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HISTORY


Sheung Wan was one of the earliest settled places by the British, and belonged to the historical Victoria City . The site of the original occupation of Hong Kong island by British forces in 1842 is reputed to be at Possession Street , between Queen's Road Central and Hollywood Road . The foot of Possession Street, Posession Point , was at that time on the shoreline, but is now several hundred yards inland due to reclamation.


GEOGRAPHY


Sheung Wan is surrounded by Sai Ying Pun in the west, Central
in the east, Victoria Harbour in the north, Mid-Levels ( Soho ) in the south.

The border of Central and Sheung Wan is along Aberdeen Street and Wing Kut Street .


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TRANSPORT


Sheung Wan is served by the Sheung Wan Station (western terminus) of the Island Line of the MTR Metro system.

The Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal in the Shun Tak Centre has Ferries and Helicopter s to Macau and to several destinations in Mainland China .


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