Sheung Wan is located between Sai Ying Pun and Central, located in the Western District.

Location and History

g Location

Sheung Wan (上環 Traditional Chinese) is located between Central and Sai Ying Pung


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g History

Sheung Wan was one of the earliest settled places by the British, and belonged to the historical Victoria City. The site of the original occupation of Hong Kong island by British forces in 1842 was at Possession Street, between Queen's Road Central and Hollywood Road.

A plaque to this effect can be found in Hollywood Park at the top of Possesssion Street. The foot of Possession Street, Possession Point, was at that time on the shoreline, but is now several hundred yards inland due to reclamation.

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Transportation

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Sheung Wan has an MTR station which sits on the Island Line, providing excellent access in to Central and Causeway Bay. Being just one stop from Central, Sheung Wan has good access to the Airport Express and Tung Chung Lines.

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Sheung Wan is on the Hong Kong Tram Route with a major stop outside the Western Market.


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For detailed routes see the Hong Kong Tramways
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Kowloon Motor Bus Company operates services from Sheung Wan 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.

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