Victoria, Hong Kong

Transcriptions
City of Victoria
Traditional Chinese	維多利亞市
Simplified Chinese	维多利亚市
Yale Romanization
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	wàih dō leih a síh
IPA	[wɐ̏itɔ́ːlèiʔā si̬]
Jyutping	wai4 do1 lei6 aa3 si5

Transcriptions
Victoria, Hong Kong
	A 1915 map showing Victoria at the bottom
Traditional Chinese	維多利亞; 域多利
Yale Romanization
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	wàih dō leih a; wihk dō leih
IPA	[wɐ̏itɔ́ːlèiʔā]; [wìk tɔ́ːlèi]
Jyutping	wai4 do1 lei6 aa3; wik6 do1 lei6

Victoria City was one of the first urban settlements in Hong Kong after it became a British colony in 1842. It was named after Queen Victoria, the Queen of the United Kingdom.

In 1857, the British government expanded Victoria City and divided it into seven districts, including Sai Ying Pun, Sheung Wan, Tai Ping Shan and Central. These were located in the area that is now the Central, Western and Wanchai districts.

Victoria City is technically the capital of Hong Kong. However, the name is rarely used today.

References

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Media related to Victoria City at Wikimedia Commons

Historical and statistical abstract of the colony of Hongkong (1907)

22°16′42″N 114°10′28″E / 22.27833°N 114.17444°E / 22.27833; 114.17444

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[1] Sch. 9(1), Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance

[2] The translation adopted by the official Chinese translation of sch. 1 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance

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