by the Sheung Wan Complex.
Pottinger Street is a street in Central,Hong Kong. It is also known as the Stone Slabs Street since the street is paved unevenly by granite stone steps. It was named in 1858 after Henry Pottinger,the first Governor of Hong Kong,serving from 1843 to 1844. It is a Grade I historic building.
Ice House Street is a one-way street in Central,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. Named after the structure previously located on it that housed the city's only source of ice,it stretches from Lower Albert Road to Connaught Road. The street is noted for several historical landmarks situated on it,most notably the Club Lusitano and the Old Dairy Farm Depot.
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).
Pedder Street is a major thoroughfare in the core of Hong Kong's Central District. It runs south–north from Queen's Road Central,continues through Des Voeux Road Central,and ends at its intersection with Connaught Road Central.
High Street is a one-way street in Sai Ying Pun,Hong Kong,available only to minibuses and private vehicles. It connects Bonham Road in the east and Pok Fu Lam Road in the west. It runs from east to west from Western Street to Pok Fu Lam Road,and from west to east from Western Street to Bonham Road. It was originally named Fourth Street,but because the number four is commonly avoided in Chinese culture,the government changed the name to High Street.
Eastern Street is an early street of Hong Kong,located in the Sai Ying Pun area of Hong Kong Island. Eastern Street North (東邊街北) is an extension of the street leading to the seafront following progressive harbour reclamations.
Centre Street is a street in the Sai Ying Pun area of Hong Kong. Centre Street is the central point of the most active traditional market in Western District of Hong Kong Island. The street is part of planned streets in the early development of the area.
Water Street is a street in Sai Ying Pun,Hong Kong. It runs from Connaught Road,crossing Des Voeux Road West and Queen's Road West then climbing steeply up the hill crossing Second Street,Third Street and then end in steps to High Street and Pok Fu Lam Road conjunction.
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.
The Hang Seng Bank New Headquarters Building is a skyscraper at No. 83 Des Voeux Road Central,Central,Hong Kong. It houses the headquarters of the Hang Seng Bank.
Douglas Lane is a lane converted for pedestrian use in the core of Hong Kong's Central District. It runs north-south from Des Voeux Road Central to Queen's Road Central. though the street name is continued in Douglas Street which continues to its north across Des Voeux Road Central all the way to Connaught Road Central. The lane is named for Hong Kong Tai-pan Douglas Lapraik.
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