- Kennedy Town
Kennedy Town (zh-tp|t=堅尼地城|p=jiānnídì chéng;
jyutping : gin1 nei4 dei6 seng4) is at the western end ofSai Wan on theHong Kong Island inHong Kong . It is part of theVictoria City . It is named afterArthur Edward Kennedy , who was the 7thGovernor of Hong Kong from1872 to1877 .In the division of
District Council of Hong Kong , the area roughly corresponds to the constituency areas of "Kennedy Town and Mount Davis" and "Kwun Lung" in theCentral and Western District . The neighborhood is primarily Chinese, but a growing number of expats are moving into a number of luxury buildings built along the waterfront.Kennedy Town is the western part of early development of
Victoria City , the capital ofcolonial Hong Kong . Due to its remoteness from the centre of the city and withoutmass transit , the town development is not as vigorous as other part of urban Hong Kong. It is expected to change when MTR extends to the area.Transport
Kennedy Town is the western terminus of the
Hong Kong Tramways . In summer 2005, the ExCo approved the extension of the Island Line of theMTR throughThe Belcher's with a stop in Kennedy Town. The travel time toCauseway Bay is estimated to be 12 minutes once completed in approximately 2014.Community
The Kennedy Town forum at www.dacasa.hk [http://www.dacasa.hk] is the main forum for residents of Kennedy Town - its also highlights some of the main residential buildings and businesses in the area.
Kennedy Town is an expanding and changing area with many new businesses settling in.
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