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Oxford Road is a two-way street in Kowloon Tsai (often regarded as Kowloon Tong),Kowloon City District,Hong Kong.
Completed in mid-1950s, [1] Oxford Road was named after Oxford,England as one of the Kowloon Tong streets which were named after places in Britain by the British colonial authorities. Oxford,being a heritage-rich city in England,was chosen as the first name of all the Kowloon Tong streets. [2]
Oxford Road runs from Oxford Road Playground to Hereford Road near Sunderland Estate. Succeeding Flint Road at a roundabout near Ho Tung Road,Oxford Road runs northward in a divided dual-carriageway until it meets Lancashire Road near Lannox Gardens. Crossing the junction,Oxford Road merges into a two-way street which continues to run northbound. It meets Moray Road,Selkirk Road and Hampshire Road respectively on the west side and then intersects with Durham Road near Kowloon Tsai House tennis court. After Durham Road,Oxford Road meets Wiltshire Road on the west and finally terminates at Hereford Road near Sunderland Estate and Mary Rose School. [3]
Oxford Road is home to many schools such as,beginning from Oxford Road Playground,Maryknoll Convent School,Caritas Francis Hsu College,Creative Primary School,TWGHs Wong Fut Nam College,Jockey Club Government Secondary School,Kei Wa Primary School (Kowloon Tong) and Bishop Hall Jubilee School,together with,formerly,Ying Wa College and Pui Shing Middle School (Renamed Pui Shing Catholic Secondary School in 1992). [4]
Mong Kok is an area in Kowloon,Hong Kong. The Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok.
Sham Shui Po is an area of Kowloon,Hong Kong,situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula,north of Tai Kok Tsui,east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei (石硤尾). It is located in and is the namesake of the Sham Shui Po District.
Kwun Tong is an area in the Kwun Tong District of Hong Kong,situated at the eastern part of the Kowloon Peninsula,and its boundary stretches from Lion Rock in the north to Lei Yue Mun in the south,and from the winding paths of Kowloon Peak in the east to the north coast of the former Kai Tak Airport runway in the west.
Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. As one of the 9 districts located in the New Territories,it covers the areas of Sha Tin,Tai Wai,Ma On Shan,Fo Tan,Siu Lek Yuen,Kwun Yam Shan and Ma Liu Shui. The district is the most populous district in Hong Kong,with a population of 659,794 as per 2016 by-census,having a larger population than many states or dependencies including Iceland,Malta,Montenegro and Brunei.
North Point is a mixed-use urban area in the Eastern District of Hong Kong. Located in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island,the area is named after a cape between Causeway Bay and Tsat Tsz Mui that projects toward Kowloon Bay.
Kowloon Tong(Chinese:九龍塘) is an area of Hong Kong located in Kowloon. The majority of the area is in the Kowloon City District. It is located south of Beacon Hill and north of Boundary Street. It is one of the most expensive residential districts in Hong Kong.
Ho Man Tin is a mostly residential area in Kowloon,Hong Kong,part of the Kowloon City District.
Tai Kok Tsui is an area west of Mong Kok in Kowloon,Hong Kong. The mixed land use of industrial and residential is present in the old area. The Cosmopolitan Dock and oil depots were previously located there. Blocks of high-rise residential buildings have been erected on the reclaimed area to the west,which marked the revitalisation of the area with many restaurants and bars setting up shop. Many of the older residential buildings have been vacated and are set to be replaced by high-rise residential and commercial buildings.
Sha Tin,also spelt Shatin,is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories,Hong Kong. Administratively,it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project.
Lai Chi Kok is a neighbourhood in Kowloon,Hong Kong,east of Kwai Chung and west of Cheung Sha Wan. Mei Foo Sun Chuen is the largest housing estate in the area and also the largest in Hong Kong with 99 blocks. Administratively,it belongs to Sham Shui Po District.
Ma Tau Chung is an area in Kowloon,Hong Kong,west of Ma Tau Kok and east of Ma Tau Wai. It was named after a creek which originated in Quarry Hill emptying into Kowloon Bay. The village of Ma Tau Chung stood on its banks near the river mouth near the Sacred Hill.
Quarry Hill is a hill east of Ho Man Tin near the east coast of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong where present-day Ho Man Tin (South) Estate is located. Its peak is 106.8 metres (350 ft) high. The area was once zoned as the Shek Shan Resettlement Area (石山徙置區),above Kau Pui Lung Road and near present-day Lok Man Sun Chuen.
Lei Yue Mun Road is a major road in Lam Tin,Hong Kong. It runs from the junction with Tsui Ping Road and Kwun Tong Road near MTR Kwun Tong station to the roundabout with Ko Chiu Road near Lei Yue Mun Estate in Yau Tong. The westernmost section of Lei Yue Mun Road is a part of Hong Kong Route 7 and serves as a connection between Route 7 and Route 2.
Kowloon Tsai is a place between Kowloon City and Kowloon Tong in Hong Kong. It was formerly a village in a valley,developed into a low-density residential area in New Kowloon. Due to the ambiguity of the area's west boundary and the opening of the nearby Kowloon Tong station in 1979,this place is now frequently regarded as a part of the Kowloon Tong area.
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KMB Route 1A is a bus route operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) in Hong Kong. It runs between Star Ferry and Sau Mau Ping (Central) and provides air-conditioned service. The route runs via Tsim Sha Tsui,Yau Ma Tei,Mong Kok,Kowloon City,San Po Kong,Ngau Tau Kok,Kwun Tong,and Sau Mau Ping.
Junction Road is a road in Kowloon,Hong Kong which runs between Kowloon City and Kowloon Tong.
