Victoria Harbour

proper noun

A harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north.

    Now on display at Hong Kong International Airport, the C919 will fly over the city’s Victoria Harbour on Saturday.

    2023 December 13, “China debuts homegrown C919 jet in Hong Kong ahead of Victoria Harbour fly-past”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2023, Hong Kong
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    Putting the viewing platform on the roof will provide a much better view of islands to the south of Hong Kong Island, in the opposite direction from Victoria Harbour, which the tower faces.

    2005 April 3, Keith Bradsher, “Makeover for a Chinese Harbor's Landmark”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 May 2015, TRAVEL

    Saturday’s march — the ninth weekend of sustained protests — deviated from a route authorized by police and went into the tourist-heavy shopping district of Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon, which looks onto Victoria Harbor.

    2019 August 3, Shibani Mahtani, Anna Kam, “Hong Kong protests spill into tourist district with tear gas and arrests”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2019, Asia & Pacific

    One of two giant rubber ducks anchored in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour as part of an art installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman deflated on Saturday, to the disappointment of residents coming to see them in scorching heat.

    2023 June 10, Jessie Pang, Marius Zaharia, “One of two giant rubber ducks in Hong Kong harbour deflates”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2023, Lifestyle

Origin

Named after British monarch Queen Victoria.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 維多利亞港 /维多利亚港, 維港 /维港
  • 維多利亞港 /维多利亚港 (wai⁴ do¹ lei⁶ aa³ gong²)harbour in Hong Kong
  • 維港 /维港 (wai⁴ gong²)harbour in Hong Kong
Chinese Mandarin 維多利亞港 /维多利亚港, 維港 /维港
  • 維多利亞港 /维多利亚港 (Wéiduōlìyà Gǎng)harbour in Hong Kong
  • 維港 /维港 (Wéigǎng)harbour in Hong Kong
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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