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Admiralty
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admiralty
English
Admiralty, Hong Kong
Etymology
From en admiralty. From the historical naval bases established in the regions, namely HMS Tamar (shore station) HMS Tamar for Hong Kong and Singapore Naval Base HMS Sembawang for Singapore.
Pronunciation
en /ˈæd.mɪ.ɹəl.ti/
en Ad mi ral ty
en en-us-admiralty.ogg US
Proper noun
en area district/Central and Western sar/Hong Kong.
en December 11, 2014 Ishaan Tharoor What’s next for Hong Kong’s democracy movement w:The Washington Post https://web.archive.org/web/20240727185126/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2014/12/11/whats-next-for-hong-kongs-democracy-movement/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2014/12/11/whats-next-for-hong-kongs-democracy-movement/ July 27, 2024 0190-8286 2269358 World https://archive.ph/6xD4m On Wednesday, police dismantled barricades at the last main occupation site in the city's Admiralty district and arrested some 200 protesters who refused to leave the site.
en August 18, 2019 Austin Ramzy Hong Kong Protesters Defy Police Ban in Show of Strength After Tumult w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20190819105203/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/18/world/asia/hong-kong-protest.html 19 August 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/18/world/asia/hong-kong-protest.html 0362-4331 1645522 Asia Pacific https://archive.ph/FVLUe But when the march reached the government headquarters in the Admiralty district, the line of people behind stretched nearly two miles, with large crowds still waiting to leave the park.
en 16 February 2023 Hillary Leung Hong Kong court jails 7 for up to 3 years for rioting in Admiralty during 2019 demos w:Hong Kong Free Press https://archive.ph/Pn85A https://hongkongfp.com/2023/02/16/hong-kong-court-jails-7-for-up-to-3-years-for-rioting-in-admiralty-during-2019-demos/ 17 February 2023 Hong Kong A Hong Kong court has sentenced seven people to up to three years in jail for rioting in Admiralty, when the city was in the throes of the 2019 anti-extradition unrest.
en planning area c/Singapore.
See also
en Admiralty Islands Admiralties