Stubbs Road is a road located in Mid-Levels East, Central,

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

, which connects Happy Valley to The Peak area on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, through an area near the

Wong Nai Chung Gap Wong Nai Chung Gap () is a geographic gap in the middle of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The gap is between Mount Nicholson and Jardine's Lookout behind Wong Nai Chung (Happy Valley). Five roads meet at the gap: Wong Nai Chung Gap Road, Tai T ...

. It runs uphill from Queen's Road East and goes through a residential area of luxurious high-rise tower blocks. The road is named after the 16th

Governor of Hong Kong The governor of Hong Kong was the representative of the British Crown in Hong Kong from 1843 to 1997. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive Council and commander-in-chief of the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong. ...

, Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs.

Features

Stubbs Road is an example of the city's "cultural diversity": one of Hong Kong's tallest residential buildings, Highcliff, and the historical Chinese style building,

King Yin Lei King Yin Lei () is an historic mansion in the Mid-Levels area of Hong Kong. It is within the Wan Chai District. History and design The mansion was designed by British architect A.R. Fenton-Raven (Husband of Viola, father of Wynne (Ward) and Dor ...

, are situated on this road.

Opus Hong Kong Opus Hong Kong () is a 12-storey, residential high-rise completed in 2012 at 53 Stubbs Road on Mid-Levels in Hong Kong. The project was designed by Frank Gehry in collaboration with Ronald Lu and Partners, and developed by Swire Properties ...

, a 12-story residential block designed by Frank Gehry is located on 53 Stubbs Road. The location on Stubbs Road has been owned by the

Swire Group Swire Group () is a Hong Kong- and London-based British conglomerate. Many of its core businesses can be found within the Asia Pacific region, where traditionally Swire's operations have centred on Hong Kong and mainland China. Within Asia, ...

for 60 years. It originally was the home of the most senior executive in Swire.Frank Gehry's first China project: 'The building designed itself'
By ''CNNGo'' 13 September 2011. Hong Kong Adventist Hospital is located along the road.

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Wan Chai District Roads on Hong Kong Island {{HK-road-stub

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