Route Twisk

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Route Twisk
R38943394595 Tai Mo Shan Road (Da Mao Shan Dao ) turn-off on Route Twisk.JPG
Tai Mo Shan Road turn-off on Route Twisk. MacLehose Trail Stage 8 runs along this road.
Native name荃錦公路 (Chinese)
Length11.5 km (7.1 mi) [1]
FromTsuen Kam Interchange
Major
junctions
Tai Mo Shan Road
ToLam Kam Road
Construction
InaugurationLate 1940s
Route Twisk
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Route Twisk
Traditional Chinese 荃錦公路
Simplified Chinese 荃锦公路
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Quánjǐn gōnglù
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization chyun4 gam2 gung1 lou6
Jyutping cyun4 gam2 gung1 lou6

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References

  1. 1 2 "Route Twisk" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  2. Route Twisk {1953- }, Gwulo, 10 May 2019
  3. "Route Twisk Restrictions" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  4. Wordie, Jason (2007). Streets:Exploring Kowloon. Hong Kong University Press. p. 190. ISBN   978-9622098138 . Retrieved August 7, 2013.
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