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Until the early 20th century, the area was mostly inhabited by Portuguese people working as clerks in the main British companies. The Club Lusitano, a gathering place of the local Portuguese community, was located on Shelley Street below Caine Road until 1866, when it was moved to its present
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described Shelley as a "swindler". He is said to have escaped Hong Kong because of poor investments, and in 1847, he was appointed Assistant Auditor-General of Accounts of
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is located near the top of the street at its junction with Mosque Street. It was built in 1849 and was the first mosque in Hong Kong.
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Peculiar, Sometimes Dubious, Civil Servants: Adolphus Edward Shelley
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entertainment area and houses many restaurants, bars, and shops.
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until 1846. Shelley was described in a private letter by Sir
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The upper part of the street is mostly residential.
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Index


Elgin Street

Hollywood Road

Jamia Mosque

Rednaxela Terrace
Chinese
Central
ladder street
Central–Mid-Levels escalators
Adolphus Edward Shelley
British colonial
Sir John Shelley, 6th Baronet
Lord Stanley
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
Auditor General
John Francis Davis
Governor of Hong Kong
James Matheson
Alexander Matheson
Mauritius
Hollywood Road
Robinson Road
Mid-Levels
Staunton Street
Elgin Street
Caine Road
Rednaxela Terrace

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