Tung Lo Wan Road () is a road in
Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay is an area and a bay on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, straddling the border of the Eastern and the Wan Chai districts. It is a major shopping, leisure and cultural centre in Hong Kong, with a number of major shopping centres. Th ...
and
Tai Hang
Tai Hang () is an area southeast of Causeway Bay located in the mid-north of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is home to many luxurious private apartments. Residents are predominantly more affluent Hong Kong locals and expatriate profession ...
on the north side of
Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The road joins east with
King's Road
King's Road or Kings Road (or sometimes the King's Road, especially when it was the king's private road until 1830, or as a colloquialism by middle/upper class London residents), is a major street stretching through Chelsea and Fulham, both ...
,
Tin Hau Temple Road,
Causeway Road and west with
Yee Wo Street
Yee Wo Street () is a street in East Point and Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Its junction with Hennessy Road is one of the busiest junctions in Hong Kong.
Name
Yeewo was the Cantonese name of a Qing Dynasty hong established by W ...
,
Irving Street,
Leighton Road
Leighton Road () is a main road in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. It begins east of Causeway Road and ends at the west of the junction with Morrison Hill Road and Canal Road.
History
Part of the road skirts Leighton Hill to its north while part of i ...
and Causeway Road.
History
The road draws the early shore line in the
Tung Lo Wan, the native name of
Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay is an area and a bay on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, straddling the border of the Eastern and the Wan Chai districts. It is a major shopping, leisure and cultural centre in Hong Kong, with a number of major shopping centres. Th ...
. It was originally part of
Shaukiwan Road. In 1883,
Hong Kong Government reclaimed part of the bay to present-day Causeway Road. In 1935, the road was renamed to the current name of Tung Lo Wan Road.
Landmarks
Landmarks along Tung Lo Wan Road include (from west to east):
*
St. Paul's Convent School
*
St. Paul's Hospital
* St. Mary's Church (No. 2A)
* Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) Bus Terminus ()
* Fuk Tak Temple, Tai Hang ()
* Chinese Recreation Club
*
Metropark Hotel Causeway Bay Hong Kong () (No. 148)
*
Queen's College
See also
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Land reclamation in Hong Kong
The reclamation of land from the ocean has long been used in mountainous Hong Kong to expand the limited supply of usable land with a total of around 60 square kilometres of land created by 1996. The first reclamations can be traced back to the ...
*
List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
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Roads on Hong Kong Island
Causeway Bay
Tai Hang