Bonham Road ( Chinese: 般咸道) is a main road in West

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in Hong Kong, running mainly East-West. The road connects Pok Fu Lam Road in the west, near the

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, and

Caine Road Caine Road ( Chinese: 堅道) is a road running through Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. It connects Bonham Road to the west (at the junction with Hospital Road and Seymour Road), and Arbuthnot Road, Glenealy and Upper Albert Road to the east. The roa ...

in the east, at the junction with

Hospital Road Hospital Road () is a street in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong. Features * King George V Memorial Park, Hong Kong, King George V Memorial Park * Prince Philip Dental Hospital * Tsan Yuk Hospital Intersections * Bonham Road * Pound Lane * Second Stre ...

and Seymour Road. It was named after Sir George Bonham, the third

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. It was renamed Nishi-Taisho Dori () during

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Features

Several historical buildings are located on the road, including Fung Ping Shan building, Hung Hing Ying building and the Main Building of The

. There are also a few well known schools located on the road, including King's College, St. Paul's College, Hong Kong, St. Stephen's Girls' College, St. Clare's Primary School, Bonham Road Government Primary School, Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong which is there in the 19th century.

Bonham Road Flyover

Bonham Road Flyover is a one-way, single-lane flyover allowing vehicles travelling north on Pok Fu Lam Road to turn east onto Bonham Road. It was completed in 1973.

Landmarks

Community Facilities

* Sai Ying Pun Community Complex

Transport

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Sai Ying Pun station

Education

* St. Stephen's Girls' College *

King's College, Hong Kong King's College (), often referred to simply as King's or K.C., is a boys' government-operated secondary school located at 63A Bonham Road, Mid-levels, Hong Kong. It serves as a secondary education institution for pupils from forms 1–6. Th ...

* St. Paul's College, Hong Kong *

St. Stephen's Church College St. Stephen's Church College () is a secondary school attached to the Anglican St Stephen's Church in Hong Kong, located between Bonham Road and Pok Fu Lam Road in Sai Ying Pun. The school's total enrollment in the academic year 2009-2010 was ap ...

* Bonham Road Government Primary School * St. Claire's Primary School