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Robinson Road ( Chinese: 羅便臣道) is a thoroughfare located in

Mid-Levels Mid-Levels () is an affluent residential area on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located between Victoria Peak and Central. Residents are predominantly more affluent Hong Kong locals and expatriate professionals. It has a population ...

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. To the east, it intersects with Magazine Gap Road and Garden Road, while to the west, it connects with

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and Park Road.

Naming

Robinson Road was named after the fifth

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, Sir Hercules Robinson. In

Kowloon Kowloon () is one of the areas of Hong Kong, three areas of Hong Kong, along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories. It is an urban area comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It has a population of 2,019,533 and a populat ...

Nathan Road Nathan Road () is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong, aligned south–north from Tsim Sha Tsui to Sham Shui Po. It is lined with shops and restaurants and throngs with visitors, and was known in the post–World War II years as the Gol ...

was also initially referred to as Robinson Road until 1907. The road was later renamed to alleviate confusion with its counterpart in the Mid-Levels.

History

As early as the 1870s, Robinson Road had an enviable reputation, serving as the residence for the European upper-middle class of its time. The area remains one of the most affluent in Hong Kong.

Features

Robinson Road is primarily residential and, in line with the area, is bordered by high-rises. There are several property agents situated along the road. An escalator connecting the Central to Mid-Levels districts passes between Mosque Street and

Conduit Road Conduit Road () is a road in the Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Road and buildings Conduit Road was constructed in 1910. It is located in Western Mid-Levels. It is named after the aqueduct passing underneath which carries water ...

, while Robinson Road runs parallel below. The historic

Ohel Leah Synagogue The Ohel Leah Synagogue () is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at the junction of Robinson Road and Castle Road, in the Mid Levels on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Overview Together with the adjacent Jewish R ...

is situated on the northern side of the western end of the street.

Notable residents

Notable residents include actor/singer/entrepreneur Edison Chen and actress Bernice Liu.

Wall trees

Some of Hong Kong's 1,000 "wall trees" can be found on Robinson Road by the Mid-Levels escalator. Parts of the walls in Robinson Road have been recently declared protected monuments.

References

External links

Google Maps of Robinson Road
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