Aberdeen was named, in 1845, after the British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen. It is famous to tourists for the boat people living in the harbour and the floating seafood restaurants such as the Jumbo Floating Restaurant.

Location and History

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Aberdeen (香港仔 Traditional Chinese) is an area located in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island.


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g History

Aberdeen was named, in 1845, after the British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen. It is famous to tourists for the boat people living in the harbour and the floating seafood restaurants such as the Jumbo Floating Restaurant.

The boat people are generally associated with the fishing industry, and there are also several dozen expatriates living on boats in the harbour.

Aberdeen is known indigenously as Heung Kong Tsai or Hong Kong Tsai (香港仔), which means Hong Kong Minor. It is believed that Aberdeen is where the name of Hong Kong (more accurate transcription, Heung Kong) originates. Heung Kong Tsuen (香港村, Hong Kong village) on Ap Lei Chau was mentioned in Ming maps.

Another walled-village Heung Kong Wai in Wong Chuk Hang was also founded during Qianlong era of Qing. Heung Kong mean 'fragrant harbour', where incense trees (Aquilaria sinensis) from New Territories were transferred here to export to other cities in China. One alternative Chinese name was "Shek Pai Wan" (石排灣).

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Transportation

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None. Proposed stations in the area as part of the MTR development.

 

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Kowloon Motor Bus Company operates services from Ap Lei Chau to other Islands / N.T.

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A large array of routes are provided by Citybus and Firstbus.
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g Mini Bus 

Those in the know... will know there are two types of minibus services: 

Red Roof - These follow relativley undocumented routes, Check the front and flag them down if they are heading where you need.

Green Roof - These are the documented and numbered routes, these typically have fixed pick up points, however they may be flagged down when there is space on board.

4A Aberdeen (Shek Pai Wan) to Causeway Bay (Cannon Street)

4B Aberdeen (Shek Pai Wan) to Wan Chai Road

4C Aberdeen (Shek Pai Wan) to Causeway Bay (Cannon Street)

4S Shek Pai Wan to Aberdeen

5 Aberdeen (Nam Ning Street) to Causeway Bay (Lockhart Road)

27 Ap Lei Chau (Wai Fung Street) to Aberdeen (Sai On Street)

35M Aberdeen (Nam Ning Street) to Wan Chai (Johnston Road)

38 Lei Tung Estate to Aberdeen (Sai On Street)

39C Yue On Court (Ap Lei Chau) to Aberdeen

51 Tin Wan Estate to Aberdeen

51S Wah Kwai Estate to Aberdeen

52 Aberdeen (Shek Pai Wan) to Stanley Prison


58 Aberdeen (Wu Nam Street) to Kennedy Town (North Street)

58A Aberdeen (Wu Nam Street) to Kennedy Town (North Street)

59A Aberdeen (Tung Sing Road) to Shum Wan Public Transport Terminus

63A Aberdeen (Nam Ning Street) to Wah Fu Estate

69A Cyberport to Aberdeen


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