Chater Road
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- For the former name of a road in Tsim Sha Tsui, see Peking Road.
Chater Road (Chinese: 遮打道; pinyin: Zhēdǎ Dào; Cantonese Yale: je1 da2 dou6) is a three-lane road in Central, Hong Kong. It begins at its intersection with Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central in the west, and ends at Murray Road in the east. It is named after Sir Paul Chater.
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[edit] Events
Chater Road is famous for being closed on Sundays and on Hong Kong bank holidays when the road and surrounding areas are full of amahs and other domestic helpers (principally Filipinas) who gather to meet and enjoy their day off work. Impromptu parties with music and dancing are frequent. Almost all of the people share picnics with their friends.
[edit] Sites along the road
Points of interest along the road include:
- the Mandarin Oriental Hotel
- Statue Square
- Chater Garden
- the Former Supreme Court Building (which now houses the Legislative Council of Hong Kong)
- the World War I cenotaph
- the Hong Kong Club Building
The former Furama Hotel was located along the road as well. The hotel has been replaced by the AIG Tower.
[edit] Public transport
Part of the MTR's Tsuen Wan Line runs underneath the road, and the Tsuen Wan Line station serving the area was originally called Chater in English. It was later renamed Central together with the Island Line Pedder station nearby.
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