Admiralty

From admiralty. From the historical naval bases established in the regions, namely HMS Tamar for Hong Kong and HMS Sembawang for Singapore.

• IPA^(key): /ˈæd.mɪ.ɹəl.ti/
• Hyphenation: Ad‧mi‧ral‧ty

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Admiralty

1. An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
   • 2014 December 11, Ishaan Tharoor, “What’s next for Hong Kong’s democracy movement”, in The Washington Post‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 July 2024, World‎^[2]:

     On Wednesday, police dismantled barricades at the last main occupation site in the city's Admiralty district and arrested some 200 protesters who refused to leave the site.

   • 2019 August 18, Austin Ramzy, “Hong Kong Protesters Defy Police Ban in Show of Strength After Tumult”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 August 2019, Asia Pacific‎^[4]:

     But when the march reached the government headquarters in the Admiralty district, the line of people behind stretched nearly two miles, with large crowds still waiting to leave the park.

   • 2023 February 16, Hillary Leung, “Hong Kong court jails 7 for up to 3 years for rioting in Admiralty during 2019 demos”, in Hong Kong Free Press‎^[5], archived from the original on 17 February 2023, Hong Kong:

     A Hong Kong court has sentenced seven people to up to three years in jail for rioting in Admiralty, when the city was in the throes of the 2019 anti-extradition unrest.

2. A planning area in Singapore.