15-503: Sheung Wan (Chinese: 上環) is an area in Hong Kong , located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island , between Central and Sai Ying Pun . Administratively, it is part of the Central and Western District . The name can be variously interpreted as Upper District (occupying relatively high ground compared to Central and Wan Chai ), or Gateway District (perhaps a reference to the location where
30-798: A whole city block and is surrounded by the following streets: Des Voeux Road Central (South), Morrison Street (East), Connaught Road Central (North) and On Tai Street (West). Sheung Wan Complex, now called the Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, the site of the former South Block, is located at 345 Queen's Road Central . It is surrounded by: Queen's Road Central (South), Morrison Street (East) and Bonham Strand (North). Western Market came into business in September 1844. Western Market later consisted of two separate blocks: South Block (demolished) and North Block (the current "Western Market"). The South Block at Queen's Road Central
45-629: Is for children from 6 months to 6 years old, with programs including playgroup, nursery, and kindergarten. Due to the high French expatriate population, the French International School of Hong Kong previously operated a Kindergarten campus in Shops 2-4 on the ground floor of Tung Fai Gardens ( 東暉花園 ) in Sheung Wan. Sheung Wan is served by the Sheung Wan station , formerly the western terminus of
60-595: Is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 11. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Bonham Road Government Primary School and Li Sing Primary School [ zh ] (李陞小學). Another school in the area is Discovery Montessori School, a Montessori -based school located at 3/F Mandarin Building, 43B Bonham Strand, Sheung Wan. Discovery Montessori School (DMS)
75-529: Is one of the oldest structures in Sheung Wan , Hong Kong Island , Hong Kong . The current structure, built in 1906, was the North Block of the original Western Market. It is the oldest surviving market building in the city. The former South Block was demolished in 1981 and its site is now occupied by the Sheung Wan Complex . Western Market is located at 323 Des Voeux Road Central . The market occupies
90-813: The Island line of the MTR metro system. Kennedy Town became the new terminus of the Island on 28 December 2014. Trams also run through Sheung Wan, and one of the tram termini, Western Market , is located at the junction of Des Voeux Road Central and Morrison Street near its namesake. The Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal in the Shun Tak Centre has ferries and helicopters to Macau and to several destinations in Mainland China . Numerous bus routes run through Sheung Wan. Central (Macau Ferry) Bus Terminus , located next to
105-588: The British first entered and occupied Hong Kong). Sheung Wan was one of the earliest settled places by the British, and belonged to the historical Victoria City . The site of the original occupation of Hong Kong Island by British forces in 1842 was at Possession Street , between Queen's Road Central and Hollywood Road . A plaque to this effect can be found in Hollywood Road Park at the top of Possession Street. The foot of Possession Street, Possession Point ,
120-544: The Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal, is one of the largest bus termini on Hong Kong Island. [REDACTED] Media related to Sheung Wan at Wikimedia Commons 22°17′07″N 114°09′05″E / 22.28524°N 114.15139°E / 22.28524; 114.15139 List of places in Hong Kong The following is a list of areas of Hong Kong . Western Market Western Market
135-573: The Mid-Levels is unknown. The Sheung Wan Route is one part of Central and Western Heritage Trail designed by the Antiquities and Monuments Office and Leisure and Cultural Services Department . The route covers 35 historic buildings and sites in Sheung Wan. Streets in Sheung Wan include: The head office of Wing On is in Wing On Centre [ zh ] ( 永安中心 ) in Sheung Wan. Sheung Wan
150-509: The entire Wing Kut Street , the section of Des Voeux Road Central between Wing Kut Street and Wing Wo Street, the section of Wing Wo Street north of Des Voeux Road Central, the section of Connaught Road Central between Wing Wo Street and Rumsey Street, and the section of Rumsey Street from Connaught Road Central to the waterside. Garfield Mansion is in Sheung Wan while Green Field Court is in Central. The border's location south of Seymour Road in
165-587: The renovated market building re-opened as "the Western Market" in 1991. Further refurnishment work was conducted in 2003. The four-storey building is in Queen Anne Revival style that was popular in the British Empire during the late Victorian and early Edwardian periods . The brickwork on the four corner towers is "bandaged", giving a polychromatic effect. It was blue, but was later painted red to suit
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#1732841642313180-458: Was at that time on the shoreline, but is now several hundred yards inland due to reclamation . Sheung Wan is surrounded by Sai Ying Pun in the west, Central in the east, Victoria Harbour in the north and Victoria Peak in the south. Part of the Mid-Levels is located within Sheung Wan. The border between Central and Sheung Wan consists of the entire Castle Lane, the entire Aberdeen Street ,
195-634: Was built in 1906. Vendors were evicted and moved to the Hollywood Road Temporary Market in August 1980. The Victorian period South Block was demolished thereafter and replaced by the Urban Council Sheung Wan Complex, opened in 1988. The Edwardian period North Block and the Hollywood Road Temporary Market were closed at this time and vendors were relocated to the new complex. The North Block, smaller and more compact in design,
210-579: Was preserved and renovated by Land Development Corporation . This building, of the Queen Anne Revival style of the Edwardian period , was built in 1906 as an extension of the then existing Western Market. It was the former site of Harbour Office that had been moved to a reclamation area in Central District for a larger space to cope with its increasing workload. The old building of the Harbour Office
225-418: Was pulled down to build the North Block of Western Market. It operated as a food market until 1988. The building was damaged during the construction of Sheung Wan station , and remediation works were undertaken afterward. Half the site was rezoned to facilitate a proposed widening of Morrison Street, which would have necessitated the building's demolition. In 1990, it was declared a historical monument and
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