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Welcome to our Hong Kong Walking Tour where we start from Times Square, then move onto Hennessy Road from Causeway Bay towards Wanchai, then we walk to the Hong Kong Central Library, then to Lee Gardens in Causeway Bay. Unfortunately, we cannot shoot a video inside the Hong Kong Central Library but I can tell you it is very impressive. Our video is shot in Ultra HD 4K, crystal clear quality, as if you are actually here.
This part of Hong Kong is very popular amongst locals, as Causeway Bay and Wanchai is packed with shops and restaurants and is home to many local businesses.
The massive Iron Man statue is to celebrate and promote the 2019 Avengers 4 End Game which is currently being shown in all cinemas.
‘Hennessy Road (Chinese: 軒尼詩道) is a thoroughfare on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It connects Yee Wo Street on the east in Causeway Bay, and Queensway on the western end in Wan Chai.
It is a two-way road with 2 to 3 lanes of traffic on each side,Trams travel along parts of the road.The road was built in the 20th century and is 1.86 kilometres long in length.
The road is named after John Pope Hennessy, the Governor of Hong Kong between 1877 and 1882.
The portion of the road passing through Causeway Bay was one of the locations occupied during the 2014 Hong Kong protests.[1][2]. Sogo Hong Kong – department store at 555 Hennessy Road, since 1985[3]
Hysan Place – shopping mall and office building at 500 Hennessy Road. It is developed by Hysan Development Company Limited at the former site of Hennessy Centre and due for completion in August 2012.[4] The tram once set up its terminal at the end of this street in 20th century.(the former site of the Times Square (Hong Kong). It now passes through the street till both ends of the Hong Kong Island.
As it is heavily loaded during rush hour, long haul bus routes are particularly avoided visiting this road. South Island[5]
Every time a public event takes place nearby, flow control will be established for both Causeway Bay (MTR) and ground level.[6]’
The above excerpt is from Wikipedia.
‘Hong Kong Central Library is the largest library in Hong Kong, flagship library of Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL) and using of Hong Kong Public Library headquarter, functioning as the territory’s National Library. It is located at the intersection of Moreton Terrace and Causeway Road in Causeway Bay.
Facing Victoria Harbour, the 12-storey high building occupies a gross area of 9,400 square metres (101,000 sq ft) with a floor area of 33,800 square metres (364,000 sq ft). The building cost of the Central Library was HK$690 million ($88 million). The Library’s collections amount to one fifth of the Hong Kong Public Libraries System; 2.3 million items out of the total 12.1 million items.
The library’s 11th floor houses the HKPL head office.[1][2] The arch-shaped doorway atop the front facade of the Hong Kong Central Library symbolises the Gate to Knowledge, while the triangle, square and circle which make up the arch all carry further meaning. The circle represents the sky, the square the land and the triangle the accretion of knowledge. When it was originally proposed, the design was controversial and received critiques from Urban Council members.’
The above excerpt is from Wikipedia.
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