Fort Street, Hong Kong

Fort Street is a street in North Point in Hong Kong. The street, primarily residential, runs from west to east, parallel to King's Road, at a higher elevation. It is the location of the terminus of Hong Kong Island Green Minibus Route 65.

Western section of Fort Street.
private section of Fort Street.

The eastern half of the street is a private road. Drivers pay to the cashier's office at the corner of North View Street for parking their vehicles.

Name

  • The street was named after the nearby North Point Battery, established in 1879 and demolished in 1922.[1]

See also

References

  1. Andrew Yanne; Gillis Heller (1 May 2009). Signs of a Colonial Era. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 134–. ISBN 978-962-209-944-9. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

22°17′23″N 114°11′51″E


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