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Bonham Strand (Chinese
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: 文咸街) is a combination of two streets in Sheung Wan
Sheung Wan is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island, between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Western District. The name can be variously interpreted as ''Upper Dist ...
, Hong Kong
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: Bonham Strand (文咸東街) and Bonham Strand West (文咸西街).
As the name suggests, it was a strand
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and close to shore
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in the past though currently far from the seafront after several reclamation
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s over history. This street renders the early shore line after 1842.
The streets are named after Sir George Bonham, the third Governor of Hong Kong
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(1848–1854), who led the reconstruction effort of Sheung Wan after a fire destroyed part of it in 1851. This was the government's first large-scale reclamation and road construction project.
Bonham Strand
Bonham Strand (文咸東街) starts fromQueen's Road Central
Queen's Road is a collection of roads along the northern coast of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong, within the limit of Victoria, Hong Kong, Victoria City. It was the first road in Hong Kong, constructed History of Hong Kong (1800s–1930s), by t ...
near Cosco Tower
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, with several junctions with Jervois Street
Jervois Street (, formerly ) is a street in the Sheung Wan district of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
History
On 28 December 1851, a fire broke out and burned down Sheung Wan Market and hundreds of Chinese houses all around it, resulting in 30 dea ...
, Mercer Street, Hillier Street
Hillier Street (), is a street in Sheung Wan of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, located between Connaught Road Central and Queen's Road Central.
Name
It was named after Charles Batten Hillier.
Hillier was chief magistrate of Hong Kong from 1847 t ...
, Clevery Street, Morris Street and Wing Lok Street
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, then returning to another section of Queen's Road Central in Possession Point.
The street is comparatively low to the surrounding area and is easily flooded during heavy rains.
The street is sometimes mistakenly written as Bonham Strand East after its Chinese name. The directory board in MTR Sheung Wan station
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The station was originally planned in 1970 ...
is an illustration of the mistake.
Bonham Strand West
Bonham Strand West (文咸西街) starts from Bonham Strand and ends inDes Voeux Road West
Des Voeux Road Central and Des Voeux Road West are two roads on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. They were named after the 10th Governor of Hong Kong, Sir William Des Vœux. The name was sometimes spelt with the ligature (typog ...
.
Bonham Strand West:
See also
*List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
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Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to the contours of the hill landscape. S ...
References
External links
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{{HKislandroads Roads on Hong Kong Island Sheung Wan