Chai Wan Road () located in Hong Kong, is one of the major roads in
Chai Wan on
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island () is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island, known originally and on road signs simply as "Hong Kong", had a population of 1,289,500 and a population density of , . It is the second largest island in Hong Kon ...
. It runs from
Shau Kei Wan
Shau Kei Wan or Shaukiwan is a neighborhood in the Eastern District, Hong Kong, Eastern District of Hong Kong Island. The area is bordered by Chai Wan to the east, Mount Parker (Hong Kong), Mount Parker to the south, Sai Wan Ho to the west, and ...
to
Chai Wan through
Chai Wan Gap; with one of the steepest inclines in Hong Kong on either side, with signs posted 1 in 10 gradient. It is therefore popularly referred to as ''Cheung Meng Che'' (長命斜), or long-lived incline.
The road was the only way towards Chai Wan before the opening of the
Island Eastern Corridor and
MTR Island line. Currently, it is still the only pedestrian route connecting to Chai Wan.
Route
From West to East:
Chai Wan Road starts from the connection with
Shau Kei Wan Road and the off-ramp from the
Island Eastern Corridor and then goes uphill through
Chai Wan Gap. After junctioning with
Tai Tam Road
Tai Tam Road in Hong Kong links the districts of Chai Wan and Stanley, Hong Kong, Stanley on Hong Kong Island. This road connects Chai Wan Road, the northern end of Shek O Road, Turtle Cove, Tai Tam and Stanley. The Tai Tam Reservoirs, Tai Ta ...
, it goes downhill into central Chai Wan, and intersects the
Island Eastern Corridor's eastern terminus and Wan Tsui Road at a roundabout, before turning north-east and turning sharply to the east at the junction with Wing Tai Road and flows into
Siu Sai Wan Road to the east at Sun Yip Street.
Accidents
On 19 November 2012, three men were killed and 56 people were injured when a
New World First Bus's driver became unconscious and hit a
Kowloon Motor Bus
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is a bus company operating Bus services in Hong Kong, franchised services in Hong Kong. It is the largest bus company in Hong Kong by fleet size and number of bus routes, with over 4,000 buses ...
and a taxi. British citizen Ivan Aranto Herrera Jorge and
Swede Carl Magnus Lindgren, members of celebrity chef
Heston Blumenthal's culinary team, were among the dead.
On 16 September 2017, a
Citybus on route 118 was travelling along Chai Wan Road when
one of its passengers was stabbed on the upper deck near Fu Shing Court. The suspect subsequently smashed open the window and jumped out in an attempted suicide. While no one else was injured, the victim succumbed to her injuries after being transported to
Eastern Hospital. The suspect was eventually convicted of murder in December 2020 sentenced to life imprisonment in 2021.
On 20 January 2018, a truck whose crane was raised while driving on Chai Wan Road crashed into a bridge. No one was injured and the driver was stuck in the vehicle for an hour and half until being rescued.
Major buildings
From West to East:
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Salesian English School
*Island Garden
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Shau Kei Wan Fire Station
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Shau Kei Wan East Government Secondary School
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Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School
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Shan Tsui Court
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Hing Man Estate
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Koway Court
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Hing Wah Estate
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Law Uk Folk Museum
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Youth Square
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New Jade Gardens
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Chai Wan station
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Wan Tsui Estate
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Chai Wan Municipal Services Building
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Lok Hin Terrace
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Yue Wan Estate
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Sheng Kung Hui Chai Wan St. Michael's Primary School
* (互聯優勢大廈) (One of the major Internet housing locations of Asia)
See also
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List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
The following are incomplete lists of Controlled-access highway, expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, Avenue (landscape), avenues, streets, crescents, Town square, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong.
Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to ...
References
External links
Mega iAdvantageGoogle Maps of Chai Wan Road
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Chai Wan
Shau Kei Wan
Roads on Hong Kong Island