Central and Western District
The Central and Western District is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong, located on the northwestern part of Hong Kong Island.
The Central and Western District is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong, located on the northwestern part of Hong Kong Island. It had a population of 243,266 in 2016. The district has the most educated residents with the highest income, and the third lowest population due to its relatively small size.
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Worth seeing in and around Central and Western District
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong is a public university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally established as the University of Hong Kong in 1911.
1.8 km · public research university in Hong Kong established in 1911 · Wikipedia - 02International Commerce Centre
The International Commerce Centre is a 108-storey, 484 m supertall skyscraper in West Kowloon, Hong Kong, located atop the Elements mall and near two MTR Stations. It is the world's 13th tallest building by height, 10th tallest by number of floors, and Hong Kong's tallest, as well as the only building in the city with over 100 storeys.
1.9 km · skyscraper in West Kowloon, Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 03Bank of China Tower
The Bank of China Tower is a skyscraper located in Central, Hong Kong. Located at 1 Garden Road on Hong Kong Island, the tower houses the headquarters of the Bank of China Limited.
1.1 km · skyscraper in Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 04Central Plaza
Central Plaza is a 78-storey, 374 m skyscraper at 18 Harbour Road, in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Completed in August 1992, it is the third tallest tower in the city after 2 International Finance Centre in Central and the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon.
2.1 km · Skyscraper in Wan Chai, Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 05Victoria Peak
Victoria Peak is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island. It is also known as the Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak only generally.
1.7 km · mountain in Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 06The Center
The Center is the fifth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, after International Commerce Centre, Two International Finance Centre, Central Plaza and Bank of China Tower. With a height of 346 m, it comprises 73 storeys.
200 m · skyscraper in Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 07Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is a public university in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The university is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong.
3.3 km · public university in Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 08Hong Kong Museum of Art
The Hong Kong Museum of Art is the first and main art museum of Hong Kong, located on Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. It is a public museum managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.
1.9 km · art museum in Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 09Hong Kong Stadium
Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the original Government Stadium, it reopened as Hong Kong Stadium in March 1994.
3.8 km · stadium in Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 10Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre
The Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre, also known as the Kowloon Mosque, is a mosque located in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. Located in the Tsim Sha Tsui area at the intersection of Nathan Road and Haiphong Road, beside Kowloon Park, the mosque is the largest in Hong Kong and holds five prayers daily and is capable of accommodating up to 3,500 people.
2.2 km · mosque and Islamic center in Hong Kong · Wikipedia
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Getting to Central and Western District
- Airports
- Hong Kong (HKG), 25 km · Shenzhen Bao'an (SZX), 53 km · Macau (MFM), 60 km
- Stations
- Victoria Harbour, 1.6 km · Hung Hom station, 3.3 km · Central Station, 600 m · Kowloon Station, 2.1 km · Hong Kong station, 400 m
- Shenzhen → Central and Western District31 km · quickest by road, 1h 12m · ¥19–26
- Nossa Senhora do Carmo → Central and Western District62 km · quickest by road, 2h 4m · $8–10
- Zhuhai (Jinwan) → Central and Western District83 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · ¥44–60
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Central and Western District
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Central and Western District. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inDue to a land reclamation and waterfront redevelopment project in Central/Admiralty, access to the ferries can be a little confusing - take heed of signs warning about the ever-shifting arrangements.
- Get inThe Transport Department provides an online directory of Hong Kong's ferry services.
- Get inStar Ferry operates boats between Central or Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.
- Get inThe cost is $2.5 on weekdays, $3.4 on weekends and holidays Sun Ferry also boats between North Point on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Fortune Ferry operates one route between North Point on Hong Kong Island and Kwun Tong in, Kowloon Coral Sea Ferry operates two routes between Sai Wan Ho on Hong Kong Island and Kwun Tong or Sam Ka Tsuen in Kowloon.
- Go nextThe shopping mecca of Kowloon is just across Victoria Harbour; take the Star Ferry for the experience or the MTR for speed.
From Wikivoyage: Hong Kong/Central, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Central and Western District
Central and Western District is 1 km from Victoria, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Hong Kongcity and special administrative region of China1 km
- Yau Tsim Mong Districtdistrict of Hong Kong3.3 km
- Victoriahistorical city in Hong Kong2.2 km
- Wan Chai Districtdistrict of Hong Kong1.9 km