Pok Fu Lam Road

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Pok Fu Lam Road
HK Pok Fu Lam Road.jpg
Pok Fu Lam Road near Li Sing Primary School
Length 5.1 km (3.2 mi)
5.0 km (3.1 mi) two-way, 0.1 km (0.062 mi) one-way
South end Shek Pai Wan Road
North end Queen's Road West
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Pok Fu Lam Road
Chinese 薄扶林道

One-way section

Listed from north to south. The entire road is in Sai Ying Pun, Central and Western District.

km [2] miDestinationsNotes
0.000.00 Queen's Road West
0.030.019Sam To LanePedestrianized
0.050.031 First Street
0.080.050Sai Wa LanePedestrianized
0.100.062 Second Street End of one-way street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former

Coordinates: 22°15′29″N114°08′12″E / 22.25798°N 114.13674°E / 22.25798; 114.13674

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