Shelley Street

The street is named after Adolphus Edward Shelley, an early British colonial administrator.

The second son of Sir John Shelley, 6th Baronet,[1][2] he arrived unemployed in Hong Kong from India in June 1844 with vague recommendation letters from Lord Stanley,[3] the then Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, and soon became Auditor General until 1846.

Shelley was described in a private letter by Sir John Francis Davis, the second Governor of Hong Kong, to Lord Grey as "dissipated, in debt, negligent, guilty of falsehood, and quite unfit for the high office".

[6] He is said to have escaped Hong Kong because of poor investments,[7] and in 1847, he was appointed Assistant Auditor-General of Accounts of Mauritius.

Until the early 20th century, the area was mostly inhabited by Portuguese people working as clerks in the main British companies.

Shelley Street, at its intersection with Elgin Street .
The lower end of Shelley Street, near Hollywood Road .
Shelley Street viewed from Jamia Mosque .
Shelley Street near Rednaxela Terrace .