Meanings
- A district of Hong Kong.
Olivia Parker and Jim Woods at the end of their marathon on Central and Western District Promenade in Hong Kong.
2020 February 25, Olivia Parker, “Running in the Time of Coronavirus”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2020, Covid-192 more examples
Since January, 15 newly elected district councilors have been arrested on questionable charges. The Hong Kong government revived a colonial-era offense — sedition — to prosecute Cheng Lai-king, chairwoman of Central and Western District Council, over an online post calling for justice for the Indonesian journalist who lost her eye in September after being hit by a police projectile.
2020 April 23, Maggie Shum, “Coronavirus may have emptied Hong Kong’s streets, but the pro-democracy protests continue”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 May 2020, Monkey CageThe lawmaker’s comments came as legislators discussed the removal of the word ‘temporary” from five government-run parks in the Central and Western District, among them Brewin Path Temporary Playground and Forbes Street Temporary Playground.
2022 November 9, Hillary Leung, “Name Hong Kong’s parks after Chinese heroes not colonial figures, pro-Beijing lawmaker proposes”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2025, Hong Kong
Origin
The merger of two former districts, Central and Western.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 中西區 /中西区
- 中西區 /中西区 (zung¹ sai¹ keoi¹)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 中西
- 中西 (Zhōng-Xī)Translations
Cite this entry
Central and Western. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20and%20Western
“Central and Western.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20and%20Western. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Central and Western,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20and%20Western.
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