Chai Wan Road () located in Hong Kong, is one of the major roads in Chai Wan on

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. It runs from Shau Kei Wan to Chai Wan through

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; 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 Shau Kei Wan Road (), formerly known as Shaukiwan Road, is the main road in Shau Kei Wan and Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong. History The road was originally a main road lying on the north coast of Hong Kong Island from Causeway Bay to Shau Kei Wan, pass ...

and the off-ramp from the Island Eastern Corridor and then goes uphill through

. After junctioning with Tai Tam Road, 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 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 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: * Salesian English School *Island Garden * Shau Kei Wan Fire Station * Shau Kei Wan East Government Secondary School * Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School * Shan Tsui Court *

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* Koway Court * Hing Wah Estate *

Law Uk Folk Museum Law Uk is a former Hakka village house in Chai Wan, Hong Kong. Named after the surname of the family who lived in the house, it was built in the mid-18th century during the Qing Dynasty, about 90 years before the British took possession of ...

Youth Square Youth Square (), formerly known as Hong Kong Centre for Youth Development () is a youth activities complex in Hong Kong. It is located at 238 Chai Wan Road, Chai Wan on Hong Kong Island. It is owned by Home Affairs Bureau of Hong Kong Government. ...

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* Chai Wan station *

Wan Tsui Estate Wan Tsui Estate () is a public housing estate in Chai Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong located at a part of former Chai Wan Estate and opposite to MTR Chai Wan station. It now has eleven residential buildings completed between 1979 and 2001. Yan ...

Chai Wan Municipal Services Building Chai most often refers to: *Chai, a word for tea in numerous languages, derived from Chinese () *Masala chai, a blend of black tea and herbs and spices, originating in India Chai or CHAI may also refer to: People Names *Chai (surname) (柴) ...

Lok Hin Terrace Lok Hin Terrace () is a Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme court in Chai Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong near Walton Estate and Yue Wan Estate. Formerly the site of Block 1 to 8 of old Chai Wan Estate, it was jointly ...

Yue Wan Estate Yue Wan Estate () is a public housing estate in Chai Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, near Chai Wan Park, Tsui Wan Estate and Tsui Lok Estate. Built on the reclaimed land in Chai Wan, the estate consists of 4 residential blocks, which were de ...

* Sheng Kung Hui Chai Wan St. Michael's Primary School *

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References

External links

Mega iAdvantageGoogle Maps of Chai Wan Road
Chai Wan Shau Kei Wan Roads on Hong Kong Island {{HK-road-stub

Route

Accidents

Major buildings

See also

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