Chatham Road South near Polytechnic University, viewed from a bus

Chatham Road South (漆咸道南 and Chatham Road North 漆咸道北 are two continuous roads 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 southern end of To Kwa Wan, the 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. ... Hung Hom Bay (紅磡灣) is a bay of Victoria Harbour between Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom in the South Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... 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 Voeux Road (德輔道) after Sir George William Des Vœux, the 10th Governor of Hong Kong. The road was renamed "Chatham Road" in 1890 after William Chatham, Director of Public Works of Hong Kong Government; the name Des Voeux Road was later transferred to a series of Des Voeux Road newly completed along the north shore of Hong Kong Island. Salisbury Road by the waterfront at Tsim Sha Tsui East. ... 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 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian 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 (Traditional Chinese: 香港島; Simplified Chinese: 香港岛; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Mandarin Pinyin: XiānggÇŽngdÇŽo) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory...

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. Conventionally Hongkongers take Chatham Road South as the dividing line 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. Hongkonger or Hong Konger is a term referring to residents of Hong Kong, regardless of their ethnicity, citizenship or nationality. ... 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 . ... Gun Club Hill Barracks (槍會山兵房 or 槍會山軍營) are barracks in Kings Park, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ...

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. Route 5 (五號幹綫) is a route artery in Hong Kong from eastern to western Kowloon and New Kowloon, and ends in Tseun Wan in the New Territories. ...

Reference

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