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The street has such name as Mr Chan Lan Fong built a Firecracker Factory nearby.

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The road was named after the plant called Pine.

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The road was named after Sir Hercules Robinson, the 5th governor of colonial Hong Kong. The road is at situated at the mid-levels of Hong Kong Island, housing affluent families and social elites for over a century.

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The road was a water creek in the past and females would wash clothes there.

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The road was initially named as Third Street but its name changed to Saigon due to duplication in 1909. The name of the road was originated from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) in Vietnam. Saigon was the capital of Vietnam at that time.

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The street was near the pier in Johnston and thus roads nearby are named after navigation and ports in Chinese.

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The road is named after Sir Tang Shiu Kin, a Hong Kong entrepreneur philanthropist. He was involved in the foundation and funding of various welfare institutions in Hong Kong.

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The road is named after Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs, who was the governor of colonial Hong Kong in 1919-25. As a governor during China's revolutionary times, he was once engaged in talks with Dr. Sun Yat Sen.

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The name of the road was originated from Waterloo in Belgium. Its name was used to commemorate the England victory in Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

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The road is named after a British missionary Alexander Wylie in the late Qing Dynasty. He made significant contributions in translating foreign works to Chinese, including gospels and academic publications.
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