Jalan Hang Kasturi was originally called Rodger Street, after Sir John Pickersgill Rodger, the British Resident of Selangor from 1884 to 1888 and again from 1896 to 1901. In between, he was transferred to be the British Resident of Pahang.
He was a generous and keen sportsman, as he gave the J.P. Rodger Gold Medal annually to the best boy at Victoria Institution. He also donated a challenge shield for soccer which was competed for annually.
The road is translated as Jalan Rodger and subsequently renamed as Jalan Hang Kasturi in 1982, in honour of the legendary warrior that was featured in Hikayat Hang Tuah and the Malay Annals (Sejarah Melayu).
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