I have found an old address from 1908 that is Kwan Yuen Cheong's: 21 Stanley Street.
Can someone please tell me where this would have been at that time?
Named after: Named to commemorate the 50th year of Queen Victoria's Reign.
Details:
Jubilee Street is a short street in Central with a length of about 200 m (today)
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Named after: Built to commemorate the 60th year of Queen Victoria's Reign.
Details:
The road commences at Kennedy Town and traverses the southern slopes of Mount Davis and the adjoining hills to Aberdeen. opening out en route a portion of the island which has hitherto been practically inaccessible. It is 5 miles long, has a width of 16 feet and is designed as a carriage road. (source)
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There's a few generations of street signs around Hong Kong. Not sure exactly what period they are from but I like the ones with an English name on top and Chinese name underneath on a custom cut-out iron plate. Here's the ones I've seen: https://hiddenhk.com/old-hk-street-signs - I'm sure there's more around, anyone know of others?
Thanks, Scott
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).
The Public Works Department report for 1900 noted work had started on the road:
