Kennedy Town en · PROPN
Etymology
Named after Arthur Kennedy, the 7th Governor of British Hong Kong.
Meanings
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An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
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.
2023 September 29, Theodora Yu, Christian Shepherd, “Young people in China call themselves ‘special forces’ of budget travel”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2024, World: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.
2016 June 3, “My 20 years in Kennedy Town, a Hong Kong dump turned destination”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2016, Post Magazine: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.
2020 August 24, Carol Mang, Yoyo Chow, Marius Zaharia, “Walk from home: Hong Kong tour company moves online to survive pandemic”, in William Mallard, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2025:The Tung Fat Building has a prized waterfront position in Kennedy Town, the westernmost neighborhood on the crowded north shore of Hong Kong Island.
2014 December 18, Alex Frew McMillan, “A Pair of Developers Break With Tradition in Hong Kong”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2014, GREAT HOMES & DESTINATIONS:
- (historical) A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.
Synonyms
K-Town (area in Hong Kong)
Translations (2)
mr केनेडीटाउन (area in Hong Kong) · yue 堅尼地城 /坚尼地城 (area in Hong Kong)