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| Cantonese Yale | Gon nohk douh | ||||||||||||
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Connaught Road is a major thoroughfare on the north shore of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It links Shing Sai Road in Kennedy Town to the west and Harcourt Road in Admiralty to the east.
The road consists of two adjoining sections,namely Connaught Road Central (干諾道中) and Connaught Road West (干諾道西).
Connaught Road Central runs the length of Central,parallel to the north shore. It runs from approximately Admiralty in the east,where it connects Harcourt Road at the junction with Murray Road. The road ends west at On Tai Street,where it becomes Connaught Road West.
Connaught Road West runs towards the Kennedy Town and Pok Fu Lam areas in the west. For most of the stretch,Connaught Road West runs beneath the Connaught Road West Flyover,(Route 4). It is the main thoroughfare to the entrance of the Western Harbour Crossing and beyond to Shek Tong Tsui,where it merges with Des Voeux Road West.
This road was once a waterfront promenade with boats docked against the northern side of the road. In 1889,the north shore of Victoria City was under extensive reclamation. In 1890,Prince Arthur,Duke of Connaught and Strathearn visited Hong Kong,when Francis Fleming,the then acting governor announced a new road to be constructed in front of the old "Bowring Praya" (present-day Des Voeux Road). This newly constructed road was then named Connaught Road,after the prince. [1] A statue of the Duke once also occupied the junction of Pedder Street. [1]
Connaught Road West was lined with many piers in the past. Rice wholesalers gathered there owing to its proximity to the shore. Due to reclamation of the harbour,the entire length of Connaught Road has now become landlocked.
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Central is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern corner of the Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula. The area was the heart of Victoria City, although that name is rarely used today.
Statue Square is a public pedestrian square in Central, Hong Kong. Built entirely on reclaimed land at the end of the 19th century, Statue Square consists of two parts separated by Chater Road into a northern and a southern section. It is bordered by Connaught Road Central in the north and by Des Voeux Road Central in the south.
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| Preceded by Central–Wan Chai Bypass | Hong Kong Route 4  Connaught Road West | Succeeded by Western Terminus |
