Des Voeux Road

Des Voeux Road
Des Voeux Road Central in Central in March 2015
Native name德輔道 (Yue Chinese)
Former name(s)Shōwa-dori (during Japanese Occupation, 1942-1945)
NamesakeWilliam Des Vœux
LocationCentral and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Construction
Construction start1857; 167 years ago (1857)
Completion1904; 120 years ago (1904)
Map
Des Voeux Road Central
Traditional Chinese德輔道中
Simplified Chinese德辅道中
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDéfǔ Dào Zhōng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationdak1 fu6 dou6 jung1
Des Voeux Road West
Traditional Chinese德輔道西
Simplified Chinese德辅道西
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDéfǔ Dào Xī
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationdak1 fu6 dou6 sai1

Des Voeux Road Central and Des Voeux Road West are two roads on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. They were named after the 10th Governor of Hong Kong, Sir William Des Vœux. The name was sometimes spelt with the ligature œ in pre-war documents but is nowadays spelt officially as Des Voeux Road.