Arbuthnot Road is a road in

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, Hong Kong. The road begins at the

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, a

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. The road ends at the

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History

Most of the roads built and declared at the outset in Colonial Hong Kong in 1841 were close to the waterfront. The Magistracy was not established until 1847 and the land on which it was built was previously largely unoccupied. Arbuthnot Road is rather inclined, and runs between

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and

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, the latter of which was not named until 1859. It is likely that it was not named or created until the 1850s or later; it was named after George Arbuthnot.

Notable buildings

*No. 1: Hong Kong Police Club, former Central Magistracy *No. 2: Cafe O,

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*No.s 3-5a: Universal Trade Centre including the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South-East AsiaOfficial website
, Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South-East Asia and the St Luke Cathedral of Hong Kong *No.s 4-8: Philia Lounge *No.s 4-8: G/F La Kasbah (North African Food), 1/F Wild Grass (Western Restaurant) *No.s 4-8: SK serviced apartments *No. 10: Chez Moi (French restaurant)

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Google Maps of Arbuthnot Road
{{Coord, 22.279502, 114.154663, display=title Central, Hong Kong Mid-Levels Roads on Hong Kong Island

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