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Kennedy Road, Hong Kong

Road on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

Summary

Road on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

Field	Value
name	Kennedy Road
image	HK Kennedy Road 1.JPG
caption	A road sign along Kennedy Road
native_name	yue
namesake	Sir Arthur Kennedy
location	Mid-Levels, Hong Kong
direction_a	East
terminus_a	Queen's Road East
direction_b	West
terminus_b	Upper Albert Road / Garden Road
mapframe-wikidata	yes

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Office of Former Chief Executives at No. 28 Kennedy Road

St. Francis' Canossian College along Kennedy Road

Kennedy Road (Chinese: 堅尼地道) is a road in the Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is named after Arthur Kennedy, the seventh governor of Hong Kong.

History

At the time of construction in 1876, it was the second major east–west route from the sea, in the local area. Thus being nicknamed second road.

Location

Starting from Garden Road in the west, it goes past St. Joseph's College, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong Park and Hopewell Centre and ends at the junction with Queen's Road East near Morrison Hill in Wan Chai.

Features

No. 1: Zetland Hall Masonic Lodge
No. 6: a Grade II Historic Building
No. 7: St. Joseph's College. The North and West Blocks are declared monuments
No. 7A: Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, housed in the former Cassels Block, former barracks for married British officers, of Victoria Barracks. (a Grade I Historic Building)
No. 8: a Grade II Historic Building
Nos. 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. Row of shops under ramp
No. 9–13: St. Francis' Canossian College
No. 15: Hopewell Hotel
No. 17: Hopewell Centre. Back entrance on the 17th floor
No. 22A: Union Church
No. 25–27: Hong Kong Tang King Po College
No. 26: St. Joseph's College (an extension of the campus) (a Grade I Historic Building)
No. 28: Office of Former Chief Executives (a Grade I Historic Building)
No. 39: Phoenix Court
No. 42: Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in Hong Kong
No. 42A: Jockey Club New Life Hostel, housed in the former Roberts Block of Victoria Barracks (a Grade I Historic Building)
No. 42B: Mother's Choice Limited, housed in the former Montgomery Block of Victoria Barracks (a Grade I Historic Building)
No. 44: Hongkong Electric Centre
No. 64: a Grade III Historic Building
No. 84: Bamboo Grove
No. 90: Merry Garden
No. 100: St. James' Settlement
No. 110: S.K.H. St. James' Primary School
No. 128-130: Grandview Tower

Public transportation

The Kennedy Road station of the Peak Tram is located on Kennedy Road.

Other forms of public transportation near or in Kennedy Road include:

Mass Transit Railway (MTR) located in Wan Chai which is at the end of the junction
Public light bus (also known as the mini bus) including Green Mini Bus Route 28 which runs through Caine Road, Nethersol Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, and Pok Fu Lam
Tram Located on Johnston Road next to MTR exit A3

References

"Public Works Report for 1876".
"Results of the Assessment of 1,444 Historic Buildings". Antiquities Advisory Board.

Wikipedia Source

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