Admiralty
See also: admiralty
English
editEtymology
editFrom admiralty. From the historical naval bases established in the regions, namely HMS Tamar for Hong Kong and HMS Sembawang for Singapore.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAdmiralty
- An area in Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
- 2014 December 11, Ishaan Tharoor, “What’s next for Hong Kong’s democracy movement”, in The Washington Post[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on July 27, 2024, World[2]:
- On Wednesday, police dismantled barricades at the last main occupation site in the city's Admiralty district and arrested some 200 protesters who refused to leave the site.
- 2019 August 18, Austin Ramzy, “Hong Kong Protesters Defy Police Ban in Show of Strength After Tumult”, in The New York Times[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 August 2019, Asia Pacific[4]:
- But when the march reached the government headquarters in the Admiralty district, the line of people behind stretched nearly two miles, with large crowds still waiting to leave the park.
- A planning area in Singapore.