Oxford Road is a

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in Kowloon Tsai (often regarded as

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), Kowloon City District,

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History

Completed in mid-1950s, Oxford Road was named after

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as one of the

streets which were named after places in Britain by the British colonial authorities. Oxford, being a heritage-rich city in England, was chosen as the first name of all the Kowloon Tong streets.

Location

Oxford Road runs from Oxford Road Playground to Hereford Road near Sunderland Estate. Succeeding Flint Road at a

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near Ho Tung Road, Oxford Road runs northward in a divided dual-carriageway until it meets Lancashire Road near Lannox Gardens. Crossing the junction, Oxford Road merges into a two-way street which continues to run northbound. It meets Moray Road,

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and Hampshire Road respectively on the west side and then intersects with Durham Road near Kowloon Tsai House tennis court. After Durham Road, Oxford Road meets Wiltshire Road on the west and finally terminates at Hereford Road near Sunderland Estate and Mary Rose School.

Features

Oxford Road is home to many schools such as, beginning from Oxford Road Playground,

Maryknoll Convent School Maryknoll Convent School (MCS, ) is a Roman Catholic girls' school with primary and secondary sections at Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. It was founded by the American Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong in 1925 at Kowloon Tsai, Hong Kong. MCS is a pres ...

, Caritas Francis Hsu College,

Creative Primary School Creative may refer to: *Creativity, phenomenon whereby something new and valuable is created * "Creative" (song), a 2008 song by Leon Jackson * Creative class, a proposed socioeconomic class * Creative destruction, an economic term * Creative ...

, TWGHs Wong Fut Nam College, Jockey Club Government Secondary School,

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and

Bishop Hall Jubilee School Bishop Hall Jubilee School () is located at 2C Oxford Road in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Bishop Hall Jubilee School was founded by the Sheng Kung Hui in 1961 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the consecration of Ronald Hall as th ...

, together with, formerly, Ying Wa College and Pui Shing Middle School (Renamed

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{{Commons category, Oxford Road, Hong Kong Kowloon Tsai Kowloon City District Roads in New Kowloon

History

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