Connaught Road

Connaught Road
Connaught Road, Hong Kong
Victory.jpeg
Connaught Road at Pedder Street, with the Duke's statue on the right. (1919)
Traditional Chinese 干諾道
Simplified Chinese 干诺道

Connaught Road refers to one major road and its western extension on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

Connaught Road Central is a main thoroughfare that runs the length of Central, parallel to the north shore. It runs from approximately Admiralty in the east, where it connects into Harcourt Road, to the Shun Tak Centre in the west, where the road becomes Connaught Road West.

Connaught Road West (干諾道西) runs towards the Kennedy Town and Pok Fu Lam areas in the west. For most of the stretch, Connaught Road West runs beneath the Connaught Road West Flyover, (Route 4). It is the main thoroughfare to the entrance of the Western Harbour Tunnel and beyond to Shek Tong Tsui, where it merges with Des Voeux Road.

Contents

History

This road was once a waterfront promenade with boats docked against the northern side of the road. In 1889, the north shore of Victoria City was under extensive reclamation. At the time of the prince's visit, Francis Fleming, then acting governor, announced a new road extension beginning from the old "Bowring Praya", which was to be renamed Des Voeux Road. The new praya would be named Connaught Road, after Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn[1] when he visited Hong Kong in 1890. A statue of the Duke once occupied the junction of Pedder Street[1].

1911 map showing Connaught Road on the Central waterfront, and its many piers.

Connaught Road West was lined with many piers in the past. Rice wholesalers gathered there owing to its proximity to the shore. Due to reclamation of the harbour, the whole of Connaught Road has now become landlocked.

Structures with frontage on Connaught Road

Gallery

  • Connaught Road frontage of Chater House

  • AIG Tower, 1 Connaught Road Central

  • The Mandarin Oriental Hotel

  • Statue Square abuts Connaught Road

  • The Hong Kong Club Building's frontage on Connaught Road

  • City Hall facing Connaught Road

  • Henry Moore's sculpture, Connaught Place

  • The Central Elevated Walkway crosses Connaught Road

  • Connaught Road Central at night, with Exchange Square on the left

  • Connaught Road, looking west (1IFC on the right)

  • New Headquarters of the Hang Seng Bank

  • Connaught Road West Flyover leading up to the Shun Tak Centre (background)

  • Wing On House (middle); the two buildings to the right are the old and new headquarters of Hang Seng Bank

  • ChinaChem Plaza and the China Insurance Group Building are both on Connaught Road Central

See also

Connaught Road
Hong Kong Route 4 Chronology
HK Route4.svg
Preceded by
Western Terminus		 Connaught Road Central and West Succeeded by
Harcourt Road
v · d · eRoute 4 (Hong Kong)
Connaught Road West · Connaught Road Central · Harcourt Road · Gloucester Road · Victoria Park Road · Island Eastern Corridor

Coordinates: 22°16′51.60″N 114°9′46.80″E / 22.281°N 114.163°E / 22.281; 114.163

References

  1. ^ a b Jason Wordie, Land-grabbing titans who changed HK's profit for good, April 18, 1999

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Connaught Road railway station — Connaught Road Location Place Royal Docks History Opened by Eastern Counties Railway Key dates Opened 1880 Closed 1940 Replaced by …   Wikipedia

  • Connaught Place, Hong Kong — Traditional Chinese 康樂廣場 Simplified Chinese …   Wikipedia

  • Connaught School for Girls — Motto Seize the day Type Community School, Girls School Religion Christianity, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish Headteacher Ann Betts Specialism Language Science (secondary) …   Wikipedia

  • Connaught Place, New Delhi — Connaught Place   neighbourhood   Top view and skyline of Connaught Place at …   Wikipedia

  • Connaught Park Racetrack — Hippodrome d Aylmer Location 788 Aylmer Road, Gatineau, Quebec Canada Owned by Tommy Gorman Date opened Thoroughbr …   Wikipedia

  • Connaught Engineering — Connaught Full name Connaught Engineering Base Send, Surrey …   Wikipedia

  • Connaught Hall, London — Connaught Hall is a fully catered hall of residence owned by the University of London and situated on Tavistock Square, Bloomsbury, London, UK. It is an intercollegiate hall, and as such provides accommodation for full time students at… …   Wikipedia

  • Connaught Mews Bed and Breakfast - Connaught Place — (Нью Дели,Индия) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес …   Каталог отелей

  • Connaught Square (Thunder Bay) — Connaught Square Connaught Square and Centennial Shelter, with St. Andrew s Roman Catholic Church in the background. Location Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada …   Wikipedia

  • Connaught Drive — A Singapore Ducktours amphibious vehicle on Connaught Drive. Connaught Drive (Chinese: 康乐通道) is a one way road linking Stamford Road to Fullerton Road on the northern side of the Singapore River within the Downtown Core in Singapore. On the left… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”