Chatham Road (漆咸道) is a road in Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The road originally ran from Signal Hill to Hung Hom under No. 12 Hill by the side of Hung Hom Bay. It was later extended to the south end of To Kwa Wan and split into two sections, Chatham Road South and Chatham Road North. The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ... Hung Hom Kung Yum Temple Hung Hom (紅磡) is an area of Kowloon, in Hong Kong, administratively part of the Kowloon City District. ... Location within China In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon (九龍; Cantonese IPA:; Jyutping: gau2 lung4; Mandarin Pinyin: JiÇ”lóng; lit. ... Hung Hom Kung Yum Temple Hung Hom (紅磡) is an area of Kowloon, in Hong Kong, administratively part of the Kowloon City District. ... To Kwa Wan - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

The first section of the road (running from Salisbury Road to Granville Road) was completed in 1888, and was named "Des Vœux Road" for Sir George William Des Vœux, the 10th Governor of Hong Kong. The road was renamed "Chatham Road" in 1890 for William Chatham, Director of Public Works of Hong Kong Government; the name "Des Vœux Road" was later transferred to a series of roads newly completed along the north shore of Hong Kong Island. Salisbury Road (Chinese: 梳士巴利道) is a road along of coast of Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, China. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Sir George Des Voeux Sir George William Des VÅ“ux (Chinese Translated Name å¾·è¼”) (1834 - 1909) was a British colonial governor who became the 10th Governor of Hong Kong. ... The Governor of Hong Kong (香港總督) was a British official who ruled Hong Kong during the colonial period between 1841 and 1997 and was ex officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral of Hong Kong. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... On July 1, 1997, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) resumed its exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, ending more than 150 years of British colonial control. ... Des VÅ“ux Road Central (德輔道中) and Des VÅ“ux Road West (律輔道西) are two roads on the north shore of the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... The night view of the Island side as seen from the Kowloon side - the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Island (香港島, colloquially the Island side) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory, Victoria City, was founded. ...

Chatham Road South

Chatham Road South (漆咸道南) runs from the intersection with Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui to the interchange with Hong Chong Road (康莊道) and Chatham Road North in Hung Hom. The road forms the unofficial boundary between Tsim Sha Tsui and Tsim Sha Tsui East. Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Museum of History and Gun Club Hill Barracks are located near the road. Tsim Sha Tsui (尖沙嘴; Cantonese Jyutping: zim1 sa1 zeoi2, Hanyu Pinyin: Jiānshāzǔi) or simply TST is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District of southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) (Traditional Chinese: 香港理工大學) is a university located in Hung Hom, Hong Kong. ... The Hong Kong Museum of History (香港歷史博物館) is a museum to preserve Hong Kongs historical and cultural heritage . ...

Chatham Road North

Chatham Road North (漆咸道北) runs from the interchange with Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road South in Hong Hom to the junction with Ma Tau Wai Road near To Kwa Wan. It feeds into the East Kowloon Corridor at its northern end, forming a section of Hong Kong's Route 5.

Reference

• Leung, To (1992). Origins of Kowloon Street Names. Urban Council.