page_title: Central, Hong Kong
section_title: Streets and squares
hierarchical_section_title: Central, Hong Kong / Notable places, streets and buildings / Streets and squares
caption_attribution_description: Pedder Street, Central
context_page_description: Central is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula. The area was the heart of Victoria City, although that name is rarely used today.
  As the central business district of Hong Kong, it is the area where many multinational financial services corporations have their headquarters. Consulates general and consulates of many countries are also located in this area, as is Government Hill, the site of the government headquarters. The area, with its proximity to Victoria Harbour, has served as the centre of trade and financial activities from the earliest days of the British colonial era in 1841, and continues to flourish and serve as the place of administration after the transfer of sovereignty to China in 1997.
context_section_description: Aberdeen Street, marking the limit between Central and Sheung Wan
  Arbuthnot Road
  Battery Path
  Chater Road
  Connaught Place
  Cochrane Street
  Connaught Road Central
  Cotton Tree Drive
  D'Aguilar Street
  Des Voeux Road Central
  Edinburgh Place, a public square adjacent to the Victoria Harbour
  Elgin Street
  Gage Street, a market street
  Garden Road
  Glenealy
  Graham Street, a market street
  Gutzlaff Street
  Hollywood Road
  Ice House Street
  Jubilee Street (租庇利街). Named for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887.
  Lower Albert Road
  Lyndhurst Terrace
  Old Bailey Street
  On Lan Street
  Pedder Street
  Peel Street
  Pottinger Street, one of the "ladder streets"
  Queen's Road Central, the first road in Hong Kong built by the Government of Hong Kong between 1841 and 1843
  Queen Victoria Street
  Queensway, in Admiralty
  Stanley Street
  Statue Square, a public pedestrian square
  Staunton Street
  Staveley Street, one of the "ladder streets"
  Theatre Lane, home to many of Hong Kong's shoe shiners
  Wellington Street
  Wyndham Street
  Wing On Street (永安街), aka. Cloth Street (花布街)
caption: Pedder Street
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