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Chater Road is a three-lane road in Central,Hong Kong named after Sir Paul Chater. It begins at its intersection with Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central in the west,and ends at Murray Road in the east. It divides Statue Square into a southern and a northern sections.
Chater Road is named after Sir Paul Chater, [1] a leading figure in early colonial Hong Kong,who was instrumental in the Praya Reclamation Scheme,which created the reclaimed land on which the road is built. [2] Chater House,owned by Hongkong Land,is located at the western end of the road,which abuts the similarly dedicated Chater Garden,a public square in the middle of the central business district.
Since the growth in the number of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong,the road is now usually closed on Sundays and on Hong Kong bank holidays,when the road and surrounding areas are full of domestic helpers [3] gathering and enjoy their day off work. Impromptu parties with music and dancing are frequent. Almost all of the people share picnics with their friends.
Points of interest along the road include (from west to east):
The former Furama Kempinski Hotel was located along the road as well. The hotel has been replaced by the AIG Tower,later renamed AIA Central.
Part of the MTR's Tsuen Wan line runs underneath the road,and the Tsuen Wan line station serving the area was originally called Chater in English. It was later renamed Central together with the Island line Pedder station nearby.
Central is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in 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.
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.
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.
Kellett Island is a former island of Victoria Harbour,off East Point in Hong Kong. It is now connected to Hong Kong Island at Causeway Bay following land reclamation in 1969.
Central is an MTR station located in the Central area of Hong Kong Island. The station's livery is firebrick red but brown on the Tsuen Wan line platforms. The station is the southern terminus of the Tsuen Wan line,a stop on the Island line,and connects to Hong Kong station,which serves the Tung Chung line and the Airport Express.
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.
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.
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.
Caine Road is a road running through Mid-Levels,Hong Kong. It connects Bonham Road to the west,and Arbuthnot Road,Glenealy and Upper Albert Road to the 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.
Central Market was a fresh food market in Central,Hong Kong and the first wet market in the city. It is one of only two existing Bauhaus market buildings in Hong Kong,the other one being Wan Chai Market.
Wellington Street is a one-way street located in Central and Sheung Wan,Hong Kong. Named after Arthur Wellesley,1st Duke of Wellington,it stretches from Wyndham Street to Queen's Road Central. The two sides of street is a mosaic of old and new buildings. Varieties of trades can be found on the street level. Street markets can be found in the adjacent lanes.
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.
Kellett Bay,or Kai Lung Wan (雞籠灣) is a bay on southwestern Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.
Johnston Road is a major road in Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong.
Dent &Co. or Dent's,was one of the wealthiest British merchant firms,or Hongs,active in China during the 19th century. A direct rival to Jardine,Matheson &Co,together with Russell &Co.,these three companies are recognised as the original Canton Hongs active in early Colonial Hong Kong.
The Praya Reclamation Scheme was a large scale land reclamation project carried out by the Hong Kong Land company in Colonial Hong Kong under Sir Catchick Paul Chater and James Johnstone Keswick.
Spring Garden Lane is a street in Wan Chai,Hong Kong,connecting Queen's Road East to its south,and Johnston Road to the north. It was one of the first focal areas developed by the British in Hong Kong during the 1840s.
Clague Garden Estate is a Flat-for-Sale Scheme public housing estate in Tsuen Wan,New Territories,Hong Kong located on reclaimed land near Tsuen Wan Pier and MTR Tsuen Wan West station. It now consists of three residential buildings,built in 1989 by Hong Kong Housing Society. It offers 552 flats for rent and 926 under the Flat-for-Sale Scheme. Many early residents were resettled from the Four Seasons Estate,a nearby public housing estate that was demolished in 1990.
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.
Coordinates: 22°16′52.95″N114°09′35.35″E / 22.2813750°N 114.1598194°E
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