West Point, Hong Kong

West Point, Hong Kong

West Point was a point of land on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Its location is the shore off the Pokfulam Road and Queen's Road West in 1845, approximately the junction of Western Street and Des Voeux Road West near Western Police Station. The point was the north point on the western half of Hong Kong Island.

The Hong Kong Government divided the Victoria City into 4 "wan" (環), or districts. While West Point falls into the Sai Wan, the Western District, major government structures like police station and court are located near West Point. Thus the name of Sai Wan, Western District, Western and West Point were sometimes used interchangeably.

References

*cite | author=Lieut. Collision R. E | title = The Ordinance Map of Hong Kong | date = 1845 | publisher = Hong Kong Government The detail of this document can be found in Hong Kong Public Records Office [http://www.grs.gov.hk/PRO/srch/english/library_show_detail_full.jsp?recordkey=1000011113&srchscreen=sy.s_all&version=internet]
*cite | author=Hong Kong Government |title = The Gazette, 9 May 1857 | date = 1857 | publisher = Hong Kong Government


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