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[[Image:ArbuthnotRoad.jpg|thumb|300px|Arbuthnot Road, Hong Kong]]
[[Image:ArbuthnotRoad.jpg|thumb|250px|Arbuthnot Road, Hong Kong]]
'''Arbuthnot Road''' ({{zh-t|t=亞畢諾道}}) is a main thoroughfare in [[Hong Kong]]'s [[Central and Western District|Central District]]. The road begins at the site of the former colony's first official home of the [[British]] justice, the [[Former Central Magistracy|Central Magistracy]]. The Central Magistracy, located at No. 1, Arbuthnot road is a [[Declared monuments of Hong Kong|declared monument of Hong Kong]].<ref>[http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/heritage/monuments/mo_hk_0013.jhtml Discover HongKong - Heritage - Declared Monuments]</ref> The road ends at the [[Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens|Botanical Gardens]] of Hong Kong.
'''Arbuthnot Road''' ({{zh-t|t=亞畢諾道}}) is a main thoroughfare in [[Hong Kong]]'s [[Central and Western District|Central District]]. The road begins at the site of the former colony's first official home of the [[British]] justice, the [[Former Central Magistracy|Central Magistracy]]. The Central Magistracy, located at No. 1, Arbuthnot road is a [[Declared monuments of Hong Kong|declared monument of Hong Kong]].<ref>[http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/heritage/monuments/mo_hk_0013.jhtml Discover HongKong - Heritage - Declared Monuments]</ref> The road ends at the [[Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens|Botanical Gardens]] of Hong Kong.


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==Tourist attraction==
==Tourist attraction==
Arbuthnot Road, a short distance from Hong Kong's [[Hollywood Road]] and [[Lan Kwai Fong]] is a major tourist destination.
Arbuthnot Road, a short distance from Hong Kong's [[Hollywood Road]] and [[Lan Kwai Fong]] is a major tourist destination.


==Notable buildings along Arbuthnot==
==Notable buildings along Arbuthnot==
[[Image:Former Central Magistracy, Hong Kong.JPG|thumb|250px|The [[Former Central Magistracy]]]]
[[Image:Former Central Magistracy, Hong Kong.JPG|thumb|250px|The [[Former Central Magistracy]]]]
*1 Hong Kong Police Club, Former Central Magistracy
*1 Hong Kong Police Club, Former Central Magistracy
*2 Cafe O; Ovolo Service Apartments and spa
*2 Cafe O, Ovolo Service Apartments and spa
*3-5a Universal Trade Centre including the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South-East Asia<ref>[http://www.cs.ust.hk/faculty/dimitris/metro/hkmetropolis.html Official website], Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South-East Asia</ref> and the St Luke Cathedral of Hong Kong
*3-5a Universal Trade Centre including the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South-East Asia<ref>[http://www.cs.ust.hk/faculty/dimitris/metro/hkmetropolis.html Official website], Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South-East Asia</ref> and the St Luke Cathedral of Hong Kong
*4-8 Philia Lounge
*4-8 Philia Lounge
*8 Veda (restaurant)<ref>[http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=hong_kong@74&cur_section=din&property_id=367614 VEDA, Hong Kong, Fodor's Online Travel Guide]</ref><ref>[http://www.smarttravelasia.com/hongkong.htm Hongkong from top to bottom]</ref> SK Service Apartments
*8 Veda (Indian restaurant)<ref>[http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=hong_kong@74&cur_section=din&property_id=367614 VEDA, Hong Kong, Fodor's Online Travel Guide]</ref><ref>[http://www.smarttravelasia.com/hongkong.htm Hongkong from top to bottom]</ref> SK Service Apartments
*10 Chez Moi
*10 Chez Moi


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Arbuthnot Road, Hong Kong

Arbuthnot Road (Chinese: 亞畢諾道) is a main thoroughfare in Hong Kong's Central District. The road begins at the site of the former colony's first official home of the British justice, the Central Magistracy. The Central Magistracy, located at No. 1, Arbuthnot road is a declared monument of Hong Kong.[1] The road ends at the Botanical Gardens of Hong Kong.

History

Most of the roads built and declared at the outset in Colonial Hong Kong in 1841 were quite close to the waterline. The Magistracy was not establlished until 1847 and the land on which it was built was more or less unoccupied. Arbuthnot Road is rather steep and inclined, and runs between Hollywood Road and Caine Road, which was not named until 1859. It is likely that it was not named or created until the 1850s or later; this was probably a date during the Second Opium War (1856-1860).

Tourist attraction

Arbuthnot Road, a short distance from Hong Kong's Hollywood Road and Lan Kwai Fong is a major tourist destination.

Notable buildings along Arbuthnot

The Former Central Magistracy
  • 1 Hong Kong Police Club, Former Central Magistracy
  • 2 Cafe O, Ovolo Service Apartments and spa
  • 3-5a Universal Trade Centre including the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South-East Asia[2] and the St Luke Cathedral of Hong Kong
  • 4-8 Philia Lounge
  • 8 Veda (Indian restaurant)[3][4] SK Service Apartments
  • 10 Chez Moi

References

  1. ^ Discover HongKong - Heritage - Declared Monuments
  2. ^ Official website, Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South-East Asia
  3. ^ VEDA, Hong Kong, Fodor's Online Travel Guide
  4. ^ Hongkong from top to bottom
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