Catchick Street

In 1886, Hong Kong Governor Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy completed a new reclamation project in Belcher Bay, and Catchick Street was built. The reclamation was initiated by Hong Kong businessman Sir Catchick Paul Chater, so the street was named after him. The street was originally called Chater Street, it was later renamed Catchick Street. The name Catchick has two Chinese translation, 吉直 and 吉席, so the Chinese name of the street was first renamed as 吉直街 and then 吉席街 in 1909.。 Before reclamation, Catchick Street was originally the seaside in the north of Western District of Hong Kong Island. The north side of the street was facing the Victoria Harbour and was once one of the hotspots frequented by fishing and photography enthusiasts. == Nearby places ==

• New Praya, Kennedy Town • Belcher's Street • The Merton • Belcher Bay Park • The Kennedy Town Abattoir • Cadogan Street Promenade (加多近街海濱長廊) • Davis Street • Smithfield (士美菲路) • North Street • Sands Street (山市街) File:HK_Kennedy_Town_Catchick_Street_n_Rest_n_Cha_chaan_teng_n_Cycle_K_a.jpg|Catchick Street File:Kennedy_Town_Terminus_view_2018.jpg|Kennedy Town Terminus on Catchick Street File:Trams_lining_up_on_Catchick_Street_near_the_Kennedy_Town_Terminus_(Hong_Kong).jpg|After dropping off passengers at the Davis Street (爹核士街) tram stop, the tram will wait to turn left onto Davis Street, right onto Belcher's Street (卑路乍街), then right onto Cadogan Street (加多近街), and finally turn right back to the Kennedy Town terminus at Catchick Street to pick up passengers. == References ==