Magazine Gap Road is a winding road on the affluent and ultra-expensive
Mid-Levels and
the Peak on the
Hong Kong Island in
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 is one of the main access leading to the Peak area.
Description
It starts low from
Robinson Road and
Garden Road. It runs east and uphill and meets
Bowen Road
Bowen Road () is a road from the Mid-Levels to Wong Nai Chung Gap of Hong Kong Island, on the slope above Central, Wan Chai and Happy Valley in Hong Kong. Bowen Road starts from Magazine Gap Road near the rail of Peak Tram and ends at the jun ...
and
May Road
May Road () is a road in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is named after Sir Francis Henry May, the 15th Governor of Hong Kong
The governor of Hong Kong was the representative of the British Crown in Hong Kong from 1843 to 1 ...
. It continues and meets the junction with
Coombe Road and
Peak Road
Peak Road is a road in The Peak on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is the only road to travel from Victoria Gap to Wan Chai Gap on Hong Kong Island. The Peak Road is a two-lane two-way traffic, which can take buses, minibuses and other vehic ...
at . It ends in , where , a Japanese war shrine, was built during Japanese occupation of the territory between 1941 and 1945. It was destroyed in 1947, shortly after the
Liberation of Hong Kong.
With road connections nearby, vehicles can reach either north or south of the island through roads in
Wan Chai Gap
Wan Chai Gap () is a gap in Wan Chai District, Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Police Museum is located at Wan Chai Gap. It is housed in the former Wan Chai Gap Police Station, located at 27 Coombe Road.
See also
* List of gaps in ...
and
Wong Nai Chung Gap
Wong Nai Chung Gap () is a geographic gap in the middle of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The gap is between Mount Nicholson and Jardine's Lookout behind Wong Nai Chung (Happy Valley). Five roads meet at the gap: Wong Nai Chung Gap Road, Tai T ...
.
Intersections
See also
*
List of streets and roads in Hong Kong ยง Hong Kong Island
*
Grenville House
*
Zig-zag
A zigzag is a pattern made up of small corners at variable angles, though constant within the zigzag, tracing a path between two parallel lines; it can be described as both jagged and fairly regular.
In geometry, this pattern is described as a ...
*
Stubbs Road
References
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Roads on Hong Kong Island
Victoria Peak
Mid-Levels