Harcourt Road

Harcourt Road is a major highway in Admiralty, Hong Kong, connecting Central and Wan Chai.

In the early 1840s when Hong Kong was colonized, the present-day Admiralty was planned to be of military use, the navy situated at the seafront and the army back on the hillside.

After World War II, the navy strength of the British Empire in the far east diminished, hence this piece of land containing the Admiralty Dock amongst others was returned to the government.

It was named after Cecil Harcourt of the Royal Navy who received Hong Kong from Japan after World War II, on 7 April the same year.

Harcourt Road, near to the Admiralty station, Government and Legislative Council Complex, transformed into Umbrella Square, was occupied for 79 days by pro-democracy protesters.

Harcourt Road in 1961–1963, Admiralty Dock (Naval Dockyard-Tidal Pool) still exists, but the Boat Pool (above) is already filled with rocks to become a road.
A view of Harcourt Road in May 2006, with the still-undeveloped Tamar site .
Protesters occupying Harcourt Road in October 2014.
Protesters on Harcourt Road on 12 June 2019, adjacent to the Central Government Complex