Hillier Street
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Hillier Street (禧利街), is a street in Sheung Wan of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is located between Connaught Road Central and Queen's Road Central.
[edit] Name
In 1843, Charles Batten Hillier was a magistrate and coroner in Hong Kong. In 1856, he was promoted to the consulship in Siam and departure from Hong Kong. Mr Hillier died on 18 October 1856 in Bangkok, only 6 months after leaving Hong Kong.
[edit] Nearby
- Sheung Wan Station of the MTR
- Wing Lok Street
- Des Voeux Road Central
- Bonham Strand
- Mercer Street
- Burd Street
- Jervois Street
- Kwai Wa Lane
[edit] References
- "Street Names and Their Origins" Hong Kong's vol.1 - by Frena Bloomfield
- UK in Thailand Embassy history: Charles Batten Hillier
- Endacott, G. B. (2005). "Chapter: Charles Batten Hillier". A biographical sketch-book of early Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 84-88. ISBN 978-9622097421.
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Coordinates: 22°17′07″N 114°09′05″E / 22.28517°N 114.15137°E
