Amoy Street (Hong Kong)

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Coordinates: 22°16′33″N 114°10′19″E / 22.27572°N 114.17196°E / 22.27572; 114.17196
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Stairs at the southern end of Amoy Street in October 2006, at its intersection with Queen's Road East.
View of Amoy Street, looking south, in October 2006. The Hopewell Centre is visible in the distance. The buildings on the left have since been demolished.
Northern end of Amoy Street in October 2006, at its intersection with Johnston Road (right).

Amoy Street (

cul-de-sac with steps at one end.[1]

History

Amoy Street was opened on Marine Lot 40. Its first purchaser was MacVicar & Co. which used the lot on the former shore as a warehouse. Prior to that, there was a pier named Burn's Pier, and a sugar refinery.[2] As part of a planned urban renewal scheme in 2008, local residents expressed concern over increased environmental noise and traffic.[3]

Features

  • The shophouse at No. 6 Amoy Street was built in 1948.[4]
  • The buildings Nos. 186–190 Queen's Road East are located at the corner of Queen's Road East and Amoy Street. They are
    tong-laus built in the 1930s,[5][6] and are now listed as Grade III historic buildings.[7]

References

  1. Time Out. Archived from the original
    on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Steps in Amoy Street"[permanent dead link], Antiquities and Monuments Office
  3. ^ Wong, olga (12 October 2008). "Wan Chai folk fear noise, traffic after revamp". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. ^ Development Proposals/Cases Related to Preservation of Historic Buildings[permanent dead link], p. 3
  5. ^ Urban Renewal Authority: 186–190 Queen's Road East
  6. ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Brief Information on Proposed Grade 3 Items. Item #826 Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: List of the Historic Buildings in Building Assessment Archived 22 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine (as of 23 November 2011)

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