Junction of Holland Street and Kennedy Town Praya [????- ]

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1904
1937
1930s

Comments

Holland Street and Beach Street were constructed at the same time by tender in 1888. So the two may be somewhat related. 

The name Beach Street(^) is no longer used now. It is neither Sands Street nor Collinson Street as both pre-exist, before 1888. However, as the house nos alternation notice of 1927 : 'Beach Street' was the one next to Collinson Street on the south(#); Holland Street may be near some 'Douglas Street'(+) then. 

No other specific info why Holland was chosen as a street name though, in search results met. 

 

sources

   Government Gazette, 1886 & 1927
(^)Directory and Chronicle, 1890

(#) The 1901 map confirms that 'Beach Street' is the now Sai Cheung Street 

(+) cf Douglas Lane (c. 1892)