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Kennedy Town (; jyutping
Jyutping

Jyutping is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong in 1993. Its formal name is The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme....
: gin1 nei4 dei6 seng4) is at the western end of Sai Wan
Sai Wan

Sai Wan , or Western District, or simply Western, is an area in Hong Kong that corresponds to Sai Ying Pun, Shek Tong Tsui, Belcher Bay and Kennedy Town....
 on the Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,268,112 and its population density is 15,915/km?, as of 2006....
 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. It is part of the Victoria City
Victoria City

Victoria City, or the City of Victoria, was one of the first urban settlements in Hong Kong after it became a British Empire colony in 1842....
. It is named after Arthur Edward Kennedy
Arthur Edward Kennedy

Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy Order of St Michael and St George Order of the Bath was a United Kingdom colonial administrator who served as governor of a number of British colonies, namely Sierra Leone, Western Australia, Colony of Vancouver Island, Hong Kong and Queensland....
, who was the 7th Governor of Hong Kong
Governor of Hong Kong

The Governor of Hong Kong was the Head of Government of the Hong Kong Government, ex-officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral of Hong Kong during British rule between 1841 and 1997....
 from 1872 to 1877.

In the division of District Council of Hong Kong
District Council of Hong Kong

The District Councils, formerly District Boards until 1999, are the local councils for the 18 Districts of Hong Kong. Under the supervision of Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Government, they are consultative bodies on district administration and affairs....
, the area roughly corresponds to the constituency areas of Kennedy Town and Mount Davis
Mount Davis, Hong Kong

Mount Davis is a hill in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is the westernmost hill on Hong Kong Island.It is named after John Francis Davis, who was the 2nd Governor of Hong Kong, from 1844 to 1848....
 and Kwun Lung
Kwun Lung Lau

Kwun Lung Lau is a housing estate in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong. It is one of the first public housing developments in Hong Kong, built in 1967 to alleviate a housing crisis in the territory....
 in the Central and Western District
Central and Western District

The Central and Western District located on northern part of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, is one of the districts of Hong Kong of the city-state....
. The neighborhood is primarily Chinese, but a growing number of expats are moving into a number of luxury buildings built along the waterfront.

Kennedy Town is the western part of early development of Victoria City
Victoria City

Victoria City, or the City of Victoria, was one of the first urban settlements in Hong Kong after it became a British Empire colony in 1842....
, the capital of colonial Hong Kong
Colonial Hong Kong

The British Hong Kong period began in the 19th century when the United Kingdom, Netherlands, French, Demographics of Indias and United States saw China as the world's largest untapped market....
.






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Kennedy Town (; jyutping
Jyutping

Jyutping is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong in 1993. Its formal name is The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme....
: gin1 nei4 dei6 seng4) is at the western end of Sai Wan
Sai Wan

Sai Wan , or Western District, or simply Western, is an area in Hong Kong that corresponds to Sai Ying Pun, Shek Tong Tsui, Belcher Bay and Kennedy Town....
 on the Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,268,112 and its population density is 15,915/km?, as of 2006....
 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. It is part of the Victoria City
Victoria City

Victoria City, or the City of Victoria, was one of the first urban settlements in Hong Kong after it became a British Empire colony in 1842....
. It is named after Arthur Edward Kennedy
Arthur Edward Kennedy

Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy Order of St Michael and St George Order of the Bath was a United Kingdom colonial administrator who served as governor of a number of British colonies, namely Sierra Leone, Western Australia, Colony of Vancouver Island, Hong Kong and Queensland....
, who was the 7th Governor of Hong Kong
Governor of Hong Kong

The Governor of Hong Kong was the Head of Government of the Hong Kong Government, ex-officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral of Hong Kong during British rule between 1841 and 1997....
 from 1872 to 1877.

In the division of District Council of Hong Kong
District Council of Hong Kong

The District Councils, formerly District Boards until 1999, are the local councils for the 18 Districts of Hong Kong. Under the supervision of Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Government, they are consultative bodies on district administration and affairs....
, the area roughly corresponds to the constituency areas of Kennedy Town and Mount Davis
Mount Davis, Hong Kong

Mount Davis is a hill in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is the westernmost hill on Hong Kong Island.It is named after John Francis Davis, who was the 2nd Governor of Hong Kong, from 1844 to 1848....
 and Kwun Lung
Kwun Lung Lau

Kwun Lung Lau is a housing estate in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong. It is one of the first public housing developments in Hong Kong, built in 1967 to alleviate a housing crisis in the territory....
 in the Central and Western District
Central and Western District

The Central and Western District located on northern part of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, is one of the districts of Hong Kong of the city-state....
. The neighborhood is primarily Chinese, but a growing number of expats are moving into a number of luxury buildings built along the waterfront.

Kennedy Town is the western part of early development of Victoria City
Victoria City

Victoria City, or the City of Victoria, was one of the first urban settlements in Hong Kong after it became a British Empire colony in 1842....
, the capital of colonial Hong Kong
Colonial Hong Kong

The British Hong Kong period began in the 19th century when the United Kingdom, Netherlands, French, Demographics of Indias and United States saw China as the world's largest untapped market....
. Due to its remoteness from the centre of the city and without mass transit, the town development is not as vigorous as other part of urban Hong Kong. It is expected to change when MTR extends to the area.

Transport

Kennedy Town is the western terminus of the Hong Kong Tramways
Hong Kong Tramways

Hong Kong Tramways is one of the three tramways in the world that have regular operation of double-decker trams , and is the only system that runs exclusively on double-deckers....
. In summer 2005, the ExCo
Executive Council of Hong Kong

The Executive Council of Hong Kong is an organ in the Executive branch of the political structure of Hong Kong. It is responsible for assisting the Chief Executive of Hong Kong in policy-making....
 approved the extension of the Island Line
Island Line (MTR)

The is one of 10 lines of the MTR, the rapid transit in Hong Kong. It runs from Sheung Wan in the Central and Western District to Chai Wan in the Eastern District, Hong Kong....
 of the MTR
MTR

MTR, or Mass Transit Railway, is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. The MTR first began service in 1979 and officially merged with the Kowloon Canton Railway on 2 December 2007, still bearing the same name in English....
 through The Belcher's
The Belcher's

The Belcher's is a high-rise residential development situated in the Pok Fu Lam area of Hong Kong. It consists of six residential buildings which were constructed in two phases; three buildings were constructed in each phase....
 with a stop in Kennedy Town. The travel time to Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay

Causeway Bay or East Point, Hong Kong is a heavily built-up area of Hong Kong, located on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, and covering parts of Wan Chai District and Eastern District, Hong Kong Districts of Hong Kongs....
 is estimated to be 12 minutes once completed in approximately 2014.

Community

The Kennedy Town Online Neighborhood at is an English only forum for expatriate residents of Kennedy Town - it provides additional information on the area, and specific topics close to the heart of its expatriate residents.

Kennedy Town is an expanding and changing area with many new businesses settling in.