Kennedy Town is at the western end of Sai Wan on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is named after Arthur Edward Kennedy, who was the 7th Governor of Hong Kong from 1872 to 1877. The neighborhood is primarily Chinese, but a growing number of expats are moving into a number of luxury buildings built along the waterfront.
Location and History

g Location

Kennedy Town or 堅尼地城 in Traditional Chinese is located at the very Western End (Sai Wan) of Hong Kong Island overlooking Victoria Harbour.

g History

Kennedy Town is named after Arthur Edward Kennedy, who was the 7th Governor of Hong Kong from 1872 - 1877.

Kennedy Town was part of the larger settlement of Victoria City - named after Queen Victoria in 1843. Victoria City was brodened in scope in 1857, and 4 key areas were created:

  • Sai Wan (Western Ring)
  • Sheun Wan (Upper Ring)
  • Chung Wan (Central Ring)
  • Ha Wan (Lower Ring)

In Modern Chinese, Chung Wan is often stated as "Central" and Ha Wan as "Wan Chai".

 Updated 1/16/2009 11:51:35 PM By dacasa
Transportation

Being at the very end of the Island, Kennedy Town hosts Western Terminuses for both Tram and Bus Routes. 

g MTR

None. Kennedy Town Station due to complete 2013/14. Extention of the Western Line Starts 2009.

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g Tram  

Kennedy Town is the Western Terminus for the Tramline - as such anywhere on the Tram Route is accessible.
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For detailed routes see the Hong Kong Tramways Route Planner 

g Bus  

Kowloon Motor Bus Company operates services from Kennedy Town to other Islands / N.T.

101 to Kwun Tong
104 to Pak Tin
113 to Choi Hung
904 to Lai Chi Kok
811 to Shatin Racecourse

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g Bus  

CityBus and NWFB also have a Terminus located in Kennedy Town - as such Services to the rest of the island are quite wide.

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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.

23 to Pok Fu Lam
58 / 58A to Aberdeen
59 to Shum Wan
54 to Central Pier (Departs from The Merton)


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Updated 10/24/2008 12:21:16 AM By dacasa
Features


Kennedy Town Video Courtesy of Veoh

 

g Recreation

Kennedy Town has limited large communal areas - a temporary park is located at the Western End of New Praya.

A public swimming pool is located at Smithfield and can be contacted on 2817-7973, entry is HK$19 per Adult.

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g Food and Drink

Kennedy Town isn't your LFK - but there is a community of bars/restaurants along and around Davis Street. This map should help you find your way around some of the notable ones...(but is by no means complete)

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 The Grocer Deli/Store
 Harbour Seafood Restaurant
 ZigZag Italian Restaurant
 Davis Bar
 The Pier Bar
 The Place Bar
 The Coffee Place Coffee Shop
 Percy’s Takeout Deli
 7/11 Convenience Store
 Foot Massage
 Japanese BBQ Restaurant
 Thai Restaurant
 HSBC ATM
 Wellcome Supermarket
 Japanese Restaurant
 K1 Bar
 Oonami Japanese Restaurant
 Public Swimming Pool
 Cadogan Pho Vietnamese
 The Sports Place Sports Bar
 La Baguette Restaurant

g Shopping

All the usual suspects can be found in Kennedy Town:

  • Park and Shop
  • Wellcome
  • Pricerite
  • 7/11 etc..

In addition there is a wet market located on Smithfield.

Check out the door to door section for locally recommended options, especially if you are looking for something unique!...

 

 Updated 3/31/2009 5:54:54 PM By dacasa
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