Sir Harry Smith Parkes was a British diplomat who served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary and Consul General of the United Kingdom to the Empire of Japan from 1865 to 1883 and the Chinese Qing Empire from 1883 to 1885, and Minister to Korea in 1884. Parkes Street in Kowloon, Hong Kong is named after him.
Harry Parkes (diplomat)
Parkes during the Second Opium War 1856-1860 Q70023
Attack on the delegation of Sir Harry Smith Parkes to the Meiji Emperor, 23 March 1868.
Jordan is an area in Hong Kong, located on Kowloon Peninsula. It is named after a road of the same name in the district. The area is bordered by King's Park to the east, Tsim Sha Tsui to the south, Ferry Point to the west, and Yau Ma Tei to the north. Administratively, it is part of Yau Tsim Mong District.
Aerial view of Jordan, with Austin Station in the lower part of the picture. The colorful building is Kwun Chung Municipal Services Building.
A food stand near the corner of Woosung St. and Nanking St., Jordan, Hong Kong
Parkes Street