MacDonnell Road
MacDonnell Road (Chinese: 麥當勞道; Cantonese Yale: mak6 dong1 lou4 dou6, formerly 麥當奴道) is a street in the Mid-Levels area of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is named after former Hong Kong Governor Richard Graves MacDonnell.[1]
MacDonnell Road is one of the most expensive roads in Central Mid-Levels, together with Old Peak Road, Magazine Gap Road, Tregunter Path, Bowen Road, Borrett Road and May Road.
Location
Starting from Garden Road, the road runs westward in the Mid-Levels and ends in Kennedy Road.[1]
Features
Features along the road include:
- No. 31: Hong Kong Branch of the The First Church of Christ, Scientist. Built in 1912, this building is the only branch of this religious denomination in Hong Kong.[2] It is listed as a Grade II historic building.[3]
- No. 33: St. Paul's Co-educational College. Founded in 1915 as St. Paul's Girls' College, the College was relocated in 1927 to its current location at No. 33 MacDonnell Road, which was granted by the Government in 1924. It has been the site of the school since then. The school became Hong Kong's first co-educational school in 1945.[4] The 1927 school building is a Grade II historic building.[3]
- Office of the Commissioner of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The People's Republic of China in Hong Kong
Transportation
The Peak Tram meets the road near the St. Paul's Co-educational College.
Other than the Peak Tram (MacDonnell Road stop), MacDonnell Road can be reached by Citybus route 12A running from Admiralty, and the Public light bus route 1A running from Star Ferry in Central.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yanne, Andrew; Heller, Gillis (2009). Signs of a Colonial Era. Hong Kong University Press. p. 50. ISBN 9789622099449. Search this book on
- ↑ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. First Church of Christ, Scientist. No. 31 MacDonnell Road, Central
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Antiquities Advisory Board. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results Archived 2018-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. School building of 1927, St Paul's Co-educational College, No. 33 MacDonnell Road Archived 2021-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
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Coordinates: 22°16′32″N 114°09′26″E / 22.27556°N 114.15714°E
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