The Island line is one of ten lines of the MTR,the mass transit system in Hong Kong. It runs from Kennedy Town in the Western district to Chai Wan in the Eastern District on Hong Kong Island,passing through the territory's major business districts of Central,Wan Chai and Causeway Bay,and connecting them with built-up areas on the north shore of the island.
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.
Kennedy Town is at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was named after Arthur Edward Kennedy,the 7th Governor of Hong Kong from 1872 to 1877. Administratively,it is part of Central and Western 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.
Sheung Wan is a station on the Island line of the Hong Kong MTR network. The station serves the neighbourhood of Sheung Wan and the western part of Central District. The livery colour of this station is khaki.
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.
HKU is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island line located in the Shek Tong Tsui neighbourhood of Western,Hong Kong. It is named after the University of Hong Kong,which is served by the station.
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.
Queen's Road is a collection of roads along the northern coast of Hong Kong Island,in Hong Kong,within the limit of Victoria City. It was the first road in Hong Kong,constructed by the British between 1841 and 1843,spanning across Victoria City from Shek Tong Tsui to Wan Chai.
Route 4 is an east-west road artery along the Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. Formerly divided into routes 7 and 8,it was absorbed into Route 4 in 2004.
Possession Street is a street in Sheung Wan,from Queen's Road West to Hollywood Road,on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The street marks the boundary of Queen's Road West and Queen's Road Central.
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Route 5 is a cancelled bus route on Hong Kong Island operated by Citybus,between Felix Villas (摩星嶺) and Causeway Bay (銅鑼灣威非路道).
Tong lau or ke lau are tenement buildings built from the late 19th century to the 1960s in Hong Kong,Taiwan,Southern China,and Southeast Asia. Designed for both residential and commercial uses,they are similar in style and function to the shophouses with five-foot way of Southeast Asia. Over the years,tong lau construction has seen influences of Edwardian-style architecture and later the Bauhaus movement.
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.
Bonham Road Government Primary School is a primary school in Sai Ying Pun,Hong Kong. Its school building is a declared monument of Hong Kong.
