Hau Fook Street (Formerly Named Salisbury Avenue) [1900- ]
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Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2021-10-03 08:39
Current condition:
In use
Date Place completed:
1900-01-01
Named after: 3rd Marquess of Salisbury who served as British Prime Minister in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Timeline:
- 1900 (circa): Street first laid out.
- 1902: Address on Sallisbury Avenue first appears on Juror List. See here
- 1978: Street renamed Hau Fook Street to avoid confusion with Salisbury Road. See here
Comments
Salisbury Avenue / Hau Fook St
My mother's family lived on Salisbury Avenue in the late 1920s. She recalled the street was composed of nice two storey row houses with a front yard where they kept a private rickshaw. There were Indian soliders in the barracks in the immediate neighbourhood. I recently learnt that there was a Punjabi Mess at Cameron Rd which became the Park Hotel. Family later moved to Lock Rd and still later Chi Wo St.
Lawrence