Hennessy Road
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Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay, junction with Yee Wo Street
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| Namesake | John Pope Hennessy |
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| Location | Hong Kong |
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| Traditional Chinese | 軒尼詩道 | ||||||||
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| Yale Romanization | Hīn nèih sī douh |
| Jyutping | Hin1 nei4 si1 dou6 |
Hennessy Road (Chinese: 軒尼詩道) is a thoroughfare on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It connects Yee Wo Street on the east in Causeway Bay, and Queensway on the western end in Wan Chai.
It is a two-way road with 2 to 3 lanes of traffic on each side,Trams travel along parts of the road.The road was built in the 20th century and is 1.86 kilometres long in length.
The road is named after John Pope Hennessy, the Governor of Hong Kong between 1877 and 1882.
The 2009 film Crossing Hennessy takes place around Hennessy Road.
Mitsukoshi, former tennet of Hennessy Centre, closed in 2006
Coordinates: 22°16′44″N 114°10′49″E / 22.27891°N 114.18019°E
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