Wellington Street, Hong Kong
Yue Chinese) | |
Namesake | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington |
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Location | Central, Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22°16′54″N 114°09′20″E / 22.28180°N 114.15550°E |
East end | Wyndham Street |
West end | Queen's Road Central |
Construction | |
Completion | c. mid-1840s |
Wellington Street, Hong Kong | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin Wēilíngdùn Jiē | | |
Yue: Cantonese | ||
Jyutping | wai1 ling4 deon6 gaai1 |
Wellington Street (
Location
The street is located at the bottom of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island and next to Queen's Road Central which serves as one of the main roads through the central business district. Wellington Street ends westwards at the end of Central and the beginning of Sheung Wan (the border between Central and Sheung Wan is marked by Aberdeen Street).[1]
History
The old Roman Catholic cathedral—the first Catholic church in Hong Kong—was built in 1843 at the junction of
Japanese prostitutes constituted the majority of Japanese residents of Hong Kong in the late 19th century, and there were 13 licensed Japanese brothels and 132 prostitutes in Hong Kong in 1901. These brothels were initially located in Central, mostly on Hollywood Road, Stanley Street and Wellington Street. They later moved to Wan Chai.[5]
In the afternoon of December 15, 1941, during the Battle of Hong Kong, a stick Japanese bombs hit the junction of Old Bailey Street and Caine Road, the junction of Pottinger Street and Hollywood Road, Wellington Street and the Central Police Station.[6] The bombing was part of a systematic bombardment of the Hong Kong Island's north shore that was launched on that day.[7]
Features
The street houses many shops on ground level and offices above with some housing. Notable businesses in Wellington Street include restaurants such as Mak's Noodle, Yung Kee,[8][9] Lin Heung Tea House[10][11][12] and Tsui Wah Restaurant.[13]
See also
References
Footnotes
- ISBN 978-962-209-944-9.
- ISBN 978-962-209-563-2.
- ^ Wiltshire, p. 189
- ^ Chan, Dora (12 September 1999). "Wellington Street". South China Morning Post. p. 32. Retrieved 15 April 2013. (subscription required)
- ISBN 9781403980557.
- ISBN 978-0774810456.
- ^ L., Klemen (1999–2000). "Chronology of the Dutch East Indies, 12 December 1941 – 18 December 1941". Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941–1942.
- ^ Jessica Lam, Food, South China Morning Post, 7 June 2007
- ^ "Yung Kee", Frommer's, 2010, retrieved 15 July 2010
- ^ Liam Fitzpatrick, "Hong Kong: 10 Things to Do. Lin Heung Tea House", Time Travel
- ^ Hong Kong Tourism Board: Lin Heung Tea House
- ^ "Lin Heung Tea House: Dim sum elder", CNN, 14 July 2009
- ^ "Branch information – Hong Kong Island". Tsui Wah Restaurant. Tsui Wah Group. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
Bibliography
- Wiltshire, Trea (2012). A Stroll Through Colonial Hong Kong. FormAsia Books Ltd. ISBN 978-988-15562-3-3.