Central and Western

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Etymology

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The merger of two former districts, Central and Western.

Proper noun

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Central and Western

  1. A district of Hong Kong.
    • 2020 February 25, Olivia Parker, “Running in the Time of Coronavirus”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 February 2020, Covid-19‎[2]:
      Olivia Parker and Jim Woods at the end of their marathon on Central and Western District Promenade in Hong Kong.
    • 2020 April 23, Maggie Shum, “Coronavirus may have emptied Hong Kong’s streets, but the pro-democracy protests continue”, in The Washington Post[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on May 12, 2020, Monkey Cage‎[4]:
      Since January, 15 newly elected district councilors have been arrested on questionable charges. The Hong Kong government revived a colonial-era offense — sedition — to prosecute Cheng Lai-king, chairwoman of Central and Western District Council, over an online post calling for justice for the Indonesian journalist who lost her eye in September after being hit by a police projectile.

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