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Chater Road is a three-lane road in
Central
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,
Hong Kong
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named after
Sir Paul Chater
Sir Catchick Paul Chater ( hy, Փոլ Չաթեր; ; 8 September 1846 – 27 May 1926) was a prominent British businessman of Armenian descent in colonial Hong Kong, whose family roots were in Calcutta, India.
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Early life
Chater was ...
. It begins at its intersection with
Pedder Street
Pedder Street is a major thoroughfare in the core of Hong Kong's Central District. It runs south–north from Queen's Road Central, continues through Des Voeux Road Central, and ends at its intersection with Connaught Road Central.
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...
and
Des Voeux Road Central
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in the west, and ends at
Murray Road
Murray Road () is a road in Hong Kong. It is sometimes considered a boundary between Admiralty and Central. Along with a few other places in the area, it was named after Sir George Murray, a soldier and politician from Scotland.
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in the east. It divides
Statue Square
Statue Square (; lit. "Empress' Statue Square") is a public pedestrian square in Central, Hong Kong. Built entirely on reclaimed land at the end of the 19th century, Statue Square consists of two parts separated by Chater Road into a nort ...
into a southern and a northern sections.
History
Chater Road is named after
Sir Paul Chater
Sir Catchick Paul Chater ( hy, Փոլ Չաթեր; ; 8 September 1846 – 27 May 1926) was a prominent British businessman of Armenian descent in colonial Hong Kong, whose family roots were in Calcutta, India.
Biography
Early life
Chater was ...
,
a leading figure in early colonial Hong Kong, who was instrumental in the
Praya Reclamation Scheme The Praya Reclamation Scheme () was a large scale land reclamation project carried out by the Hong Kong Land company in Colonial Hong Kong under Sir Catchick Paul Chater and James Johnstone Keswick.
Early proposal
The project was first proposed i ...
, which created the
reclaimed land
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on which the road is built.
Chater House
Chater House () is an office tower in Central, Hong Kong. Opened in March 2003, it is a part of the Hongkong Land portfolio of properties. It has a three-level retail podium, known as Landmark Chater. The building was built on the site of th ...
, owned by
Hongkong Land, is located at the western end of the road, which abuts the similarly dedicated
Chater Garden
Chater Garden, located in the Central District of Hong Kong, is a public park directly east of the Legislative Council building. It is named after Sir Paul Chater, as is the adjacent Chater Road.
History
In the early days of British ru ...
, a public square in the middle of the central business district.
Events
Since the growth in the number of
foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong
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, the road is now usually closed on Sundays and on
Hong Kong bank holidays, when the road and surrounding areas are full of domestic helpers
gathering and enjoy their day off work. Impromptu parties with music and dancing are frequent. Almost all of the people share picnics with their friends.
Sites along the road
Points of interest along the road include (from west to east):
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Chater House
Chater House () is an office tower in Central, Hong Kong. Opened in March 2003, it is a part of the Hongkong Land portfolio of properties. It has a three-level retail podium, known as Landmark Chater. The building was built on the site of th ...
* St George's Building
*
Alexandra House
Alexandra House () is an office building in Central, Hong Kong near Central station.
The building has 37 levels. It hosts a shopping arcade, Landmark Alexandra, and it is connected to the Central Elevated Walkway. The block formed by Alexand ...
*
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
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Prince's Building
Prince's Building is an office tower with a six-level shopping centre, known as Landmark Prince's. Located along the western side of the southern section of Statue Square in Central, Hong Kong near Central station, the building is connected to ...
*
Statue Square
Statue Square (; lit. "Empress' Statue Square") is a public pedestrian square in Central, Hong Kong. Built entirely on reclaimed land at the end of the 19th century, Statue Square consists of two parts separated by Chater Road into a nort ...
*
World War I cenotaph
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Court of Final Appeal Building
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*
Hong Kong Club Building
The Hong Kong Club Building () is a 25-story office building located in between Chater Road and Connaught Road Central at the junction of Jackson Road, in Central, Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Club Building is currently in its third generation, in ...
*
AIA Central
The AIA Central (), formerly called AIG Tower (), in Hong Kong is a 185-metre (607 ft.), 37-storey skyscraper that was completed in 2005 and serves as the headquarters of AIA Group. It is located in Central, not far from the landmark Ba ...
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Chater Garden
Chater Garden, located in the Central District of Hong Kong, is a public park directly east of the Legislative Council building. It is named after Sir Paul Chater, as is the adjacent Chater Road.
History
In the early days of British ru ...
, former cricket ground and common location for protests
The former
Furama Kempinski Hotel was located along the road as well. The hotel has been replaced by the AIG Tower, later renamed AIA Central.
Public transport
Part of the
MTR's
Tsuen Wan line
The Tsuen Wan line is one of the eleven lines of the metro network in Hong Kong's MTR. It is indicated in red on the MTR map.
There are 16 stations on the line. The southern terminus is Central station on Hong Kong Island and the nor ...
runs underneath the road, and the Tsuen Wan line station serving the area was originally called Chater in English. It was later renamed
Central
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Central may also refer to:
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* Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
together with the
Island line Island Line or Island line may refer to:
* Island line (MTR), one of the lines of the MTR metro system in Hong Kong
* Island Line, Isle of Wight, a railway line on the Isle of Wight, England
** Island Line (brand)
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Pedder station nearby.
See also
*
List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
The following are incomplete lists of notable expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, avenues, streets, crescents, Town square, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong.
Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to the contours of the hill landscape. S ...
References
External links
Google Maps of Chater Road
Central, Hong Kong
Roads on Hong Kong Island
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