Editing Portland Street (section)

==History==
Portland Street was named after [[William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland]], [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] in 1783 and between 1807 and 1809.<ref name="signs"/> It is unclear why the street was bestowed in his honour although, as a former [[British colony]], many of Hong Kong's streets and institutions were named in memory of prominent English historic and political figures. Surrounding streets with similarly naming scheme include [[Pitt Street, Hong Kong|Pitt Street]], [[Mong Kok#Streets and markets|Bute Street]], [[Arran Street]], [[Hamilton Street, Hong Kong|Hamilton Street]], [[Dundas Street, Hong Kong|Dundas Street]] and [[Waterloo Road, Hong Kong|Waterloo Road]].

There is a street in London named [[Great Portland Street]]. There is also a street in Edinburgh named Portland Street which is not far from Pitt Street and Dundas Street (as mentioned above, Hong Kong's Portland Street is also nearby Pitt Street and Dundas Street). In both cases it is not clear if there is any relation or relevance to the Hong Kong Portland Street.