Des Voeux Road

Beginning in 1857, the northern shore of Hong Kong Island (also known as Victoria City) underwent a series of reclamations under then-Governor Sir John Bowring.

Upon completion in 1904, Bowring Praya West and Bowring Praya Central (which by then were situated inland from the shoreline) were respectively renamed Des Voeux Road West and Des Voeux Road Central per the orders of then-Colonial Secretary and acting Governor Francis Fleming during the Duke of Connaught's visit to Hong Kong in 1890.

A further study was done in 2014 in collaboration with the MTR and MVA, the leading traffic engineering firm in Hong Kong, to explore how the environment can be enhanced with the transport improvement scheme.

The plan involves converting a 1.4 km section of Des Voeux Road Central, between Pedder Street and the Western Market, from a thoroughfare for motorised traffic to a pedestrian zone.

With huge support from different stakeholder groups, the Very DVRC Event was launched on 25 September 2016 to raise people's awareness of walkability and open space issues in Hong Kong.

A street called Des Voeux Road existed in Kowloon along Hung Hom Bay.

Section of Des Voeux Road Central in May 2006, between the HSBC Main Building and Statue Square, looking toward Prince's Building .
Very DVRC campaign on 25 September 2016, a temporary street closure held to raise public awareness of walkability and open space issues
Des Voeux Road found on the left side of the map of Hung Hom c. 1900