Kennedy Town

proper noun

An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.

    The Tung Fat Building has a prized waterfront position in Kennedy Town, the westernmost neighborhood on the crowded north shore of Hong Kong Island.

    2014 December 18, Alex Frew McMillan, “A Pair of Developers Break With Tradition in Hong Kong”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2014, GREAT HOMES & DESTINATIONS
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    The first time I visited Kennedy Town, at the northwestern end of Hong Kong Island, the sea still ran up to the Praya and there were stone-pillared arcades in Belcher's Street.

    2016 June 3, “My 20 years in Kennedy Town, a Hong Kong dump turned destination”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2016, Post Magazine

    Julianne Chan, 27, joined a recent tour about architecture in Kennedy Town, the neighbourhood where she grew up, after having to cancel a trip to London due to COVID-19.

    2020 August 24, Carol Mang, Yoyo Chow, Marius Zaharia, “Walk from home: Hong Kong tour company moves online to survive pandemic”, in William Mallard, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2025

    A steady stream of young Chinese tourists stops by a seaside cafe in Hong Kong’s Kennedy Town to take pictures of the harbor — but only for a moment.

    2023 September 29, Theodora Yu, Christian Shepherd, “Young people in China call themselves ‘special forces’ of budget travel”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2024, World
  2. historicalA former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.

Synonyms & antonyms

area in Hong Kong

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K-Town

Origin

Named after Arthur Kennedy, the 7th Governor of British Hong Kong.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 堅尼地城 /坚尼地城
  • 堅尼地城 /坚尼地城 (gin¹ nei⁴ dei⁶ sing⁴)area in Hong Kong
Cite this entry
APA

Kennedy Town. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kennedy%20Town

MLA

“Kennedy Town.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kennedy%20Town. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kennedy Town,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kennedy%20Town.

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