Fort Street, Hong Kong Explained

Fort Street is a street in North Point in Hong Kong. The street, primarily residential, runs from west to east, parallel to King's Road, at a higher elevation. It is the location of the terminus of Hong Kong Island Green Minibus Route 65.

The eastern half of the street is a private road. Drivers pay to the cashier's office at the corner of North View Street for parking their vehicles.

Name

• The street was named after the nearby North Point Battery, established in 1879 and demolished in 1922.^[1]

See also

• Fort Street (constituency)
• Fortress Hill
• List of streets and roads in Hong Kong

Notes and References

1. Book: Andrew Yanne. Gillis Heller. Signs of a Colonial Era. 28 June 2021. 1 May 2009. Hong Kong University Press. 978-962-209-944-9. 134–.