Sai Sha Road () is a main road connecting Sai Kung and

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. It begins at the roundabout at Mak Pin, Sai Kung and passes through

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and

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before traversing the new town of Ma On Shan and

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and ending at Hang Tak Street in

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. The MTR

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track section between

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and

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is placed directly above Sai Sha Road. Other than MTR stations, several estates lie next to the road. The length of the road is approximately 11.2 km. Despite the road having close to no slope, it includes many bends. Cycling is prohibited along most of Sai Sha Road on Sundays and public holidays along the section from near Nai Chung bus stop to Mak Pin roundabout, where the road is narrow and busy with continuous double white lines and few passing places.

History

Construction of the road began in the late 1970s. It originally stretched from Tai Mong Tsai to Nai Chung, hence the original name of the road was Nai Chung Access Road. In 1986, its name was altered to Sai Sha Road and has retained this name since then. Two years later, it was open to traffic, with the connection between

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finally complete.