Kennedy Town

English

Etymology

Named after Arthur Kennedy, the 7th Governor of British Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Kennedy Town

  1. An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
    • 2014 December 18, Alex Frew McMillan, “A Pair of Developers Break With Tradition in Hong Kong”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 December 2014, GREAT HOMES & DESTINATIONS‎[2]:
      The Tung Fat Building has a prized waterfront position in Kennedy Town, the westernmost neighborhood on the crowded north shore of Hong Kong Island.
    • 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[3], archived from the original on 8 March 2025:
      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.
    • 2023 September 29, Theodora Yu, Christian Shepherd, “Young people in China call themselves ‘special forces’ of budget travel”, in The Washington Post‎[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 January 2024, World‎[5]:
      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.
  2. (historical) A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.

Synonyms

  • (area in Hong Kong): (short form) K-Town

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