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Kennedy Town
Neighbourhood in Central and Western, Hong Kong

Kennedy Town

Kennedy Town is a town and neighbourhood at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.

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It was named after Arthur Edward Kennedy, the 7th governor of Hong Kong from 1872 to 1877. Administratively, it is part of Central and Western District.

Get in

Getting to Kennedy Town

Due 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. The Transport Department provides an online directory of Hong Kong's ferry services. Star Ferry operates boats between Central or Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.

  1. 01
    Star Ferry Pier
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Cenotaph
  2. 02
    City Hall

    5 Edinburgh Place (Central Station J Exit, Hong Kong Station A Exit).

  3. 03
    Government House
  4. 04
    Man Mo Temple Compound
  5. 05
    Statue Square
  6. 06
    Jamia Mosque

    30, Shelley Street, Mid-Levels (walk southwest from MTR Central Station).

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Mount Davis

    Walk up Mount Davis to see the abandoned Second World War-era gunnery fortifications.

  2. 02
    Sheung Wan Civic Centre

    5/F., Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Road Central,.

  3. 03
    Wellington St

    Nice street with dried foodstuffs, various restaurants, majong pieces.

Eat

Where to eat

Central is a world-class place to eat, with prices to match. Although Downtown Hong Kong has a reputation for posh nosh, travellers on a budget will not starve if they are careful. When it comes to food, Central justifiably feels like ‘Asia’s World City’ and has the full range of Chinese cuisines punctuated by restaurants from around the world. There is even a British-style fish and chip shop.

How locals move

Getting around Kennedy Town the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • 西旺 公共小巴旺角至西環線 Public Light Bus Mong Kok – Kennedy Town (往西環 to Kennedy Town)
  • 西旺 公共小巴旺角至西環線 Public Light Bus Mong Kok – Kennedy Town (往旺角 to Mong Kok)
  • 香旺 公共小巴旺角至香港仔線 Public Light Bus Mong Kok – Aberdeen (往旺角 to Mong Kok)
  • 香旺 公共小巴旺角至香港仔線 Public Light Bus Mong Kok – Aberdeen (往香港仔 to Aberdeen)
  • 27M 九龍專綫小巴27M線 Kowloon Green Minibus 27M (樂民新邨 Lok Man Sun Chuen → 旺角站 Mong Kok Station (周末 Weekends)) · 財記（旺角） Choi Kee (Mong Kok)
  • 27M 九龍專綫小巴27M線 Kowloon Green Minibus 27M (樂民新邨 Lok Man Sun Chuen → 旺角站 Mong Kok Station) · 財記（旺角） Choi Kee (Mong Kok)
  • 27M 九龍專綫小巴27M線 Kowloon Green Minibus 27M (旺角站 Mong Kok Station → 樂民新邨 Lok Man Sun Chuen) · 財記（旺角） Choi Kee (Mong Kok)
  • 27MS 九龍專綫小巴27MS線 Kowloon Green Minibus 27MS (旺角站 Mong Kok Station ↺ 何文田南邨 Ho Man Tin South Estate (周末 Weekends)) · 財記（旺角） Choi Kee (Mong Kok)
  • 27MS 九龍專綫小巴27MS線 Kowloon Green Minibus 27MS (旺角站 Mong Kok Station ↺ 何文田南邨 Ho Man Tin South Estate) · 財記（旺角） Choi Kee (Mong Kok)
  • 28M 九龍專綫小巴28M線 Kowloon Green Minibus 28M (旺角站 Mong Kok Station → 偉恒昌新邨 Wyler Garden) · 財記（旺角） Choi Kee (Mong Kok)
  • 28M 九龍專綫小巴28M線 Kowloon Green Minibus 28M (偉恒昌新邨 Wyler Garden → 旺角站 Mong Kok Station) · 財記（旺角） Choi Kee (Mong Kok)
  • 28MS 九龍專綫小巴28MS線 Kowloon Green Minibus 28MS (偉恒昌新邨 Wyler Garden ↺ 何文田站 Ho Man Tin Station) · 財記（旺角） Choi Kee (Mong Kok)

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  • 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.
  • Go nextTake a ferry directly out of the hustle and bustle to the relaxation of Mui Wo or Lamma, Cheung Chau and many other outlying islands.

From Wikivoyage: Hong Kong/Central, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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