Argyle Street, Hong Kong

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Argyle Street
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View of Argyle Street near Mong Kok East station
Native name亞皆老街 (Yue Chinese)
Namesake Merchant ship Argyle
Location Kowloon, Hong Kong
East end Prince Edward Road East
West end Ferry Street / Cherry Street / Tong Mi Road  [ zh ]
Argyle Street, Hong Kong

Features

Amenities and buildings along the street include the Kowloon City Law Courts, the Kowloon Hospital, the Hong Kong Eye Hospital, the headquarters of the Hospital Authority, and the Kowloon West Police Headquarters.

Langham Place opened in 2005 is situated near the west end of the street.

Landmarks

Transportation

Mong Kok traffic control since the 1970s

As the MTR was built in the 1970s, and some exits of the Mong Kok Station had occupied the right lanes of Argyle Street from Sai Yeung Choi Street to Portland Street, thus the government at the time had made the control in effect: vehicles can only travel westbound on Argyle Street between those two streets mentioned above. As a result, vehicles from Tai Kok Tsui via Argyle Street, eastbound towards Kowloon City, should make a left turn onto Reclamation Street and then a right onto Mong Kok Road. After crossing the junction between Mong Kok Road and Nathan Road, one shall turn right to either Sai Yeung Choi Street or Sai Yee Street in order to lead back to Argyle Street. For the same reason, all vehicles are not allowed to make a right turn directly from Nathan Road to Argyle Street, and must follow the route described above. With a large number of buses and minivans passing through this section daily, these intersections have frequently encountered accidents and problems of traffic congestion. [2] [3] There have been plans to correct this, but they are still in discussion. [4]

MTR

The MTR's Mong Kok station is located mainly under the intersection of Argyle Street and Nathan Road, and the East Rail line's Mong Kok East station is located several blocks to the east, near the street's intersection with Luen Wan Street (聯運街), adjoined with MOKO.

Kai Tak Airport

The old Kai Tak Airport was near the eastern end of Argyle Street. [5] [6]

Intersecting streets

Roads are listed West to East.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "賀歲片丨《特工亞皆老》創作與疫情有關？ 細數香港亞皆老街冷知識" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Top Net.
  2. ↑ https://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/tc/content_2042/Q3-2023%2520junctionblacksite_internet_chi.xlsx
  3. ↑ https://hkclaim.org/blacksite/Nathan-Road-Mong-Kok-Road
  4. ↑ https://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/en/util_uarticle_cp/nathan%20rd%20study%20(public%20consultation).pdf
  5. ↑ "Glory days of Hong Kong's old Kai Tak Airport". 12 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Aviation Photo #0047555: Boeing 747-267B - Cathay Pacific Airways".
Argyle Street
Traditional Chinese 亞皆老街
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping (ng)aa3 gaai1 lou5 gaai1
Kowloon City
Kwun Tong
Sham Shui Po
Wong Tai Sin
Yau Tsim Mong

22°19′13″N114°10′33″E / 22.32037°N 114.17586°E / 22.32037; 114.17586

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