Causeway Road
 Causeway Road at Tin Hau | |
| Native name | |
|---|---|
| Location | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°16′52″N 114°11′24″E / 22.2811°N 114.1899°E |
Causeway Road (Chinese:
History
[edit]The road was evolved from a causeway across Causeway Bay (Tung Lo Wan) in the 1880s.[1][2] Before the construction of the road, another road Tung Lo Wan Road was the only road connecting the two sides of the bay. In 1883, Hong Kong Government reclaimed the bay within the causeway and the causeway was renovated as Causeway along the sea shore. Its Cantonese name
When created, the road was the only way to get from the Eastern District to Central. Causeway Road's name comes from "way" meaning "road" in English as well as its being a primitive road made from stone.[3]
Features
[edit]- Causeway Bay Sports Ground (
銅鑼 灣 運動 場 ) - Hong Kong Central Library
- Queen's College
- Victoria Park
- 3 stops of Hong Kong Tramways: Shelter Street Stop, Victoria Park Stop, Hing Fat Street Stop
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cheng, Bou-hung
鄭 寶 鴻 (2015). 此時彼 刻 ：港島 東 百 年 變遷 [This Moment: A Century of Hong Kong Roads and Streets] (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Zhonghua Book Company. p. 164. ISBN 978-9-88834-021-7. Retrieved 2023-05-29 – via Google Books. - ^ "
圖說 香 江 ：銅鑼 灣 高士 威 道 ，約 1965年 " [Illustrated Hong Kong: Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, circa 1965]. Wen Wei Po (in Chinese). 2008-01-03. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-29. - ^ Ha, Lik
夏 歷 (1995).香 港東 區 街道 故事 [The Secret History of Hong Kong's Eastern District Streets] (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Joint Publishing. ISBN 978-9-62041-229-5. Retrieved 2023-05-29 – via Google Books.
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