Waterloo Road near Tsim Sha Tsui

Waterloo Road near Kowloon Tong, facing Lion Rock

Waterloo Road (Chinese: 窩打老道) is a major road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was named to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo. In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon refers to the urban area made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tates Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and... Combatants First French Empire Seventh Coalition: United Kingdom Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of the United Netherlands Kingdom of Hanover Nassau Brunswick Commanders Napoleon Bonaparte, Michel Ney Duke of Wellington, Gebhard von Blücher Strength 73,000 67,000 Coalition 60,000 Prussian (48,000 engaged by about 18:00) Casualties...

The road starts in the west at the intersection with Lai Cheung Road and Ferry Street, and runs east past Nathan Road. It then runs on a northeast-southwest alignment through the eastern part of Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok until the intersection with Princess Margaret Road. The road then takes another turn and runs north through Kowloon Tong, leading towards the Lion Rock Tunnel. Categories: Hong Kong geography stubs | Streets and roads in Hong Kong ... Yau Ma Tei (Traditional Chinese: or 油蔴地) , also spelled as Yaumatei, Yau Ma Ti, Yaumati or Yau-ma-Tee, is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong district, in the south of the Kowloon peninsula in Hong Kong, China. ... Mong Kok or Mongkok (Chinese: 旺角; the English name is a transliteration of its older name 望角 or 芒角) is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District on Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong, China. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Entrance of the Second Lion Rock Tunnel The Lion Rock Tunnel (Traditional Chinese: ) is a twin-bored toll tunnel in Hong Kong, connecting Sha Tin in the New Territories and New Kowloon near Kowloon Tong. ...

The stretch of the road through Kowloon Tong was built in 1922 as part of the plans to develop the area. This portion of the road was designated as part of Hong Kong's Route 1 in 1974, and is the only part of Route 1 which features several intersections without grade separation. Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Route 1 (一號幹綫) in Hong Kong is a major artery that runs in a generally north-south direction from Aberdeen to Sha Tin. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Kwong Wah Hospital and True Light Girls' College are located on Waterloo Road in Yau Ma Tei. The wholesale Fruit Market and the abandoned Yaumati Theatre are located at the road's junction with Reclamation Street in Yau Ma Tei. The street is commonly associated by local scale model builders as one of the more notable businesses within the street is the original Universal Models Limited store, its owner has since gone on to form a world renowned Dragon Models Limited model kit company and since have four other stores in Hong Kong as well as a Mega Store in Mong Kok.^[1] Kwong Wah Hospital(KWH) was founded by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs)in 1911. ... True Light Girls College (TLGC, chinese:真光女書院) is a Christian girls secondary school in Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Wholesaling consists of the sale of goods/merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services. ... Fruit Market (果欄), also known as Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market (油麻地果欄), is a wholesale fruit market in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Reclamation Street (新填地街) is a street stretching from Yau Ma Tei to Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Dragon Model Limited (DML for short) is a Hong Kong based manufacturer of plastic model kits and military figures. ...

The road intersects Argyle Street, a major street in Kowloon. Danger Flag Hill is a landmark located near the road. Another editor has suggested that this article might be improved by more material on its significance. ...

The Yau Ma Tei Station of MTR was initially named Waterloo Station as it is at the junction of Waterloo Road and Nathan Road. This article is about the metro system in Hong Kong. ...

See also

• List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
• Waterloo Road, London

Here is a partial list of expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, avenues, streets, crescents, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong. ... The BFI London IMAX cinema towards the north-west end of Waterloo Road. ...

External links

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