Broom Road
Broom Road is located in Happy Valley, Wan Chai District, Hong Kong Island. It starts from 15-21 Broom Road at the end of the road in the west, passes through Antonia House, Green Lane intersection, and Happy Valley Upper Bus Terminal, and connects to Venice Garden, No. 91-93 Blue Pool Road in the east.History
Prior to the advent of the British, a Chinese village called Wong Nai Chong Village was present in Happy Valley since the Qianlong period. In 1923, the colonial government began to rebuild Happy Valley and subsequently demolished the village.
Because Hong Kong was under British rule and relatively safe, it became a major destination for refugees, both Chinese and foreigners, fleeing China in the first half of the 20th century. This was particularly notable during World War II and the Chinese Civil War, and as a result, the population of Hong Kong Island increased. Wan Chai, Happy Valley, Sheung Wan and Sai Wan became one of the early residential areas on Hong Kong Island.
After World War II, Happy Valley continued to develop into an upper-class residential area. As more and more wealthy people who originally lived in Caine Road and Mid-Levels moved to Happy Valley, rows of three-storey houses began to appear on both sides of Broom Road.Bus services
Although there is a tram service in Happy Valley, bus services are still in short supply, and the number of CMB routes 1 and 5A running to and from Happy Valley Terminus, located at the junction of Wong Nai Chung Road and Blue Pool Road, which later became Happy Valley Terminus, has become more and more frequent. The transportation in the mid-level area of Happy Valley was inconvenient and there was a demand for bus services. However, the service area of the two bus routes in Happy Valley has always been limited to Wong Nai Chung Road. Route 1 began to detour via Broom Road on September 16, 1954; in early 1962, China Motor Bus moved the terminus of Route 1 to Broom Road, naming it "Happy Valley Bus Terminus"; the original bus terminus at the junction of Blue Pool Road next to the Happy Valley Racecourse was simply called "Happy Valley Bus Terminus". The Happy Valley Bus Terminus is now called Happy Valley Bus Terminus and the Happy Valley Bus Terminus is now called Happy Valley Bus Terminus. The names were changed after Citybus took over "26+2" more franchised routes in September 1993.Historic buildings
In March 2009, the Antiquities Advisory Board proposed to certify No. 5 and No. 7 Broom Road as Grade 3 historic buildings. The two semi-detached houses on the lots were built between 1939 and 1941.