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Lyndhurst Terrace and the surrounding area were the location of some of the earliest brothels established in Hong Kong, [14] in the mid-19th century. The Cantonese name of the street, 擺花 (pai fa) literally means "flower arrangement", possibly because of presence of numerous stalls in the area in the mid-19th century, selling flowers [15] to the customers of the nearby brothels. [16]
The Central–Wan Chai Bypass is a four-kilometre (2.5 mi) trunk road running between Sheung Wan and Fortress Hill on Hong Kong Island.The original design consists of a 2.3 km dual three-lane tunnel running under new reclamation areas provided by the Central and Wan Chai Reclamation project, [1] and also connections to Connaught Road West flyover and Island Eastern Corridor.
Location of Wan Chai within Hong Kong SAR. Wan Chai is located in the western part of Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is bounded by Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west, and Bowen Road to the south. The area north of Gloucester Road is often called Wan Chai North.
Sumarti Ningsih (a.k.a. Alice, in Hong Kong) was born in Cilacap, Indonesia, on 22 April 1991. After graduating from elementary school, she married and had a son who was five years old at the time of her death. Ningsih first went to Hong Kong in 2011, where she worked as domestic helper for two years and eight months.
Amoy Street (Chinese: 廈門街) is a street in the Wan Chai area of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It connects Johnston Road in the north to Queen's Road East in the south. Amoy is an old name of the Chinese city of Xiamen. It has been described as "shy and retiring" by Time Out because it is a cul-de-sac with steps at one end. [1]
Almost a third of the 2001 video game Shenmue II is spent in Wan Chai. A small portion of the city is divided into fictional quarters modelled after similar locations. The location of the 1957 novel and 1960 film The World of Suzie Wong is set in Wan Chai. The 2010 Hong Kong film Crossing Hennessy starring Jacky Cheung and Tang Wei is set in ...
Swatow Street (Chinese: 汕頭街) is a street in the Wan Chai area of Hong Kong island, Hong Kong. It intersects with Queen's Road East and Johnston Road.
Three Pacific Place. Former Hongkong Electric's Wan Chai Power Plant in the 1900s. Star Street. The Starstreet Precinct (Chinese: 星街社區) is a neighborhood in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, centred on Three Pacific Place and comprising mainly Star Street (星街), Moon Street (月街), Sun Street (日街), St. Francis Street (聖佛蘭士街), St. Francis Yard (進教圍), and Wing Fung Street ...