'Kennedy Town' () is at the western end of
Sai Wan on the
Hong Kong Island in
Hong Kong. It is part of the
Victoria City. It is named after
Arthur Edward Kennedy, who was the 7th
Governor of Hong Kong from
1872 to
1877.
In the division of
District Council of Hong Kong, the area roughly corresponds to the constituency areas of ''Kennedy Town and
Mount Davis'' and ''
Kwun Lung'' in the
Central and Western District. The neighborhood is primarily Chinese, but a growing number of expats are moving into a number of luxury buildings built along the waterfront.
Kennedy Town is the western part of early development of
Victoria City, the capital of
colonial Hong Kong. Due to its remoteness from the centre of the city and without
mass transit, the town development is not as vigorous as other part of urban Hong Kong. It is expected to change when MTR extends to the area.
Transport
Kennedy Town is the western terminus of the
Hong Kong Tramways. In summer 2005, the
ExCo approved the extension of the
Island Line of the
MTR through
The Belcher's with a stop in Kennedy Town. The travel time to
Causeway Bay is estimated to be 12 minutes once completed in approximately 2011.