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GeoInfo Map [1] – a geospatial information service provided by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government. Common Spatial Data Infrastructure Portal aka CSDI – a portal providing information infrastructure to share spatial data in Hong Kong for smart city development.
The road was laid out after 1901 and named after William Julius Gascoigne, [2] Commander British Troops in China and Hong Kong from 1898–1903. It was reported in 1908 that "All the roads on the [Kowloon] peninsula are wide and lined with trees, and two in particular—Robinson Road [today's Nathan Road] and Gascoigne Road—are noticeable by reason of their width" and "Gascoigne Road, which ...
The area was the site of Possession Point, a former point of land on the northwestern coast of Hong Kong, before land reclamation moved the spot further inland. The area is where Commodore Gordon Bremer , commander-in-chief of British forces in China, took formal possession of Hong Kong on 26 January 1841, and this date is considered as the ...
The requirement to locate servers in China has created a problem for Google in China, which insists on controlling its data and servers.In 2009, Google’s mainland servers experienced major cyberattacks (presumably from the Chinese government), and in March 2010, Google re-directed its search engine from Google.cn in mainland China to Google.com.hk in Hong Kong.
Shau Kei Wan Road near Holy Cross Path in Sai Wan Ho. Shau Kei Wan Road (traditional Chinese: 筲箕灣道; simplified Chinese: 筲箕湾道; pinyin: Shāojīwān Dào; Jyutping: saau1 gei1 waan1 dou6), formerly known as Shaukiwan Road, is the main road in Shau Kei Wan and Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong.
He was the government administrator even before Sir Henry Pottinger was appointed the first Hong Kong governor in 1842. [1] The story that the street was named after Sir Reginald Johnston was actually a myth. [1] The road is built on the margin of the oldest building cluster in Wan Chai.
No. 1: Hong Kong Police Club, former Central Magistracy; No. 2: Cafe O, Ovolo Hotels; No.s 3-5a: Universal Trade Centre including the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South-East Asia [3] and the St Luke Cathedral of Hong Kong; No.s 4-8: Philia Lounge; No.s 4-8: G/F La Kasbah (North African Food), 1/F Wild Grass (Western Restaurant)
Hence on 13 August 1962, a speed limit was placed that traffic cannot exceed 35 km/h when passing that curve; this happened to be the first speed limit all over Hong Kong. In January 2019, the Central–Wan Chai Bypass opened, providing a parallel expressway route to Harcourt Road, Gloucester Road , Victoria Park Road and Connaught Road Central .