Kennedy Town
Kennedy Town (Chinese: 堅尼地城; pinyin: Jiānnídìchéng) is at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was named after Arthur Edward Kennedy, the 7th Governor of Hong Kong from 1872 to 1877. Administratively, it is part of Central and Western District.
Kennedy Town
堅尼地城 | |
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Suburb | |
Kennedy Town, situated in between Mount Davis and Lung Fu Shan in July 2009 | |
| Nickname: K Town | |
| Coordinates: 22.280°N 114.125°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Special Administrative Region | Hong Kong |
| District | Central and Western |
| Area | Sai Wan |
| District | Central and Western District |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 54,000 (together with Mount Davis) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 堅尼地城 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 坚尼地城 | ||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Gin1 nei4 dei6 seng4 | ||||||||||||
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Due to its distance from major commercial cores and longtime inaccessibility by train, town development was less vigorous than in other parts of urban Hong Kong. But since the MTR was extended to the area in 2014, it is rapidly gentrifying, with many older businesses, such as vehicle repair workshops and cha chaan tengs, making way for new luxury developments, as well as high-end bars and restaurants.
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