Cochrane Street
Cochrane Street (traditional Chinese: 閣麟街; simplified Chinese: 阁麟街; pinyin: Gélín Jiē; Cantonese Yale: gok3 leun4 gaai1) is a hilly street between Queen's Road Central and the junction with Gage Street and Lyndhurst Terrace in the Central, Hong Kong. The whole street hosts the Central-Mid-levels Escalators.
The street runs uphill and many restaurants are on this street.
The street is near the Central Market across the Queen's Road. Cochrane Street was at the build-up area of Cantonese residents. It was re-zoned in 1844 under the administration of Henry Pottinger to improve the hygiene condition of water supply. The Cantonese residents was later removed to Tai Ping Shan area.
Name
The street was named after Thomas John Cochrane, a Rear Admiral of Second in Command (1842 - 1844) and Commanders-in-Chief (1844 - 1846) in East Indies and China Station of Royal Navy. At the time, he stayed in Hong Kong.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Friend of China". 1844-02-27. "The thieves cross to Tsim Sha Tsui. Does Sir Thomas Cochrane need to see his ships from his house ashore? Do the naval officers need them nearby for ease of boarding?"
- ↑ "Friend of China". 1844-03-19. "Should not Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane be doing that? His marines have recently been ashore in Kowloon exercising with four brass field pieces while D’Aguilar’s soldiers will be rowing the harbour in search of pirates!"
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Coordinates: 22°16′58″N 114°09′15″E / 22.28290°N 114.15422°E