Staunton Street ( Chinese : 士丹頓街 ; Jyutping : si6 daan1 deon6 gaai1 ) is a street in Central and Sheung Wan , on Hong Kong Island , Hong Kong . Together with the upper section of Elgin Street , it is the heart of the Soho entertainment area, featuring a number of restaurants, bars and shops. It was named after George Thomas Staunton .
9-690: Staunton may refer to: Places [ edit ] Hong Kong [ edit ] Staunton Street on Hong Kong Island United Kingdom [ edit ] Staunton (near Coleford) , a village in the west part of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire Staunton (near Gloucester) , a village in Gloucestershire, near the border with Worcestershire Staunton, Nottinghamshire Staunton on Arrow , Herefordshire Staunton on Wye , Herefordshire United States [ edit ] Staunton, Illinois ,
18-521: A city Staunton Township, Illinois , a township Staunton, Indiana , a town Staunton, Ohio , an unincorporated community Staunton Township, Ohio , a township Staunton, Virginia , a city Staunton Natural Area , a protected area of Staunton State Park, Colorado Staunton State Park , Colorado Staunton River, a portion of the Roanoke River in central Virginia Other uses [ edit ] Staunton (surname) , including
27-527: A list of people with the name Staunton chess set , a set of chessmen See also [ edit ] Stanton (disambiguation) Saunton , a village in Devon, England Taunton , a town in Somerset, England Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Staunton . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
36-635: Is a marker in front of the building, denoting its place in the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Historical Trail . 22°16′53″N 114°09′12″E / 22.28150°N 114.15336°E / 22.28150; 114.15336 This Hong Kong road article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Aberdeen Street Aberdeen Street is a border street dividing Sheung Wan and Central on Hong Kong Island , Hong Kong. It ascends from Queen's Road Central to Caine Road in Mid-Levels . The street
45-551: Is named after George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen , Foreign Secretary at the time of the cession of Hong Kong Island to the United Kingdom in 1842. In the early days after 1841 , while Choong Wan was planned to be business centre of Victoria City and an area of Westener population, Chinese population was removed from Choong Wan to the area around Tai Ping Shan Street in Sheung Wan and Sheung Wan became
54-634: The area of Chinese population. South of Hollywood Road was the Alice Memorial Hospital and the College of Medicine where Sun Yat-sen graduated with distinction in 1892. After the college was merged into the University of Hong Kong , the hospital was also moved to Bonham Road and renamed to Nethersole Hospital. After reclamation of island north, Aberdeen Street was extended in the north by Wing Kut Street ( Chinese : 永吉街 ),
63-452: The contour of a hill, and is bounded by Shing Wong Street and Old Bailey Street . It crosses or has junctions with Shelley Street , Graham Street , Peel Street , Elgin Street and Aberdeen Street . Aberdeen Street marks the border between Sheung Wan and Central. The street is also known as Sam Sap Kan (卅間), as there were thirty houses on the street in the early days. It is famous for
72-423: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Staunton&oldid=1172912668 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Staunton Street The street runs on
81-459: The tradition of Ghost Festival . The Central–Mid-Levels escalators system bisects Staunton Street. Its opening in 1994 brought rapid change to the street and its life. Upmarket restaurants and bars opened, catering to the stream of middle class professionals heading home from Central. No. 13 Staunton Street is the site of the former "Kuen Hang Club", the clandestine headquarters of the revolutionary Revive China Society of Sun Yat-sen . There
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