Named after:
Admiral Cecil Harcourt (1892-1959), the head of a provisional military government in Hong Kong from September 1945 to April 1946.
Details:
Harcourt Road is about 650 m (0,4 miles) long and connects Connaught and Gloucester Roads
Timeline:
Named after:
George Digby Barker, a former military commander and acting administrator of Hong Kong between May and December 1891.
Details:
Barker Road is a street on Victoria Peak from the Old Peak Road to Peak Road. It has a length of about 1,7 km.
Timeline:
1897: work commenced (see comment)
1898: Barker Road opened (see below).
I knew you got lots of documents on the past HK. Is the Forbes Road at Kennedy Town was named by referring to W H Forbes, the boss of Russell & Co.? If yes, what's the relation of the place(Road) and the company?
