Caine Road ( Chinese: 堅道) is a road running through

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. It connects

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to the west (at the junction with

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and Seymour Road), and Arbuthnot Road, Glenealy and Upper Albert Road to the east. The road is named after William Caine, a Colonial Secretary, and an acting

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between May and September 1859.

History

From 1862–1865 during the

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, Caine Road was home to Sara Delano, the mother of United States President

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, whose family had a permanent residence at Rose Hill on Caine Road (currently standing near the Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Hong Kong) through their connection to the American trading house

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. In the afternoon of 15 December 1941, during the

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, a stick Japanese bombs hit the junction of Old Bailey Street and Caine Road, the junction of Pottinger Street and Hollywood Road, Wellington Street and the Central Police Station. The bombing was part of a systematic bombardment of the

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's north shore that was launched on that day.

Features

The following major buildings and structures are located along Caine Road: * Gateposts of Albron Court, mansion built in the 1870s for businessman Hormusjee Naorojee Mody * Kom Tong Hall *

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* Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Hong Kong * Old Pathological Institute, currently the

Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences The Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences was established in 1996. It is in a renovated three-story Edwardian-style building, at 2 Caine Lane at the Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is also referred to as Old Pathological Institu ...

, behind which an alley called Caine Lane is located

Transport

From 7am to 7pm during weekdays, driving west-bound from Upper Albert Road is reserved for buses only. Private vehicles may drive west between 7pm and 7am weekdays, after 1pm on Saturdays, and all day on Sundays.Road Traffic Regulations (Chapter 374)
/ref> Public bus services 12, 12M, 13, 23, 23B, 40, 40M and 103 pass through this road.

References

External links

Google Maps of Caine Road
Mid-Levels Roads on Hong Kong Island {{HK-road-stub

History

Features

Transport

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