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Gage Street () is a street in Central,
Google Maps of Gage Street
Central, Hong Kong Street markets in Hong Kong Roads on Hong Kong Island {{HK-road-stub
Gage Street () is a street in Central, Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
. It is on the lower hill and between the junction with Cochrane Street and Lyndhurst Terrace, Graham Street and Aberdeen Street
Aberdeen Street ( zh, t=鴨巴甸街) is a border street dividing Sheung Wan and Central, Hong Kong, Central on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It ascends from Queen's Road Central to Caine Road in Mid-Levels. The street is named after Geor ...
. The street is mainly a market.
It is named after William Hall Gage
Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy), Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Hall Gage, (2 October 1777 – 4 January 1864) was Second Sea Lord in the Royal Navy, British Navy. He took part in the Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797), Battle of Cape St Vincen ...
.
The 2013 novel ''Gage Street Courtesan'' by Christopher New
Christopher New is an English academic, author and philosopher.
In 1969, New became the head of the philosophy department at The University of Hong Kong. He is the author of the historical novel series, ''The China Coast Trilogy'', which deals w ...
depicts the European courtesans who lived in that street in the 19th century.
The 2009 film Bodyguards and Assassins
''Bodyguards and Assassins'' is a 2009 Hong Kong historical action film directed by Teddy Chan, featuring an all-star cast including Donnie Yen, Wang Xueqi, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Nicholas Tse, Hu Jun, Chris Lee, Eric Tsang, Fan Bingbing, Z ...
begins with the assassination of Chinese revolutionary Yeung Ku-wan
Yeung Ku-wan (19 December 1861 – 11 January 1901) was a Chinese revolutionary of the late Qing dynasty. In 1890, Yeung started the Furen Literary Society in British Hong Kong to spread ideas of revolution against the Qing dynasty and to es ...
on Gage Street. The site of the assassination, 52 Gage Street, is stop 7 on the Dr Sun Yat Sen Historical TrailStroll through history on the Sun Yat Sen Historical Trail https://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/explore/culture/dr-sun-yat-sen-historical-trail.html
See also
*List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
The following are incomplete lists of Controlled-access highway, expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, Avenue (landscape), avenues, streets, crescents, Town square, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong.
Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to ...
References
External links
Google Maps of Gage Street
Central, Hong Kong Street markets in Hong Kong Roads on Hong Kong Island {{HK-road-stub