City of Victoria

English

Etymology

Named after Queen Victoria.

Proper noun

City of Victoria

1. A city in Hong Kong.
   • 1999 April 18, Mark Landler, “WHAT'S DOING IN; Hong Kong”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 September 2009, Travel‎^[2]:

     Hong Kong is an indifferent guardian of its past, with old buildings too frequently torn down in favor of nondescript high-rises. But a new exhibit of historical photographs, "City of Victoria," offers a fascinating record of Hong Kong's history.

   • 2021 December 17, Joyce Ng, Sammy Heung, “Where is the City of Victoria? Authenticity confirmed for 3 more boundary stones marking Hong Kong’s first colonial settlement”, in South China Morning Post‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on December 17, 2021, Society‎^[4]:

     Seven such stones were found earlier, marking out the City of Victoria, Hong Kong’s first urban settlement after it became a British colony. The boundary of the settlement was gazetted in 1903.

Translations

city in Hong Kong

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 維多利亞城 / 维多利亚城, 維城 / 维城