Victoria, Hong Kong

Victoria City (Chinese维多利亚 城/维多利亚 城, Pinyin Weiduoliya cheng ), or officially also Victoria City of Victoria are historical names for one of the first British settlements in Hong Kong, named after Queen Victoria. The town was founded in the north of Hong Kong Iceland on the territory of today's district of Central. From here, the urban area spread out until the place name in the 20th century was unusual.

Term

Some authors such as Steve Tsang or Michael Ingham use Victoria City synonymous for today's Central district. Official definitions of legal texts use the term for an urban area that goes over Central.

In some works such as the Encyclopædia Britannica of 1911 Victoria City is listed as the capital of Hong Kong. Officially Victoria City has not declared the capital, neither British nor under Chinese administration.

Foundation

After Hong Kong was declared a British colony in 1842, Stanley was first British administrative headquarters. Because of fever diseases and deaths due to malaria, the British government decided to found a new settlement on hitherto uninhabited regions on the north shore of Hong Kong Iceland.

Administrative divisions

Victoria City included shortly after its founding in 1844 three districts:

In a legislative decree in 1866 nine districts were described:

In a legislative decree in 1888 following ten districts are listed below:

Official city limits

The boundaries of the City of Victoria or Town of Victoria 1901 were officially laid down in a decree-law. The city extended accordingly Mount Davis in the west to Causeway Bay to the east. As northern boundary of the Victoria Harbour and the southern boundary of the mountain slopes was 600 feet above sea level. The boundaries for the City of Victoria or Victoria was developed in greater detail in a further decree in 1911 stating the plot numbers (Inland Lot No.. ). The southern boundary was extended to 700 feet above sea level.

The text was adapted over time, but the original official city limits remained to this day essentially. Even after the handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China have the city limits in current laws valid. Nevertheless, the city borders are today in practice not matter. The government used districts as administrative units in Hong Kong, where Victoria City is a part of the Central and Western District and Wan Chai District.

Landmarks

In 1903, the Hong Kong government landmarks sat marking the city limits. Six stones are now preserved, which carry the signature City Boundary 1903. A seventh stone at the Magazine Gap Road was destroyed by road works in 2007.

Pok Fu Lam Road

Hatton Road, Mid-Levels

Old Peak Road

Bowen Road, Happy Valley

Wong Nai Chung Road, Happy Valley