Kennedy Town

English

Etymology

Named after Arthur Kennedy, the 7th Governor of British Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Kennedy Town

1. An area in Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
   • 2014 December 18, Alex Frew McMillan, “A Pair of Developers Break With Tradition in Hong Kong”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 December 2014, GREAT HOMES & DESTINATIONS‎^[2]:

     The Tung Fat Building has a prized waterfront position in Kennedy Town, the westernmost neighborhood on the crowded north shore of Hong Kong Island.

   • 2023 September 29, Theodora Yu, Christian Shepherd, “Young people in China call themselves ‘special forces’ of budget travel”, in The Washington Post‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on January 07, 2024, World‎^[4]:

     A steady stream of young Chinese tourists stops by a seaside cafe in Hong Kong’s Kennedy Town to take pictures of the harbor — but only for a moment.

2. (historical) A district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.

Synonyms

• (area in Hong Kong): (short form) K-Town

Translations

area in Hong Kong

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 堅尼地城／坚尼地城 (gin¹ nei⁴ dei⁶ sing⁴)

Further reading

• Kennedy Town at Google Ngram Viewer