Central and Western

English + District Central and Western District thumb| Etymology The merger of two former districts, en Central and en Western. Proper noun en district sar/Hong Kong. en February 25, 2020 Olivia Parker Running in the Time of Coronavirus w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20200225101206/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/well/move/running-coronavirus-hong-kong-marathon.html 25 February 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/well/move/running-coronavirus-hong-kong-marathon.html 0362-4331 1645522 Covid-19 https://archive.ph/iJ45l Olivia Parker and Jim Woods at the end of their marathon on Central and Western District Promenade in Hong Kong. en April 23, 2020 Maggie Shum Coronavirus may have emptied Hong Kong’s streets, but the pro-democracy protests continue w:The Washington Post https://web.archive.org/web/20200512050306/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/23/coronavirus-may-have-emptied-hong-kongs-streets-pro-democracy-protests-continue/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/23/coronavirus-may-have-emptied-hong-kongs-streets-pro-democracy-protests-continue/ May 12, 2020 0190-8286 2269358 Monkey Cage https://archive.ph/dWfvB Since January, 15 newly elected district councilors have been arrested on questionable charges. The Hong Kong government revived a colonial-era offense — sedition — to prosecute Cheng Lai-king, chairwoman of Central and Western District Council, over an online post calling for justice for the Indonesian journalist who lost her eye in September after being hit by a police projectile. en 9 November 2022 Hillary Leung Name Hong Kong’s parks after Chinese heroes not colonial figures, pro-Beijing lawmaker proposes w:Hong Kong Free Press https://archive.ph/jNtLa https://hongkongfp.com/2022/11/09/name-hong-kongs-parks-after-chinese-heroes-not-colonial-figures-pro-beijing-lawmaker-proposes/ 06 July 2025 Hong Kong The lawmaker’s comments came as legislators discussed the removal of the word ‘temporary” from five government-run parks in the Central and Western District, among them Brewin Path Temporary Playground and Forbes Street Temporary Playground. Translations Chinese: Cantonese: yue 中西區 zung1 sai1 keoi1 Mandarin: cmn 中西