MacDonnell Road

For former name of Canton Road in Kowlooon, see Canton Road.
HK St Paul's Co-Educational School in MacDonnell Road

MacDonnell Road, (Chinese: 麥當勞道; Cantonese Yale: mak6 dong1 lou4 dou6, formerly 麥當奴道) is an affluent road in the Mid-Levels district in Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is one of the most expensive roads in Central Mid-levels, together with Old Peak Road, Magazine Gap Road, Tregunter Path, Bowen Road, Borett Road and May Road. MacDonnell Road is named after former Hong Kong Governor Richard Graves MacDonnell. Starting from Garden Road, the road runs westward in the Mid-Levels and ends in Kennedy Road.

The road is where the Office of the Commissioner of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The People's Republic of China in Hong Kong is located. The Peak Tram meets the road near the St. Paul's Co-educational College.

Transportation

Other than the Peak Tram, MacDonnell Road can be reached by Citybus route 12A running from Admiralty, Hong Kong, and the Public light bus route 1A running from Star Ferry in Central.

See also

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Coordinates: 22°16′32″N 114°09′26″E / 22.27556°N 114.15714°E / 22.27556; 114.15714


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