Kap Shui Mun () or Throat Gates (historically spelled Capsuimoon) is the channel between

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and

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, from

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to the

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. It joins north with

Urmston Road Urmston Road ( Chinese: 龍鼓水道, literally 'Dragon Drum Channel', also named as 暗士頓水道) is a broad body of water between Lantau Island and Tuen Mun in Hong Kong. It forms an inshore passage between the northwest end of Victoria Har ...

Kap Shui Mun Bridge The Kap Shui Mun Bridge (KSMB) in Hong Kong, part of Lantau Link of Route 8, is one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the world that transports both road and railway traffic, with the upper deck used for motor vehicles and the lower deck u ...

, part of Route 8, spans the channel.

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The original Chinese name of Kap Shui Mun is ''kap shui mun'' (), the gate of fast-moving water. This exactly describes the current of the channel. The name 'fast-moving water' was associated with accidents for ships and boats. To remove this malign influence, it was renamed to a title with similar sound, ''k'ap shui mun'' (), meaning 'water-fetching gate'. For Chinese, water represents fortune and wealth.

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