Hiram's Highway () is a road in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
connecting the town of
Sai Kung to the
Clear Water Bay Road at
Ta Ku Ling. It also connects with
Po Tung Road in the north. Unlike other roads in Hong Kong with the word "Highway" as part of their names, the Hiram's Highway is not an
expressway.
The road's Chinese name literally means "Sai Kung Highway". It earned its English name from the officer in charge of the
Royal Marines
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who upgraded a Japanese track in the immediate post Second World War years. Major John Wynne-Potts
CBE
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was nicknamed Hiram because he shared the name "Potts" with the "Hiram K. Potts" American brand of tinned sausages. An embellishment of the story suggests he was "addicted" to the sausages.
[
Japanese ]prisoners of war
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Belligerents hold prisoners of war for a ...
were deployed in the road's construction.Nam Wai
Nam Wai () is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong.
Administration
Nam Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.
History
Nam Wai is a village of the Cheng (surname), Shing () and Yau ( ...
was opened in 2002 to provide an alternative route, bypassing a steep, twisty section of the original road.
See also
* List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
The following are incomplete lists of Controlled-access highway, expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, Avenue (landscape), avenues, streets, crescents, Town square, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong.
Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to ...
References
External links
Google Maps of Hiram's Highway
Sai Kung Town
Roads in the New Territories
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