Cleverly Street
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Sheung Wan
Sheung Wan is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island, between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Western District...
of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. The street starts from Connaught Road Central and ends in Queen's Road Central, crossing Des Voeux Road Central, Wing Lok Street
Wing Lok Street
Wing Lok Street is a street in Sheung Wan on the northern Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The street is a marketplace for Chinese medicine and many varieties of dried seafood - especially shark fin. Its east end features a number of restaurants...
, Bonham Strand
Bonham Strand
Bonham Strand is a combination of two streets in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong: Bonham Strand and Bonham Strand West ....
, Burd Street and Jervois Street
Jervois Street
Jervois Street, is a street in Sheung Wan of Hong Kong Island. On December 28, 1851, there was a fire broke out and burned down Sheungwan Market and hundreds of Chinese houses all around it. 30 people killed. The fire led to the redevelopment of the whole district...
.
The Sheung Wan Terminus of Hong Kong Tramway locates at Des Voeux Road Central near the street. In order to let trams from two directs to stop in the terminus, the tramway from a circuit with Cleverly Street, Des Voeux Road Central, Morrison Street and Connaught Road Central.
The street hosts largely old residential buildings.
The Street is named after Charles Saint George Cleverly, the 2nd Surveyor General
Surveyor General
The Surveyor General is an official responsible for government surveying in a specific country or territory. Originally this would often have been a military appointment, but is now more likely to be a civilian post....
of Hong Kong Government.