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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 Hong Kong Immigration Department has its headquarters at the Immigration Tower in Wan Chai. [22] The Hong Kong Police Force operates from the Wan Chai District; their headquarters is located at the Wan Chai Police District Headquarters, 1 Arsenal Street. [23] within the Hong Kong Police Headquarters Compound.
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 ...
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]
The Grand Hyatt Hong Kong is a luxury Hyatt hotel in Hong Kong, and the Asian flagship of Hyatt International. [2] It has been described in a New York Times travel article as a "world-famous prestige" property. [3] It opened on 21 November 1989 and is located at 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, [4] adjacent to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition ...
Wan Chai Market 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 .
Chai Wan (/ ˌ tʃ aɪ ˈ w ɑː n /; Chinese: 柴灣), formerly known as Sai Wan (西灣), [citation needed] lies at the east end of the urban area of Hong Kong Island next to Shau Kei Wan. The area is administratively part of the Eastern District , and is a mosaic of industrial and residential areas.
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 ...