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Cochrane Street () is a hilly street between
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 City. It was the first road in Hong Kong, constructed by the British between 1841 and 1843, spanning across Victoria ...
and the junction with Gage Street and Lyndhurst Terrace in
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, Hong Kong. The whole street hosts the
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s.


Name

The street was named after
Thomas John Cochrane Admiral of the Fleet Sir Thomas John Cochrane (5 February 1789 – 19 October 1872) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving as a junior officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, he captured the French ship ''Favourite'' off the coast of D ...
, a
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of Second in Command (1842–44) and commander-in-chief (1844–46) in
East Indies and China Station The Commander-in-Chief, East Indies and China was a formation of the Royal Navy from 1831 to 1865. Its naval area of responsibility was the Indian Ocean and the coasts of China and its navigable rivers. The Commander-in-Chief was appointed in 183 ...
of
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. At the time, he stayed in Hong Kong.


History

The street is near the
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across the Queen's Road. Cochrane Street was at the build-up area of Cantonese residents. It was re-zoned in 1844 under the administration of
Henry Pottinger Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pottinger, 1st Baronet (; 3 October 1789 – 18 March 1856) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator who became the first Governor of Hong Kong. Early life Henry Pottinger was born at his family est ...
to improve the hygiene condition of water supply. The Cantonese residents was later removed to Tai Ping Shan area. At about 11pm on 14 August 1901, two houses at No. 32 and 34 of Cochrane Street collapsed suddenly, claiming 43 lives.


Features

The street runs uphill and many restaurants are on this street.


See also

*
List of restaurant districts and streets This is a list of restaurant districts and streets. Restaurant districts and streets are sometimes referred to as "restaurant row".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

* Central, Hong Kong Restaurant districts and streets in Hong Kong Roads on Hong Kong Island {{HongKong-road-stub