Belcher (surname)

Belcher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Sport

Alan Belcher (born 1984), American mixed martial arts fighter

Alan Belcher (footballer) (1824–1921), Australian rules footballer

Earl Belcher (born 1958), American basketball player

Fred Belcher (1887–1957), American racecar driver in the Indianapolis 500

Gary Belcher, Australian rugby league player

Jem Belcher (1781–1811), English bare-knuckle boxer

Jovan Belcher (1987–2012), American football player

Kevin Belcher (disambiguation), multiple people

Tim Belcher (born 1961), American baseball player

Val Belcher (born 1955), Canadian football offensive lineman

Vic Belcher (1888–1977), Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League

Politics

Andrew Belcher (1706–1771), colonial Bostonian who served on the Massachusetts Council

Benjamin Belcher (1743–1802), merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia

Hiram Belcher (1790–1857), United States Representative from Maine

John Belcher (politician) (1905–1964), British Labour Party Member of Parliament 1945–1949

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Belcher

Belcher may refer to:

Belcher (surname)

Belcher's Bar, village in Leicestershire, England

Belcher Bay, bay in Hong Kong

The Belcher's, residential building near Belcher Bay

The Belcher's, residential building near Belcher Bay

Belcher Channel, waterway in Nunavut, Canada

Belcher Islands, archipelago in Hudson Bay, Canada

Belcher, Louisiana, village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States

Belcher Mountains, Canada

Belcher's Street, street in Hong Kong named after Edward Belcher

University Station (MTR proposed), formerly known as Belcher Station, a proposed MTR station in Hong Kong

Belcher railway station, in Belcher, Manitoba, Canada

HKU Station

HKU is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island Line located in the Shek Tong Tsui neighbourhood of the Western District, Hong Kong. It is named after The University of Hong Kong, which is also served by the station.

Part of the West Island Line, a westward extension to the existing Island Line, HKU Station opened on 28 December 2014 along with Kennedy Town Station.

As of its opening, HKU Station is the largest and deepest station in the MTR network.

Naming disputes

There were disputes among locals and district councillors over the station's name. Some suggested to restore the previous official name "Belcher" (寶翠, [pǒutsʰɵ̄y], bou2 ceoi3) after The Belcher's, a housing development in the area, as well as Belcher Street and Belcher Bay. Some believed that the MTR Corporation's decision to change the name to "University" was not well consulted within the community, while others worried that it might cause confusion with another existing University Station on the East Rail Line. Some also suggested "Shek Tong Tsui", after the area the station would serve.

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Belcher (constituency)

Belcher is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Central and Western District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is currently held by Independent Yip Wing-shing.

Belcher constituency is loosely based on the area around The Belcher's in Shek Tong Tsui with estimated population of 20,803.