Wan Chai District

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Wan Chai District (灣仔區) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, is centrally located on the north coast of Hong Kong Island, with the smallest population of all the districts, and in the Legislative Council Constituency, it falls within the Hong Kong Island East area.

History[]

Wan Chai, formerly known as Ha Wan, was one of the "Four Wans and Nine Districts", and has been a place of Chinese settlement since 1843, with the British and other foreigners living in Central, and in the 1874 Tongzhi edition of the "Map of Guangdong" compiled by Gui Wenchan, Kwan Tai Lo was marked as Sheung Wan, the Central District, and Ha Wan. In the 1866 Xin'an County Map, the location of "Kwan Tai Lo" was also close to the present site of Wan Chai.

Today, Wan Chai is an area of considerable population movement, with a residential population of just over 100,000 and a commuter population of 600,000 travelling to work and school every day. As a residential, commercial, shopping and entertainment area, and with its proximity to the central business district of Central and the large shopping area of Causeway Bay, Wan Chai has a high transport demand. The area is served by the MTR, buses, minibuses, trams and ferries. The area is also home to a number of skyscrapers and landmarks, such as the Central Plaza and the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, making it a major tourist attraction for visitors to Hong Kong.

For decades, the eastern part of Causeway Bay between Victoria Park and the MTR Tin Hau Station was under the jurisdiction of the Eastern District Council. On 22 October 2013, the Government introduced the District Councils Ordinance (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 3) Order 2013 into the Legislative Council, proposing to adjust the boundaries of the Eastern and Wan Chai Districts with effect from the fifth term of the District Council by transferring the Tin Hau (C16) and Victoria Park (C18) Constituency Areas to Wan Chai District^[1]. The amendments were passed by the Legislative Council on 22 January 2014 and subsequently came into effect on 1 January 2016^[2].

Street/road structures[]

Bus and minibus termini[]

Wan Chai[]

Exhibition Centre Station Public Transport Interchange: Located at Exits A and B of Exhibition Centre Station, between Harbour Centre, Great Eagle Centre, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) and the old Wan Chai Ferry Pier, it is the largest bus terminal in Wan Chai.
Wan Chai (HKCEC Extension) Bus Terminus : Located at the east exit of the new extension of the HKCEC.
Wan Chai (HKCEC Extension) Bus Terminus (Expo Drive) : Located at the west main entrance of the Convention and Exhibition Centre Extension, it is a temporary bus terminus.
Wan Chai (Johnston Road) Minibus Terminus : Located outside Methodist House on Johnston Road, it is the terminus of green minibus route 35M.
Wan Chai (Fenwick Street) Terminus : Located outside The Broadway on Lockhart Road, it is the terminus of green minibus route 49S.
Wan Chai (Stewart Road) Minibus Terminus : Located at Stewart Road near Hennessy Road, it is terminus of green minibus route 36.
Southorn Playground (Hennessy Road): Located outside Southorn Playground on Hennessy Road, it is an intermediate stop for buses as well as a terminus for public light buses and cross-boundary coaches.
Southorn Playground (Johnston Road): Located outside Southorn Playground on Johnston Road, is an intermediate bus stop and a terminus for green minibuses.
Fleming Road (Hennessy Road): Located on Hennessy Road near Fleming Road, it is an intermediate bus stop and a departure/arrival points for some peak-hour cross-harbour routes.
Wan Chai (HKCEC Extension) Bus Terminus (Expo Drive East) : A terminus for public light buses located outside the HKCEC on Expo Drive East.
Wan Chai Ferry Pier Public Transport Interchange: A large open-air public transport interchange located between Convention Avenue and Harbour Centre, which was closed during the construction of the MTR SCL Exhibition Station.
Wan Chai (Thomson Road) Minibus Terminus : Located outside Tai Tung Building/Thomson Road Shopping Centre, which used to be the terminus for the[PLB Wan Chai - Wah Fu Estate Route.
Wan Chai North Public Transport Interchange: Located opposite to the Wan Chai Sports Ground on Hung Hing Road, it used to be the largest bus terminus in Wan Chai, replacing the Wan Chai Ferry Pier PTI during the construction of the Shatin to Central Link (SCL) project until the commissioning of the Exhibition Centre Station Public Transport Interchange.

Causeway Bay[]

Due to the large number of termini, please refer to the article Causeway Bay.

Happy Valley[]

Happy Valley (Upper) Bus Terminus : located at the junction of Poon Lung Road near Blue Pool Road.
Happy Valley (Lower) Bus Terminus : located at the junction of Wong Nai Chung Road and Blue Pool Road, near the Happy Valley Tram Terminus.
Happy Valley Racecourse Bus Terminus: located outside the entrance to the Happy Valley Racecourse Happy Valley Grandstand on Wong Nai Chung Road.
Happy Valley (Holly Road) Minibus Terminus : located at the junction of Hollywood Road westbound near Blue Pool Road, which is the terminus for green minibus route 30.
Villa Rocha Minibus Terminus: Located inside Lok Tsui Terrace, 10 Lok Wo Road, from which special trips of GMB route 14M depart.
Villa Lotto: Located inside Villa Lotto, 18 Broadwood Road, from which special trips of GMB route 14M depart.

Tai Hang, Jardine's Lookout and Wan Chai Gap[]

Lai Tak Tsuen Bus Terminus: Located outside Lai Tak Tsuen.
Tai Hang Road Bus Terminus: Located at the junction of Tai Hang Road near Stubbs Road, Wong Nai Chung Gap.
Mount Butler Minibus Terminus: located inside the Senior Civil Service Quarters at 111 Mount Butler Road, the terminus for green minibus route 24M.
Tai Hang Drive Minibus Terminus: Located opposite to Ronsdale Garden at Tai Hang Drive, it the terminus for green minibus route 21M.
Tsuen Wing Lau Lai Tak Tsuen: Located outside Tsuen Wing Lau Lai Tak Tsuen (Block 5), Lai Tak Tsuen Road, is the terminus for green minibus route 21A.
Shiu Fai Terrace: Located at Shiu Fai Terrace, it is a circular point for green minibus route 24A.
Hong Kong Adventist Hospital Minibus Terminus: Located outside the main entrance of Hong Kong Adventist Hospital at 40 Stubbs Road, which is the terminus for green minibus route 26.
Mount Nicholson: Located at the end of Mount Nicholson Road, outside the entrance number 103, which used to be the terminus of green minibus route 7.

Bus routes[]

Template:List of Wan Chai District Bus Routes

Gallery[]

Notes and References[]

↑ Government Press Release: Boundary changes broached, 2013-10-22
↑ 立會通過東區及灣仔區再劃界 (LegCo passes boundary change between Eastern District and Wan Chai District), Yahoo News, 22 January 2014.

External Links[]

Template:Administrative Districts

To facilitate quoting and enquiries, the following redirect page(s) will direct to this page:

Wan Chai District Council, Wanchai District, Wanchai District Council, Wan Chai Mid-Levels, Wan Chai Gap, Tai Hang, Hong Kong, Happy Valley, Morrison Hill and Morrison Hill

[1] Government Press Release: Boundary changes broached, 2013-10-22

[2] 立會通過東區及灣仔區再劃界 (LegCo passes boundary change between Eastern District and Wan Chai District), Yahoo News, 22 January 2014.

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