Belcher's Street

Belcher's Street is a main street in Kennedy Town of Hong Kong. It connects east Victoria Road and joins west Queen's Road West. A small section in its west end built a turn around for Hong Kong Tramways.

Belcher's Street
Chinese卑路乍街
The Westwood mall at the base of The Belcher's, seen from Belcher's Street.
Belcher's Street, Hong Kong.

The street was named after Edward Belcher, a Canadian-born Royal Navy officer who surveyed the harbour of Hong Kong in 1841.

Ex-Western Fire Station, at No. 12 Belcher's Street.

The former Western Fire Station, located at No. 12 Belcher's Street, was converted into the Po Leung Kuk Chan Au Big Yan Home for the Elderly. It is a Grade III historic building[1] and is located along the Central and Western Heritage Trail.[2]

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