- Hill Street
Hill Street (Chinese: 禧街) is a
street in the downtown ofSingapore starting fromEu Tong Sen Street and ending atStamford Road , where the road becomes Victoria Street. The road starts afterColeman Bridge and at the junction ofRiver Valley Road ,North Boat Quay ,Eu Tong Sen Street andNew Bridge Road .Built shortly after
Stamford Raffles founded the trading post inSingapore , the character of the name comes from the fact as it was located at the foot of Government Hill (now theFort Canning ). Hill Street is home to several landmarks including the Armenian Church, Central Fire Station,Old Hill Street Police Station and theSingapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce . The Old Hill Street Police Station is now home to theMinistry of Information, Communications and the Arts .Hill Street was formerly home to a
hawker centre which was built in 1984, and government offices until the building was demolished in 2002.The Chinese gave the street two names, one of which was "ong kes swa kha" or "foot of Government Hill" where the Governor's residence was located on the Government Hill. The other name was "tiau kio thau" or "at the end of the
suspension bridge ".References
*cite book | title = Toponymics: A Study of Singapore Street Names ISBN 981-210-364-3, Victor R Savage and Brenda S A Yeoh,
Marshall Cavendish
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