Rodney Street, Hong Kong Explained

Rodney Street is a street in Admiralty East, Central and Western District, Hong Kong. It connects with Queensway in the south and Harcourt Road in the north.

Namesake

The name Rodney Street comes from HMS Rodney as Admiralty was once the Naval Dockyard Admiralty Dock, the headquarters of British Navy in Hong Kong. Rodney comes from Baron Rodney, in which the famous is George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney in the 18th century.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Hong Kong Place: Streets named for vessels in Hong Kong (香港以船隻命名的街道, in Chinese)