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Kennedy Town
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English
Etymology
en Arthur Kennedy Arthur Kennedy (governor), the 7th Governor of British Hong Kong.
Proper noun
Kennedy Town
en area district/Central and Western sar/Hong Kong.
en December 18, 2014 Alex Frew McMillan A Pair of Developers Break With Tradition in Hong Kong w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20141218194425/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/19/greathomesanddestinations/a-pair-of-developers-break-with-tradition-in-hong-kong.html 18 December 2014 0362-4331 1645522 GREAT HOMES & DESTINATIONS The Tung Fat Building has a prized waterfront position in Kennedy Town, the westernmost neighborhood on the crowded north shore of Hong Kong Island.
en 3 June 2016 My 20 years in Kennedy Town, a Hong Kong dump turned destination w:South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20160602224513/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1962420/my-20-years-kennedy-town-hong-kong-dump-turned-destination https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1962420/my-20-years-kennedy-town-hong-kong-dump-turned-destination 2 June 2016 1563-9371 648902513 Post Magazine The first time I visited Kennedy Town, at the northwestern end of Hong Kong Island, the sea still ran up to the Praya and there were stone-pillared arcades in Belcher's Street.
en August 24, 2020 Carol Mang; Yoyo Chow; Marius Zaharia Walk from home: Hong Kong tour company moves online to survive pandemic William Mallard w:Reuters https://web.archive.org/web/20260422212358/https://www.reuters.com/article/world/walk-from-home-hong-kong-tour-company-moves-online-to-survive-pandemic-idUSKBN25K053/ https://www.reuters.com/article/world/walk-from-home-hong-kong-tour-company-moves-online-to-survive-pandemic-idUSKBN25K053/ 22 April 2026 Julianne Chan, 27, joined a recent tour about architecture in Kennedy Town, the neighbourhood where she grew up, after having to cancel a trip to London due to COVID-19.
en September 29, 2023 Theodora Yu Christian Shepherd Young people in China call themselves ‘special forces’ of budget travel w:The Washington Post https://web.archive.org/web/20240107031601/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/29/china-holiday-golden-week-travel/ January 07, 2024 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/29/china-holiday-golden-week-travel/ 0190-8286 2269358 World A steady stream of young Chinese tourists stops by a seaside cafe in Hong Kong’s Kennedy Town to take pictures of the harbor — but only for a moment.
en historical en former district city/Victoria colony/Hong Kong c/United Kingdom.
Synonyms
area in Hong Kong short form en K-Town
Translations
area in Hong Kong
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 堅尼地城
Marathi: mr केनेडीटाउन
Further reading
Kennedy Town