Wong Nai Chung Road (
Chinese: 黃泥涌道) is a major road in
Happy Valley, Hong Kong. It is a U-shaped road that encircles the southern and eastern sides of the
Happy Valley Racecourse
The Happy Valley Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing and is a tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is located in Happy Valley on Hong Kong Island, surrounded by Wong Nai Chung Road and Morrison Hill Road. The capacity ...
.
Location
Wong Nai Chung Road starts northeast at the junction with
Leighton Road, then turns southward and meets
Blue Pool Road
Blue Pool Road is a road linking Happy Valley and Wong Nai Chung Gap on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
Location
Blue Pool Road is divided into two sections. The first and longest section starts at Wong Nai Chung Road, opposite the southeas ...
at the southern residential area of the valley. It turns westward to
Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital
Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, or HKSH, is a private hospital established in 1922 in Happy Valley, Hong Kong.
The hospital has more than 500 beds and various room types and facilities. It also has a 24 hours outpatient consultation service.
...
and then northwest to meet
Morrison Hill Road Morrison may refer to:
People
* Morrison (surname), people with the Scottish surname Morrison
* Morrison Heady (1829–1915), American poet
* Morrison Mann MacBride (1877–1938), Canadian merchant
Places in the United States
* Morrison, Colorado
...
and
Queen's Road East
Queen's Road East is a street in Wan Chai, in the north of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, connecting Admiralty, Hong Kong, Admiralty in the west to Happy Valley, Hong Kong, Happy Valley in the east. Queen's Road East is one of the four ...
and under the
Wong Nai Chung Gap Flyover
Wong may refer to:
Name
* Wong (surname), a Chinese surname
Places
* Wong Chuk Hang, an area to the east of Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island
* Wong Chuk Hang Estate, a public housing estate in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong
* Wong Chuk Hang Road, a majo ...
.
The western side of the road on the west of the valley forms part of the eastern limits of the
City of Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
.
Features
*
Amigo restaurant (No. 79A)
* St Paul's Primary Catholic School (聖保祿天主教小學) (No. 81A). The school building was designed by
Leigh & Orange and constructed in 1907 for the Roman Catholic Order of the
Sisters of St Paul de Chartres. It is listed as a Grade II historic building since 1992.
* Two of the three infield entrances to the Happy Valley Race course, with one just past Sports Road near the Hong Kong Football Club and the other opposite the Happy Valley Tram Stop.
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Transport
A circular branch line of
Hong Kong Tramways runs along Wong Nai Chung Road, serving Happy Valley and the Happy Valley Racecourse. Its terminus is at the southernmost point of the road.
See also
*
List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
The following are incomplete lists of notable expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, avenues, streets, crescents, Town square, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong.
Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to the contours of the hill landscape. S ...
References
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Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Roads on Hong Kong Island