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Admiralty
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| Traditional Chinese: | 金鐘 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese: | 金钟 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning: | "Golden Bell" | ||||||||||
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Admiralty is the eastern extension of central business district of the Central on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. It is located on the eastern end of the Central and Western District, bordered by Wan Chai to the east and Victoria Harbour to the north. The name of Admiralty refers to the former Admiralty Dock in the area which housed a naval dockyard. The dock was later demolished when land was reclaimed and developed northward as the HMS Tamar naval base. The Chinese name, Kam-chung (金鐘), lit. Golden Bell, refers to a golden bell once housed at the dock.
Before the area was known as Ha Wan.
History
The area was chosen to military area by British military. They built Wellington Barracks, Murray Barracks, Victoria Barracks and Admiralty Dock at the site.
The area split the urban area on the north shore of Hong Kong Island. The Hong Kong Government had tried many times to get the land from the British military to connect the two urban areas, but the military refused. It was not until the 1970s that the land was gradually returned to government and changed to commercial buildings and gardens.
The Admiralty Station of MTR was built on the former site of the Hong Kong dockyards which was built in 1878 and demolished in the 1970s. After completion, the area became increasingly known as Admiralty, rather than Central.
Major buildings
Queensway Plaza is a shopping centre located above the station. The Pacific Place shopping mall, an additional shopping centre, a number of hotels and several office tower complexes, all located on the former site of the Victoria Barracks, are connected to the MTR station via an underground walkway. Other major buildings in the area include British Consulate General Hong Kong, Admiralty Centre, United Centre, Far East Financial Centre, CITIC Tower, and the Lippo Centre Towers.
Queensway and Harcourt Road are the major roads in the area.
The High Court and Hong Kong Park are located south of Queensway.
See also
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