Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road () is one of the oldest roads on the

Tsing Yi Island Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...

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 was built to connect

Tsing Yi Town Tsing Yi Town is located on the eastern coast of Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong and is part of the Tsuen Wan New Town. See also * Tsing Yi Hui Tsing Yi Populated coastal places in Hong Kong {{HK-geo-stub zh:青衣島#青衣市 ...

and

Tsing Yi Bridge Tsing Yi South Bridge, opened as the Tsing Yi Bridge on 28 February 1974, was the first bridge to Tsing Yi, Hong Kong. It spans Rambler Channel, linking Tsing Yi Island to the former Pillar Island, Kwai Chung. The bridge spans 610 metres (abou ...

when the bridge was being built. The name "Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui" derives from the local

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

pronunciation of

Tsing Yi Rural Committee Tsing Yi Rural Committee () is a rural committee dealing with matters of the village of Tsing Yi Island Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island ...

. After the reclamation of

Tsing Yi Lagoon Tsing Yi Lagoon, or Tsing Yi Tong, was a lagoon on the east shore of Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. Its water came from a stream in the nearby valley of Liu To and its outlet was at Tsing Yi Bay. It acted as the shelter for nearby boat people, es ...

and

Tsing Yi Bay Tsing Yi Bay was a bay on the east side of Hong Kong's Tsing Yi Island, beside the Rambler Channel, approximately on the site of modern-day Tsing Yi Park. The whole bay was reclaimed for the development of new town. Before reclamation, it was su ...

, the road ended at

Chun Kwan Temple Chun Kwan Temple () is a temple dedicated to Chun Kwan on Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. Chun Kwan was a commoner who had combatted pirates during the South Song Dynasty (9601279). The original temple was built on the waterfront 100 years ago and l ...

. The office building of the Tsing Yi Rural Committee is very close to the temple, though it is on

Fung Shue Wo Road Fung may refer to: *Feng (surname), a Chinese surname that is ''Fung'' in Cantonese *Funj people The Funj are an ethnic group in present-day Sudan. The Funj set up the Funj Sultanate with Abdallah Jamma and ruled the area for several centuries. T ...

Tsing Yi Fire Station Tsing Yi Fire Station ( Chinese: 青衣消防局) is the first fire station on the Tsing Yi Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. Located at the T-junction of Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road and Cheung Wan Street on east side of the island, the stati ...

and

Tsing Yi Police Station Tsing Yi Police Station (), once also known as Tsing Yi Division Police Station () is the only police station on Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. The station is located at Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road, between Tsing Yi Police Married Quarters and Tsin ...

are also on the road.

References

External links

Google Maps of Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road
Tsing Yi Roads in the New Territories {{NewTerritories-geo-stub