Lower Albert Road is a road on the

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in the

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area of

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. The road was named after

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the consort of Queen Victoria from their marriage on 10 February 1840 until his death in 1861. Albert was born in the Saxon duch ...

, the

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Features

The south major entrance of the

Former Central Government Offices The Former Central Government Offices (also the Government Headquarters), now called Justice Place, is an office building complex that formerly housed most of the major offices of the Hong Kong Government. The complex is located in Ce ...

, where major officials worked until 2011, is located at the Lower Albert Road and was another common destination for protests after

Government House Government House is the name of many of the official residences of governors-general, governors and lieutenant-governors in the Commonwealth and the remaining colonies of the British Empire. The name is also used in some other countries. Gover ...

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 ...

. The East and Main Wings of the Former Central Government Offices are on Lower Albert. The West Wing address is on

Ice House Street Ice House Street () is a one-way street in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Named after the structure previously located on it that housed the city's only source of ice, it stretches from Lower Albert Road to Connaught Road. The street ...

. Starting from the junction with

Wyndham Street Wyndham Street is a one-way street in Central, Hong Kong. It is one of the earliest colonial streets, once known as Pedder Hill. Location It starts at the junction with Hollywood Road and Arbuthnot Road, near the Central Police Station, and ...

and Glenealy near the

Fringe Club The Fringe Club is a not-for-profit arts organisation. Its mission is to help emergent artists, promote Hong Kong artists abroad through cultural exchange and overseas touring, and conserve and develop Hong Kong cultural heritage. It provide ...

( Old Dairy Farm Depot), Lower Albert Road passes the Bishop's House and meets

near

Hong Kong Central Hospital Hong Kong Central Hospital () was a non-profit, general private hospital located in the Central area of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Services The hospital's services include a large number of specialties which cover a broad area of medicine. At ...

. It branches Upper Albert Road beneath Government House and goes along the south side of Former Central Government Offices and ends in Garden Road near the terminus of

Peak Tram The Peak Tram is a funicular railway in Hong Kong, which carries both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island. Running from Garden Road Admiralty to Victoria Peak via the Mid-Levels, it provides the most direct route and o ...

. As it is part of early development of Victoria City, some old ''

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'' are located beside the road.

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External links

List of old and valuable treeGoogle Maps of Lower Albert Road
Central, Hong Kong Government Hill Roads on Hong Kong Island {{HK-road-stub

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