Chatham Road South and Chatham Road North are two continuous roads spanning from
Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui, often abbreviated as TST, is an urban area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Ts ...
to
Hung Hom in
Kowloon,
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
. The road originally ran from
Signal Hill to
Hung Hom under
No. 12 Hill by the side of
Hung Hom Bay. It was later extended through
Lo Lung Hang to the southern end of
To Kwa Wan
To Kwa Wan () is a bay and an area of the eastern shore of Kowloon peninsula. The area is part of urban Hong Kong, and is situated between Hok Yuen, Hung Hom, Ma Tau Wai and Ma Tau Kok. Administratively, the area belongs to the Kowloon ...
, which makes up Chatham Road North.
Name
The first section of the road (running from
Salisbury Road to Granville Road) was completed in 1888, and was named Des Voeux Road () after Sir
George William Des Vœux, the 10th
Governor of Hong Kong
The governor of Hong Kong was the representative of the British Crown in Hong Kong from 1843 to 1997. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive Council and commander-in-chief of the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong. ...
. The road was renamed "Chatham Road" in 1890 after
William Chatham,
Director of Public Works of
Hong Kong Government
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, refers to the executive authorities of Hong Kong SAR. It was formed on 1 July 1997 in accordance with the Sino- ...
; the name ''Des Voeux Road'' was later transferred to a series of
Des Voeux Road newly completed along the north shore of
Hong Kong Island.
Chatham Road South
Chatham Road South () runs from the intersection with Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui to the interchange with
Hong Chong Road () and Chatham Road North in Hung Hom. Conventionally locals take Chatham Road South as the dividing line between Tsim Sha Tsui and
Tsim Sha Tsui East.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a public research university located in Hung Hom, Hong Kong near Hung Hom station. The University is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Foun ...
,
Hong Kong Museum of History,
Hong Kong Science Museum,
Gun Club Hill Barracks and Rosary Church are located near the road.
Chatham Road North
Chatham Road North () runs from the interchange with Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road South in
Lo Lung Hang to the junction with
Ma Tau Wai Road near To Kwa Wan. It feeds into the
East Kowloon Corridor at its northern end, forming a section of Hong Kong's
Route 5
Route 5, or Highway 5, may refer to routes in the following countries:
International
* AH5, Asian Highway 5
* European route E05
* European route E005
Argentina
* National Route 5 (Argentina), National Route 5
Australia New South Wales
* ...
.
See also
*
List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
References
*Leung, To (1992). ''Origins of Kowloon Street Names''.
Urban Council
The Urban Council (UrbCo) was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon (including New Kowloon). These services were provided by the council's executive arm, the Urban Serv ...
.
External links
Roads in Kowloon
Route 5 (Hong Kong)
Tsim Sha Tsui East
Hung Hom
To Kwa Wan
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