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The following are incomplete lists of expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, avenues, streets, crescents, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong. Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to the contours of the hill landscape. Some of the roads on the north side of Hong Kong Island and southern Kowloon have a grid-like pattern.
Hong Kong Island ( Chinese: 香港島; Jyutping: Hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Cantonese Yale: Hēunggóng dóu) is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island, known originally and on road signs simply as "Hong Kong", had a population of 1,289,500 and a population density of 16,390 per square kilometre (42,400/sq mi), [ 2] as of 2023.
Robinson Road plaque. The Central–Mid-Levels escalator crossing above Robinson Road. Robinson Road is a thoroughfare located in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. To the east, it intersects with Magazine Gap Road and Garden Road, while to the west, it connects with Babington Path and Park Road .
Aberdeen Street is a border street dividing Sheung Wan and Central on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. [1] It ascends from Queen's Road Central to Caine Road in Mid-Levels. The street is named after George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Foreign Secretary at the time of the cession of Hong Kong Island to the United Kingdom in 1842. [2]
Happy Valley, Hong Kong. Happy Valley ( Chinese: 跑馬地) is an upper-income residential area in Hong Kong, located on Hong Kong Island. The area is bordered by Caroline Hill to the east, Jardine's Lookout to the south, Morrison Hill to the west, and Causeway Bay to the north. Administratively, it is part of Wan Chai District .
Description. It runs south from Sai Ying Pun, passing The University of Hong Kong along the Belcher's, with a road junction with Pokfield Road. The vegetation in this area is largely preserved, unlike many roads in the urban built-up areas of Hong Kong. Further south, the Pok Fu Lam playground, a public playground, is located near the junction ...
Lamma Island is located to the southwest of Hong Kong Island. It is the third largest island of Hong Kong, with an area of 13.55 km 2 (5.23 sq mi) [ 4] and a length of 7 kilometres (4.3 mi). The northern village is called Yung Shue Wan ( Banyan Tree Bay) and the eastern village is called Sok Kwu Wan ( Rainbow Bay, literally Cable Fishing Net Bay).
Most of Hong Kong's buildings are concentrated on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the new towns (satellite towns) of the New Territories, such as Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin. Additional high-rises are located along Hong Kong Island's southern shoreline and areas near the stations of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR). [11] [12] [13] [14]