圖說香江：銅鑼灣高士威道，約1965年

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　由皇仁書院向西望。

　名稱源於一銅鑼形的圓海灣。1850年代，政府在這海灣的正中，築建一條堤道以便往來交通。1880年代，靠近大坑村的一半海灣（現中央圖書館所在）被填平，堤道則闢為高士威道。

　到了1950年代，另一半海灣又被填平，闢為維多利亞公園。圖片正中的舊樓現為富豪酒店，其西鄰為豪華戲院。右方是樂聲戲院，現為樂聲大廈。

Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, c.1965

　Causeway Bay is a bay of round shape, which is like a gong . In 1850s, the government built a causeway in the middle of it for transportation. In 1880s, half of the bay facing Tai Hang village was reclaimed (where Central Library situated today), and the causeway became the Causeway Road.

　In 1950s, the other half bay reclaimed too. And the Victoria Park was built on this place.The old buildings in the middle is the Royal Hotel nowadays. The Hoover Theatre was on the west . On the right was the Roxy Theatre with the black roof, which was demolished in 1972 and rebuilt the Roxy Building.　■鄭寶鴻 香港歷史博物館名譽顧問