
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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Hong Kong Island
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Hong Kong
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. To the east, it intersects with
Magazine Gap Road and
Garden Road, while to the west, it connects with
Babington Path
Babington Path () is a street in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Island spanning from the junction between Bonham Road, Park Road, Oaklands Path and St. Stephen's Lane uphill to Robinson Road, Hong Kong, Robinson Road.The Directory & Chronicle for China, Ja ...
and
Park Road.
Naming
Robinson Road was named after the fifth
Governor of Hong Kong
The governor of Hong Kong was the representative of the United Kingdom, British The Crown, Crown in British Hong Kong, Hong Kong from 1843 to 1997. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, Executiv ...
,
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 ...
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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.
See also
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List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
The following are incomplete lists of Controlled-access highway, expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, Avenue (landscape), avenues, streets, crescents, Town square, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong.
Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to ...
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Ying Wa Girls' School
Ying Wa Girls' School () is a The Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China, HKCCCC secondary day school for girls in Mid-Levels, in Hong Kong. The campus is located at 76 Robinson Road, Hong Kong, Robinson Road, Mid-levels. The ...
References
External links
Google Maps of Robinson Road*
Antiquities Advisory Board
The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Secretary for Development, Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monum ...
. Historic Building Appraisal
London Mission Building, Nos. 78 & 80 Robinson RoadPictures
* Antiquities Advisory Board
The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Secretary for Development, Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monum ...
. Historic Building Appraisal
No. 15 Robinson RoadPictures
Mid-Levels
Roads on Hong Kong Island
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