Nam Fung Road near Aberdeen Tunnel entrances

Nam Fung Road () is a road in the Southern District 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 connects

Wong Chuk Hang Road Wong Chuk Hang Road () is a major thoroughfare in Hong Kong Island. It is part of Hong Kong's Route 1. It is a 6-lane major thoroughfare. Wong Chuk Hang Road connects Aberdeen Praya Road and Aberdeen Tunnel. Flyover A flyover long with 4 ...

near

Ocean Park station Ocean Park () is an MTR rapid transit station in Hong Kong on the eastern section of the , which serves Ocean Park Hong Kong and Wong Chuk Hang. It opened on 28 December 2016 with the rest of the South Island line. It takes around 4 minutes ...

in the west to Deep Water Bay Road in the east.

History

Nam Fung Road was opened in July 1973. The opening of the road provided a direct link for buses between Eastern District and the areas of

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

and

Wong Chuk Hang Wong Chuk Hang () is a neighbourhood in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. History Neolithic artifacts have been unearthed in a region called Chung Hom Wan, which is not far from Wong Chuk Hang. In 1550 the Hong Kong Vill ...

in Southern District. It drastically cut travel distance and time and improved the convenience of commuting between the northern and the southern parts of

Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km ...

Features

Features along the road include (from west to east): * Aberdeen Fire Station cum Ambulance Depot (No. 1) *

Hong Kong University Graduate Association College Hong Kong University Graduate Association College or HKUGA College (HKUGAC; ) is a secondary school located at No. 9 Nam Fung Road, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong. History It was founded in 2006 by the Hong Kong University Graduates Association. ...

(No. 9) *

Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong (formerly Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital) is a multi-specialty private hospital in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong. The 500-bed hospital is a joint venture between Singapore-based Parkway Pantai and Hong Kong-listed NWS H ...

South Island School South Island School is a private international school founded by the English Schools Foundation of Hong Kong, located at 50 Nam Fung Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, with about 1,400 students enrolled and 107 teachers. Students come from diverse bac ...

(No. 50)

Conservation

The Nam Fung Road fung shui wood spreads along the south face of

Mount Nicholson Mount Nicholson () is a tall mountain located in Wan Chai District, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The hill is believed to be named for Royal Hong Kong Regiment, Hong Kong Volunteer Corps Adjunct Lieutenant W.C.A. Nicholson. The western side of ...

, while Nam Fung Road marks its southern border. The wood is traversed by Lady Clementi's Ride (). The 4-hectare (or 8-hectare, depending on the source) fung shui is at an elevation of about 80m to 120m above sea level. The dominating trees include ''Endospermum chinense'', ''

Schima superba ''Schima superba'' is a species of flowering plant in the tea family Theaceae, native to subtropical areas of Vietnam, southern China, Hainan, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands. With ''Pinus massoniana'' it often dominates forests from in elevation ...

'', '' Artocarpus hypargyreus'', ''Bridelia insulana'', and ''Mallotus paniculatus''. The woodland was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interests in 1993.

References

External links

Webpage about the Nam Fung Road Fung Shui Wood
Roads on Hong Kong Island {{HongKong-road-stub