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西角

西角(今普仁街一帯)远晀维多利亚港,普仁街尽头的空地是第一代的大笪地(今荷李活道公园)。

西角(英语:West Point),另有西约等译名,是香港一个已消失的地名。西角是旧维多利亚城四环九约的其中一约,大约位于现时皇后大道薄扶林道的交界对出。

历史

1845年的港岛地图,上面有标示西角军营(West Point Barrack)的所在地

西角的位置曾经标示在1845年的香港地图,为西半香港岛最北的其中一个地方。1841年1月26日,英军便从西角的水坑口登陆,占领香港岛,并开辟军营。

早年西角一带曾被命名为 Possession Point(今水坑口)。至于西角的得名理由则无所得知,不过从古至今,华人都甚少使用此中文地名,香港回归后时期,大部分市民几乎不知此地名的存在。

时移世易,现在的 West Point 多指为西环。前往西环的一些红色小巴和巴士都以 West Point 作为西环的英文名,而很多位于西环的地址和建筑物的英文名仍沿用 West Point。不过其实西环的英文名应该是 Sai Wan、Western 或 Western District 。

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