Chatham Road South ( Chinese: 漆咸道南) and Chatham Road North ( Chinese: 漆咸道北) are two continuous roads extending from

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to Hung Hom in

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. 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, which makes up Chatham Road North.

Route

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.

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, Hong Kong Museum of History, Hong Kong Science Museum, Gun Club Hill Barracks and Rosary Church are located near the road. Chatham Road North () runs from the interchange with Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road South in Lo Lung Hang to the junction with

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near To Kwa Wan. It feeds into the East Kowloon Corridor at its northern end, forming a section of Hong Kong's Route 5.

History

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

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. The road was renamed "Chatham Road" in 1890, after William Chatham, Director of Public Works of

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; the name ''Des Voeux Road'' was later transferred to a series of Des Voeux Road newly completed along the north shore of

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References

*Leung, To (1992). ''Origins of Kowloon Street Names''.

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Roads in Kowloon Route 5 (Hong Kong) Tsim Sha Tsui East Hung Hom To Kwa Wan {{Kowloon-stub

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