King's Road near Tong Shui Road (Hong Kong)

King's Road is a major east–west road along the north of

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, stretching from Causeway Bay (Tin Hau), where it joins

Causeway Road Causeway Road () is a main road in Hong Kong. Situated in Causeway Bay, it joins Yee Wo Street in the west and King's Road. It is a boundary of Eastern District and Wan Chai District. North side of the road is Victoria Park in Eastern District ...

, to

Sai Wan Ho Sai Wan Ho is a primarily residential area on the northeastern shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, between Quarry Bay and Shau Kei Wan. It is part of the Eastern District, and is administered together with surrounding areas under the Eastern ...

, where it joins

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 ...

History

Originally part of the Shaukiwan Road, it was renamed in 1935 in honour of the Silver Jubilee of

King George V George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. Born during the reign of his grandmother Que ...

's reign.

Features

From West to East.
In

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: * No. 1: Park Towers In

North Point North Point is a mixed-use urban area in the Eastern District, Hong Kong, Eastern District of Hong Kong. Located in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island, the area is named after a cape between Tin Hau, Hong Kong, Causeway Bay and Tsat Ts ...

: * No. 238-240: Fortress Towers and C&MA North Point Church * No. 277-291: Former State Theatre * No. 423:

Sunbeam Theatre Sunbeam Theatre () is a landmark theatre in Hong Kong showcasing Cantonese opera. It is located at 423 King's Road, North Point, near the intersection with Shu Kuk Street. History In the 1950s, many of the Shanghainese emigrants moved from Sha ...

* ''Note that The boundary between North Point and Quarry Bay is at Man Hong Street / Healthy Street West'' In

Quarry Bay Quarry Bay is an area beneath Mount Parker in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. The western portion of the area was also formerly known as Lai Chi (). Traditionally an industrial and residential area, the number of commer ...

: * No. 611: WSD Hong Kong Regional Building * No. 668-702:

Healthy Village Healthy Village is a public housing estate and Flat-for-Sale Scheme estate in Tsat Tsz Mui, Hong Kong, developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society. It is divided into 3 phases and located at Tsat Tsz Mui Road (Redeveloped Phase 1, flat for r ...

* No. 740-774: Model Housing Estate * No. 888: North Point Government Primary School * No.979-981:

Taikoo Place Taikoo Place () is a commercial building complex located in Quarry Bay, east Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It comprises grade A office towers, car parking, clubs, office apartment, parks, and shops to meet the needs from business people worldwide. ...

* No. 986: The Former Quarry Bay School is a Grade III historic building. Currently vacant, it was built in 1924–1926.Brief Information on proposed Grade III Items. Item #829
* No. 1032-1044: Fook Cheong Building () * No. 1048-1056: Yick Fat Building (). Housing the Hong Kong Aquarium Plaza. * No. 1111:

Cityplaza Cityplaza () is an office and shopping development, developed by Swire Properties, at 18 Taikoo Shing Road, Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong. It is adjacent to Taikoo Place, another office complex developed by Swire. The six-level shopping cen ...

()

Traffic

The road is shared between automobile traffic and the

Hong Kong Tramways Hong Kong Tramways (HKT) is a narrow-gauge tram system in Hong Kong. Owned and operated by RATP Dev Transdev Asia, the tramway runs on Hong Kong Island between Kennedy Town and Shau Kei Wan, with a branch circulating through Happy Valley. ...

system, and the east bound of the section between eastern Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay

bus lane A bus lane or bus-only lane is a lane restricted to buses, often on certain days and times, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion. The related term busway describes a roadway ...

. This tram line runs between Shau Kei Wan to Kennedy Town. Before the opening of

Island Eastern Corridor The Island Eastern Corridor (IEC) is an expressway built along the northeastern shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It starts from Causeway Bay in the west and ends in Chai Wan in the east. It is mostly part of Route 4. The section betwe ...

and Island line of the MTR in the 1980s, the road was plagued with

traffic congestion Traffic congestion is a condition in transport that is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing. Traffic congestion on urban road networks has increased substantially since the 1950s. When traffic de ...

. Various measures like creation of bus lanes were taken to address the problem. Part of the

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runs underneath the road, and the following stations serve the Road:

(exit A1),

Fortress Hill Fortress Hill or Pau Toi Shan () is a hill and an area on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Fortress Hill includes the western part of North Point lying west of Oil Street, and the eastern part of Causeway Bay. There are a number ...

(exits A and B),

(exits B1/B2/B3),

(exit A), Tai Koo.

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External links

Google Maps of King's Road
{{Coord, 22.28493, 114.21802, format=dms, display=title Roads on Hong Kong Island Causeway Bay North Point Quarry Bay Sai Wan Ho

History

Features

Traffic

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