Des Voeux Road
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For former name of a road in eastern Tsim Sha Tsui, see Chatham Road.
For other uses, see Des Voeux (disambiguation).
Des Voeux Road Central and Des Voeux Road West are two roads on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. They were named after the 10th Governor of Hong Kong, Sir William Des Vœux. The name was sometimes spelt with the ligature œ in pre-war documents but is nowadays spelt officially as Des Voeux Road.
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Native name | 德輔道 (Yue Chinese) |
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Former name(s) | Shōwa-dori (during Japanese Occupation, 1942-1945) |
Namesake | William Des Vœux |
Location | Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong |
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Construction start | 1857; 167 years ago (1857) |
Completion | 1904; 120 years ago (1904) |
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Quick Facts Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese ...
Des Voeux Road Central | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 德輔道中 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 德辅道中 | ||||||||||
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Des Voeux Road West | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 德輔道西 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 德辅道西 | ||||||||||
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