- Johnston Road
Johnston Road (zh-tspcy|t=莊士敦道|s=庄士敦道|p=Zhuāngshìdūn Dào|cy=jong1 si6 deun1 dou6) is a major road in
Wan Chai on theHong Kong Island ofHong Kong . It spans from the junction withHeard Street ,Hennessy Road andStewart Road are at its east towards another junction with Hennessy Road andQueensway at its west nearAsian House . It is shaped like a bow with the string being Hennessy Road and theCaltex gas station,Southorn Playground andMethodist House in between.History
The road was named after A.E. Johnston, the British Deputy Superintendent of Trade during the
First Opium War . He was the government administrator even beforeSir Henry Pottinger was appointed the firstHong Kong governor in 1842.Wordie, Jason. [2002] (2002) Streets: Exploring Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 962-2095631] The fact that the street was named after Sir Reginald Johnston was actually a myth.The road is built on the margin of the oldest building cluster in Wan Chai. Many Hong Kong residents are trying to preserve the old buildings and trees from redevelopment. The century old transport
Hong Kong Tramways goes through the road with its first service opening in 1904.Although the name of Johnston Road named in
1920s , part of the road can be traced back to1851 or earlier when the area was known as Praya East. The section fromSpring Garden Lane toWan Chai Road was known as "Strand Road", for its promixity to the coast.Transport
The faster transport
MTR is located near the road with some exits ofWan Chai Station nearby.ee also
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* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=%E8%8E%8A%E5%A3%AB%E6%95%A6%E9%81%93+%4022.278040,+114.177160&daddr=%E8%8E%8A%E5%A3%AB%E6%95%A6%E9%81%93+%4022.276940,+114.170490+to:22.277734,114.16931&mrcr=1&mrsp=2&sz=18&mra=dme&sll=22.277675,114.169514&sspn=0.002035,0.003648&ie=UTF8&ll=22.277215,114.173825&spn=0.008141,0.014591&z=16&om=1 Google Maps of Johnston Road]
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