Wellington Street () is a one-way street located in

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and

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 ...

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. Named after

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister o ...

, it stretches from

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 ...

Queen'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 ...

. The two sides of street is a mosaic of old and new buildings. Varieties of trades can be found on the street level. Street markets can be found in the adjacent lanes.

Location

The street is located at the bottom of

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and next to Queen's Road Central which serves as one of the main roads through the central business district. Wellington Street ends westwards at the end of Central and the beginning of Sheung Wan (the border between Central and Sheung Wan is marked by

Aberdeen Street Aberdeen Street is a border street dividing Sheung Wan and Central on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It ascends from Queen's Road Central to Caine Road in Mid-Levels. The street is named after George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdee ...

History

The old Roman Catholic cathedral—the first Catholic church in Hong Kong—was built in 1843 at 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 Wellington Street and was destroyed in a fire in 1859. It was rebuilt with iconic twin

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at its facade. However, space constraints led to a different site being selected in the 1880s; this was located above

Caine Road Caine Road is a road running through Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. It connects Bonham Road to the west (at the junction with Hospital Road and Seymour Road), and Arbuthnot Road, Glenealy, Hong Kong, Glenealy and Upper Albert Road to the east. The road ...

by the Glenealy Ravine. When construction on the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception was completed 1888, the old Wellington Street cathedral was demolished. Japanese

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constituted the majority of Japanese residents of Hong Kong in the late 19th century, and there were 13 licensed Japanese brothels and 132 prostitutes in Hong Kong in 1901. These brothels were initially located in Central, mostly on

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 ...

, Stanley Street and Wellington Street. They later moved to

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. 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

, the junction of

and

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

's north shore that was launched on that day.

Features

The street houses many shops on ground level and offices above with some housing. Notable businesses in Wellington Street include restaurants such as

Mak's Noodle Mak's Noodle () is a traditional Cantonese restaurant in Central, Hong Kong, specialising in wonton noodles. History Dating back to the 1960s, the business is now in the run by Mak Chi-ming, a third-generation descendant of Mak Woon-chi () w ...

Yung Kee Yung Kee () is a Chinese restaurant located on Wellington Street in Central, Hong Kong. It is most famous for its roast goose. History In 1938, Kam Shui-fai () began selling ''siu mei'' at a '' dai pai dong'' on Kwong Yuen West Street, near ...

,Jessica Lam, Food,

South China Morning Post The ''South China Morning Post'' (''SCMP''), with its Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Morning Post'', is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group. Founded in 1903 by Tse Tsan-tai and Alfred Cunningham, it has remained ...

, 7 June 2007

Lin Heung Tea House Lin Heung Tea House () was a two-storey Chinese restaurant located within the Tsang Chiu Ho Building () at 160-164 Wellington Street, Hong Kong, Wellington Street, at the corner of Aberdeen Street, in Central, Hong Kong, Central, Hong Kong. T ...

and

Tsui Wah Restaurant Tsui Wah Restaurant () () is a chain of tea restaurants (Cha Chaan Teng) owned by Tsui Wah Holdings Limited, headquartered in Hong Kong. The restaurants serve Hong Kong cuisine, Hong Kong-style food. As of 2022, the group has 51 branches in ...

References

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External links

Google Maps of Wellington Street
{{HKislandroads Central, Hong Kong Sheung Wan Roads on Hong Kong Island

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