List being completed
Updated on September 15, 2009
Bowen Drive 寶雲徑
Named after George Ferguson Bowen, the 9th Governor (1883-1885)
Bowen Road 寶雲道
Named after George Ferguson Bowen, the 9th Governor (1883-1885)
Caldecott Road 郝德傑道
Named after Andrew Caldecott, the 19th Governor (1935-1937)
Ching Cheung Road 呈祥道
Named after David Cilve Crosbie Trench, the 24th Governor (1964-1971)
Clementi Road 金文泰道
Named after Cecil Clementi, the 17th Governor (1925-1930)
Des Voeux Road 德輔道
Named after George William Des Voeux, the 10th Governor (1887-1891)
Hennessy Road 軒尼詩道
Named after John Pope Hennessy, the 8th Governor (1877-1882)
Kennedy Road 堅尼地道
Named after Arthur Kennedy, the 7th Governor (1872-1877)
Kennedy Street 堅彌地街
Named after Arthur Kennedy, the 7th Governor (1872-1877)
Kennedy Town Praya 堅彌地城海旁
Named after Arthur Kennedy, the 7th Governor (1872-1877)
Kennedy Town New Praya 堅彌地城新海旁
Named after Arthur Kennedy, the 7th Governor (1872-1877)
Lady Clementi's Ride 金夫人馳馬徑
Named after Marie Clementi, the wife of Cecil Clementi, the 17th Governor (1925-1930)
Lugard Road 盧吉道
Named after Frederick Lugard, the 14th Governor (1907-1912)
Macdonnell Road 麥當勞道
Named after Richard Graves Macdonnell, the 6th Governor (1866-1872)
MacLehose Trail 麥理浩徑
Named after Crawford Murray MacLehose, the 25th Governor (1971-1982)
May Road 梅道
Named after Francis Henry May, the 15th Governor (1912-1918)
Nathan Road 彌敦道
Named after Mathew Nathan, the 13th Governor (1904-1907)
Northcote Close 羅富國徑
Named after Geoffry Stafford Northcote, the 20th Governor (1937-1941)
Peel Rise 貝璐道
Named after William Peel, the 18th Governor (1930-1935)
Robinson Road 羅便臣道
Named after William Robinson, the 11th Governor (1891-1898)
Sir Cecil's Ride 金督馳馬徑
Named after Cecil Clementi, the 17th Governor (1925-1930)
Stubbs Road 司徒拔道
Named after Reginald Stubbs, the 16th Governor (1919-1925)
Wilson Trail 衛奕信徑
Named after David Wilson, the 27th Governor (1987-1992)
Featured Photo
Ella Zoyara (b.1840-d.1879) was the star trick-rider of the Great World Circus, the first circus to ever come to town in Hong Kong. Six shows were given by the circus from March 27, 1868 before it left for its next destination - Manila. Unbeknown to the circus-goers in Hong Kong, the St. Louis born Zoyara was in fact a man named Omar Kingsley and that he was even married - to a woman named Sallie Stickney. Zoyara's "true" gender was discovered in Manila and as a result both she (he) and the circus master Adolf Gonsalez were thrown into jail.
This is one of the over 600 fun facts about Hong Kong, as far as the first of its kind events go, that are included in the Welcome page under Who's Who and What's What.
From Rudi Butt
rudibutt@hotmail.com
Hong Kong
I am taking the rest of the summer off and will reply to your email/comments when I am back. Thank you for your patience and I hope you too will have an enjoyable summer. (6/24/2016)
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