Workers’ Housing at West Point Filters
West Point Filters preserved both a watchman’s cottage and accommodation for Chinese workers, placing the people behind water supply in view.
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Hollywood Road as a Network of Public Places
Along Hollywood Road and nearby Sheung Wan, a temple compound and a demolished theatre reveal different forms of communal life.
The 1894 Plague Plaque and Blake Garden
A commemorative plaque and Blake Garden mark how the 1894 plague and the government’s response reshaped a section of Sheung Wan.
The Praya Reclamations in Central
Two reclamation periods, from 1843–1865 and 1890–1904, pushed Central’s waterfront northward and left plaques as markers of the changing edge.
Possession Point and Sheung Wan’s Changing Shoreline
The names Possession Point and Tai Tat Tei preserve traces of streams, a former coast, military use and a later public park in Sheung Wan.
Elliot Pumping Station on Former Military Land
A former pumping station links the waterworks of Pok Fu Lam with the institutional landscape of the University of Hong Kong.
West Point Filters and Public Health
Built in the 1890s, West Point Filters improved water-supply hygiene and preserves traces of the workers who maintained the system.
St John’s Cathedral Through Wartime Change
Built in 1849, St John’s Cathedral has witnessed changing religious and civic life in Central, including its use as a Japanese club during the occupation.
Four Gas Lamps After Electrification
Four working gas lamps remain on Duddell Street after Hong Kong’s 1967 street-light electrification, beside the steps that connect Central’s slopes.
Man Mo Temple’s Civic Rooms
The Man Mo Temple compound in Sheung Wan includes the temple, Lit Shing Kung and Kung Sor, a hall once used for neighbourhood affairs.
Tai Kwun and the Machinery of Colonial Law
Within one Central compound, barracks, a police headquarters, courts and a prison placed several instruments of colonial rule side by side.