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奥卑利街

Old Bailey Street
奧卑利街
奥卑利街(全景)
道路长度0.2千米(0.12英里)
车速限制50公里每小时
车道数单线单程
地点香港中西区中环
起点半山区坚道
终点中环荷李活道
域多利监狱,向奥卑利街的入口

奥卑利街(英语:Old Bailey Street)是位于香港中环的一条落山马路。 奥卑利街全长200米,由坚道嘉诺撒圣心商学书院荷里活道,途经旧中区警署、前域多利监狱士丹顿街

奥卑利街是香港俗称长命斜的道路之一,其原因并非是该道路特别长或特别斜,而是与建于该道路上的域多利监狱及昔日死刑制度有关。当时执行死刑的刑场是较接近亚毕诺道,因此死囚是囚禁在较接近那一边的监仓,其他囚犯则囚禁在较接近奥卑利街那一边。所以,能从奥卑利街门口出狱者即非“短命”死囚,而从这条路去探监的人,探望的都是“长命”的囚犯[1]

历史

伦敦老贝利街英国中央刑事法院所在地,香港政府域多利监狱所在地街名也以同一英文名字命名。

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资料来源

  1. ^ 夏历. 《香港中區街道故事》 話說中區“長命斜”. 香港: 三联书店. 2002年11月: 第35–63页. ISBN 9789620407338 (中文). 

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