Praya, Kennedy Town
Kennedy Town Praya (Chinese: 堅彌地城海旁) is a road of Kennedy Town on Hong Kong Island. The road is a two-way three-lane road with Hong Kong tram tracks, connecting Des Voeux Road West in the east and the junction of Catchick Street and Sands Street in the west.
History
[edit]Before the Belcher Bay reclamation project was carried out, it was a seaside street in Kennedy Town. Since most of the roads along the northern coast of Hong Kong Island were named "Praya" in the early days, a road along the coast of Kennedy Town was called Kennedy Town Praya.[1] "Praya" is not English, but Portuguese, referring to a piece of land by the sea.[2]
Belcher Bay at the western end of Hong Kong Island was named after Captain Edward Belcher, who sailed there in 1841 aboard the British Royal Navy ship HMS Sulphur.[3][4] Sulphur Channel, between Green Island and Hong Kong Island, was named after his ship, HMS Sulphur.[3][4] The Chinese name of Belcher Bay was also known as 擸𢶍灣 (lit. Garbage Bay or Junk Bay).[5][6] Reclamation at Belcher Bay pushed the coastline forward by about 80 metres. The work was completed in 1903, and much of the newly reclaimed land was used as warehouses and Praya, Kennedy Town. In 1904, Hong Kong Tramways was put into service and tracks were laid on the Praya, Kennedy Town.[3]
Features
[edit]- Belcher Bay Park (卑路乍灣公園)
- Kennedy Town Swimming Pool
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "與港督名字有關的街道名稱 歷史教育網絡". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ^ "鄧彥龍 獨特的香港街道 保安局監管釋囚委員會" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ^ a b c "香港記憶 | Hong Kong Memory". 香港記憶 | Hong Kong Memory. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ a b "Sulphur Channel and Green Island 硫磺海峽及青洲". digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ "香港記憶 | Hong Kong Memory". www.hkmemory.hk. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ Shao Wanxin (2018) Every Kennedian to His Taste: Community histories and memories of Kennedy Town. The Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage & The Hong Kong Jockey Club CHarities Trust. p.61. ISBN 978-988-14224-5-3. Available at:https://www.cache.org.hk/download/TT8_book_EveryKennedianToHisTaste.pdf
