Rodney Street, Hong Kong
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Intersection of Rodney Street and Drake Street
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The facade of United Centre facing Rodney Street
Rodney Street (Chinese: 樂禮街) is a street in Admiralty East, Central & Western District, Hong Kong. It connects with Queensway in the south and Harcourt Road in the north.
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Namesake
The name Rodney Street comes from HMS Rodney as Admiralty was once the Naval Dockyard Admiralty Dock, the headquarters of British Navy in Hong Kong. Rodney comes from Baron Rodney, in which the famous is George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney in the 18th century.[1]
Nearby Sights
Transport
- Admiralty (East) Public Transport Interchange
- Admiralty (Rodney Street) Bus Terminus
- Admiralty Station (MTR)
References
- ↑ Hong Kong Place: Streets named for vessels in Hong Kong (香港以船隻命名的街道, in Chinese)
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