Arbuthnot Road
Arbuthnot Road (simplified Chinese: 亚毕诺道; traditional Chinese: 亞畢諾道; pinyin: Yàbìnuò Dào; Cantonese Yale: nga3 bat1 nok6 dou6) is a 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; it was named after George Arbuthnot.[2]
Tourist attraction
Arbuthnot Road is a tourist destination for housing one of Hong Kong's declared heritage landmarks - The Former Central Magistracy. It is also just a short distance from another few of Hong Kong's tourist attractions, including:
Notable buildings along Arbuthnot Road
- 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[3] and the St Luke Cathedral of Hong Kong
- 4-8 Philia Lounge
- 8 Veda (Indian restaurant)[4][5] SK Service Apartments
- 10 Chez Moi (French restaurant)
Transport
There are several ways to access Arbuthnot Road other than taxi, including:
- MTR Central Station, Exit "D1"
- Public bus, route no. 12m, 13, 23A and 40M
- Green light bus, route no. 10A & 10B
Car park, 2 car parks located at Arbuthnot Road include:
- The Centrium, 10-12 Arbuthnot Road
- Universal Trade Centre, 3 Arbuthnot Road
See also
References
- ^ Discover HongKong - Heritage - Declared Monuments
- ^ Frank H. H. King (1988). The History of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: Volume 1, The Hongkong Bank in Late Imperial China 1864-1902: On an Even Keel. Cambridge University Press. p. 107. ISBN 0521327067.
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- ^ VEDA, Hong Kong, Fodor's Online Travel Guide
- ^ Hongkong from top to bottom