Caine Road is a road running through Mid-Levels,

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. It connects

Bonham Road Bonham Road is a main road in West Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, running mainly East-West. The road connects Pok Fu Lam Road in the west, near the University of Hong Kong, and Caine Road in the east, at the junction with Hospital ...

to the west (at the junction with

Hospital Road Hospital Road () is a street in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong. Features * King George V Memorial Park * Prince Philip Dental Hospital * Tsan Yuk Hospital Intersections * Bonham Road * Pound Lane * Second Street * Eastern Street See also * List ...

and Seymour Road), and

Arbuthnot Road Arbuthnot Road is a road in Central, Hong Kong. The road begins at the Former Central Magistracy, a declared monument of Hong Kong. The road ends at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. History Most of the roads built and declared ...

, Glenealy and

Upper Albert Road Upper Albert Road is a road on the Government Hill in the Central area of Hong Kong. The road was named after Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the consort of Queen Victoria. Surrounding Government House, the residence of former Govern ...

to the east. The road is named after William Caine, a Colonial Secretary, and an acting

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between May and September 1859.

History

From 1862–1865 during the

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, Caine Road was home to

Sara Delano Sara Ann Roosevelt ( Delano; September 21, 1854 – September 7, 1941) was the second wife of James Roosevelt I (from 1880), the mother of President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, her only child, and ...

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's mother whose family had a permanent residence at Rose Hill on Caine Road (currently standing near the Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Hong Kong) through their connection to the American trading house

Russell & Company Russell & Company () was the largest American trading house of the mid-19th century in China. The firm specialised in trading tea, silk and opium and was eventually involved in the shipping trade. Foundation In 1818, Samuel Russell was approached ...

. In the afternoon of December 15, 1941, during the

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, a stick Japanese bombs hit the junction of

Old Bailey Street Old Bailey Street is located in Central, Hong Kong. The name is derived from the Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court in central London, United Kingdom. Location Old Bailey Street runs downhill from Caine Road in the south to Hollywood Road ...

and Caine Road, the junction of

Pottinger Street Pottinger Street is a street in Central, Hong Kong. It is also known as the ''Stone Slabs Street'' () since the street is paved unevenly by granite stone steps. It was named in 1858 after Henry Pottinger, the first Governor of Hong Kong, ser ...

and

Hollywood Road Hollywood Road is a street in Central and Sheung Wan, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The street runs between Central and Sheung Wan, with Wyndham Street, Arbuthnot Road, Ladder Street, Upper Lascar Row, and Old Bailey Street in the vici ...

, Wellington Street and the Central Police Station. The bombing was part of a systematic bombardment of the

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's north shore that was launched on that day.

Features

The following major buildings and structures are located along Caine Road: * Gateposts of Albron Court, mansion built in the 1870s for businessman

Hormusjee Naorojee Mody Sir Hormusjee Naorojee Mody (12 October 1838 – 16 June 1911) was a successful Indian Parsi businessman in Hong Kong. He made Hong Kong his home for 50 years, during which he did much for the benefit of the colony and finally founded the Univer ...

Kom Tong Hall Kom or KOM may refer to: Ethnic groups * Kom people (Afghanistan), a Nuristani tribe in Afghanistan and Pakistan * Kom people (Cameroon), an ethnic group of northwest Cameroon * Kom people (India) a subgroup of the Kuki in north-eastern India ...

Caritas Institute of Higher Education Caritas Institute of Higher Education (formerly known as Caritas Francis Hsu College) is a post-secondary college in Hong Kong established by Caritas Hong Kong, with campuses located at Tseung Kwan O, New Territories. The institute is able to ...

* Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Hong Kong * Old Pathological Institute, currently the

Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences The Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences was established in 1996. It is in a renovated three-story Edwardian-style building, at 2 Caine Lane at the Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is also referred to as Old Pathological Institu ...

, behind which an alley called Caine Lane is located

Transport

From 7am to 7pm during weekdays, driving west-bound from Upper Albert Road is reserved for buses only. Private vehicles may drive west between 7pm and 7am weekdays, after 1pm on Saturdays, and all day on Sundays.Road Traffic Regulations (Chapter 374)
/ref> Public bus services 12, 12M, 13, 23, 23B, 40, 40M and 103 pass through this road.

References

External links

Google Maps of Caine Road
Mid-Levels Roads on Hong Kong Island {{HK-road-stub