 Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay, junction with Yee Wo Street in February 2016 | |
 Interactive map of Hennessy Road | |
| Native name | 軒尼詩道 (Yue Chinese) |
|---|---|
| Namesake | John Pope Hennessy |
| Length | 1.86 kilometres (1.16 mi) |
| Location | Wan Chai, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°16′40″N 114°10′21″E / 22.2778264°N 114.172409°E / 22.2778264; 114.172409 |
| East end | Yee Wo Street |
| West end | Queensway |
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| Traditional Chinese | 軒尼詩道 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 轩尼诗道 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Hīn nèih sī douh | ||||||||||||
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Hennessy Road (Chinese: 軒尼詩道) is a major thoroughfare on Hong Kong Island.
Built in 1929 on land reclaimed through the Praya Reclamation Scheme, it is named after John Pope Hennessy, the Governor of Hong Kong between 1877 and 1882.
The road is 1.86 kilometres (1.16 mi) in length, and connects Queensway in the west with Yee Wo Street in the east, where it intersects with East Point Road, Jardine's Bazaar, and Great George Street in East Point.
For most of its length, it is a four-lane road carrying road traffic and trams in both directions.
Due to heavy congestion during peak hours, long haul bus routes are not routed through the road.[1]
The portion of the road passing through Causeway Bay was one of the locations occupied during the 2014 Hong Kong protests.[2][3]
In popular culture
The 2010 Hong Kong movie Crossing Hennessy is a love story set around Hennessy Road.[4][5] The protagonists, Oi Lin (played by Tang Wei) and Loy (played by Jacky Cheung) live on opposite sides of Hennessy Road.
Landmarks
- Sogo Hong Kong – iconic department store opened in May 1985[6]
- Hysan Place – shopping mall and office building developed by Hysan Development Company Limited, and opened on the former site of the Hennessy Centre in August 2012.[7]
See also
References
- "Bus Route Planning Programme for Southern District 2016–17" (PDF). Transport Department of the Government of Hong Kong: 3. 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- Chan, Samuel (15 December 2014). "'Occupy is over': Hong Kong chief executive announces end to protests as Causeway Bay is cleared". South China Morning Post.
- Release, Press (6 October 2014). "Protests cause serious traffic congestion on HK Island and in Kowloon". Hong Kong Government. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- Ho, Ivy (2010-04-01), Yut mun Hinneisi (Comedy, Romance), Jacky Cheung, Tang Wei, Ekin Cheng, Distribution Workshop, Edko Films, Irresistible Films, retrieved 2025-01-21
- "Crossing Hennessy | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- "Sogo department store" Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine Sogo Hong Kong. Retrieved 2012-03-09
- Ha, Karen (9 March 2012). "Hysan rides wave of high office, shop rents". The Standard. Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2012-03-09.