Everything about Victoria City totally explained
Victoria City, or the
City of Victoria, was one of the first urban settlements in
Hong Kong after it became a
British colony in
1842. It was initially named
Queenstown but was soon known as Victoria. The name "Victoria" is rarely used today except to refer to the
Victoria Park,
The Peak,
the harbour and a number of roads and streets. It was often said to be the "
capital" of Hong Kong during its time as a colony of the
United Kingdom, as almost all government departments have their head offices located there.
Location
It was located in present-day
Central area, and was named after
Queen Victoria, the then
Queen of the
United Kingdom in
1843. The City originally covered the present-day
Central,
Admirality and part of
Sheung Wan on
Hong Kong Island.
History
In
1857, the British government expanded the scope of Victoria City and divided it into four "
wans" (環,
jyutping:
waan4,
pinyin:
huàn, literally
rings). The four
wans are
Sai Wan ("West Ring" in Chinese, present-day
Sai Wan, including
Kennedy Town,
Shek Tong Tsui, and
Sai Ying Pun),
Sheung Wan ("Upper Ring" in Chinese, present-day
Sheung Wan),
Choong Wan or
Chung Wan ("Central Ring" in Chinese, present-day
Central) and
Ha Wan ("Lower Ring" in Chinese, present-day
Wan Chai). Except "Ha Wan"; "Sai Wan", "Sheung Wan" and "Choong Wan" retain the same name in Chinese today.
The four
wans are further divided into nine "
yeuks" (約,
jyutping:
joek3,
pinyin:
yuē, similar to "district" or "neighbourhood"). The coverage also included parts of
East Point and
Happy Valley (West of Wong Nai Chung Road on the east side of the Racecourse). In
1903, boundary stones were established to mark the City's boundary and six of them are still preserved today. The stones spread from Causeway Bay to Kennedy Town.
In the
1890s the city was a capital extending 4 miles long. Buildings were made of granite and bricks.
Buses and the newly arriving
tramways would become the main form of transportation in the area.
Districts
Also called
yeuks.
Further Information
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