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Choi Hung Road () is a road located in the
Wong Tai Sin District Wong Tai Sin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the only landlocked district in Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon, and is the northernmost district in Kowloon. It borders the districts of Kwun Tong to its southeast, Ko ...
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Kowloon Kowloon () is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of in 2006, it is the most populous area in Hong Kong, compared with Hong Kong Island and t ...
of
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 Delt ...
. It was first opened to the public in the 1920s as a part of
Clear Water Bay Road Clear Water Bay Road () is a major road from Choi Hung Interchange in Ngau Chi Wan to Clear Water Bay, Sai Kung District. It also is a route to Sai Kung Town and Tseung Kwan O via Hiram's Highway and Hang Hau Road / Ying Yip Road respecti ...
, yet it was split from the road and named after the
Choi Hung Estate Choi Hung Estate () is a public housing estate in Ngau Chi Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was built by the former Hong Kong Housing Authority () and is now managed by the current Hong Kong Housing Authority (). It received a Silver Medal at the 196 ...
in 1963. Nowadays the road has four lanes for traffic in both ways. Its starting point is at the intersection with
Prince Edward Road Prince Edward Road East and Prince Edward Road West are roads in Kowloon, Hong Kong, going in an east-west direction and linking Tai Kok Tsui, Mong Kok, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon City and San Po Kong (outside the retired Kai Tak Airport). The roa ...
and it ends at the roundabout at Choi Hung Estate. Choi Hung Road mainly passes through densely-populated residential areas, industrial buildings and leisure areas.


Notable places along the road

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Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School (also referred to as NWC; ) is a boys' secondary school in San Po Kong, Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong. Founded in 1965 by Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. History Established in 1965 as Sanpokong Catholic Colle ...
(天主教伍華中學) * Kai Tak Garden (啟德花園)) * Choi Hung Road Playground (彩虹道遊樂場) *
Rhythm Garden Rhythm Garden () is a Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme court in San Po Kong, Wong Tai Sin District, Kowloon, Hong Kong, jointly developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and New World Development. Formerly a part ...
(采頤花園)


See also

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List of streets and roads in Hong Kong The following are incomplete lists of notable expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, avenues, streets, crescents, Town square, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong. Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to the contours of the hill landscape. S ...
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San Po Kong San Po Kong () is an area in New Kowloon in Hong Kong. It is largely industrial and partly residential. Administratively, it belongs to Wong Tai Sin District. Location San Po Kong is located south of Wong Tai Sin and Diamond Hill, north of th ...


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彩虹道
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