Tsuen Wan Road | |
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Part of Route 5 | |
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Maintained by Highways Department | |
Length | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
Existed | 1981–present |
Major junctions | |
East end | Kwai Tsing Container Terminals |
Route 5 at Kwai Chung Road Route 9 at Tuen Mun Road | |
West end | Chai Wan Kok |
Location | |
Country | China |
Special administrative region | Hong Kong |
Highway system | |
Tsuen Wan Road | |||
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Traditional Chinese | 荃灣路 | ||
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Tsuen Wan Road is a major expressway in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing districts,New Territories,Hong Kong. It forms part of Route 5 of Hong Kong's highway system and runs 4.1 kilometers in the east-west direction from Kwai Chung Road near the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals to Tuen Mun Road at Chai Wan Kok. The speed limit of the road is at 70 kilometres per hour. [1] It was opened to traffic in June 1981 and was fully completed in November 1985. [2]
Kwai Tsing is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It consists of two parts - Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Kwai Tsing is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 520,572 in 2016. The district has the third least educated residents and their income is below average.
Tsing Yi,sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island,is an island in the New Territories of Hong Kong,to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of 10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi),the island has been extended drastically by reclamation along almost all its natural shore and the annexation of Nga Ying Chau (牙鷹洲) and Chau Tsai. Three major bays or harbours,Tsing Yi Lagoon,Mun Tsai Tong,and Tsing Yi Bay (青衣灣) in the northeast,have been completely reclaimed for new towns.
Tsuen Wan District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the New Territories and is served by the Tsuen Wan line of the MTR metro system. Its area is 60.7 km2. Its residents,who mostly live in Tsuen Wan Town,enjoy the highest income in the New Territories.
Kwai Chung is an urban area within Tsuen Wan New Town in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Together with Tsing Yi Island,it is part of the Kwai Tsing District of Hong Kong. It is also part of Tsuen Wan New Town.
Tsuen Wan New Town is a new town in Hong Kong. It spans Tsuen Wan,Kwai Chung and the eastern part of Tsing Yi Island. Traditionally,the administrative officials of Tsuen Wan managed the area of Tsuen Wan proper,Kwai Chung,Tsing Yi Island,Ma Wan and Northeast Lantau Island. Its total development area is about 24 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi). The population of the new town is approximately 801,800,with the planned capacity being 845,000.
Rambler Channel is a body of water in Hong Kong that separates Tsing Yi Island from Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung in the New Territories. The channel separates the two landmasses by 900 metres at its widest point.
Park Island Transport Company Limited (PITCL) is a non-franchised bus company in Hong Kong. Established in 2002,it operates bus and ferry services between Ma Wan Island and other parts of Hong Kong territory. It is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties,the conglomerate which developed the major private housing estate Park Island on Ma Wan island.
Castle Peak Road is the longest road in Hong Kong. Completed in 1920,it runs in the approximate shape of an arc of a semi-circle. It runs West from Tai Po Road in Sham Shui Po,New Kowloon,to Tuen Mun,then north to Yuen Long then east to Sheung Shui,in the very north of the New Territories. It is divided into 22 sections. It serves south,west and north New Territories,being one of the most distant roads in early Hong Kong.
Park Island is a private housing estate located at Ma Wan,an island in Tsuen Wan,New Territories,Hong Kong. It was mainly developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties as part of the Ma Wan Development joint venture project and completed from 2002 to 2006 in six phases. There are around 10,000 to 15,000 residents.
Tsuen Wan Rural Committee (荃灣鄉事委員會) is a rural committee representing the interest of villages in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung,Hong Kong.
Kwai Chung Road is a throughway in Kwai Chung of the New Territories in Hong Kong. It is one of the busiest roads in Hong Kong. The Transport Department has classified it as a trunk road.
Tsuen Wan Town Hall is a town hall in Tsuen Wan,New Territories,Hong Kong. Originally it was intended to be located near Tsuen Wan station of the MTR,but it was re-located near the former Tsuen Wan Ferry Pier and Tsuen Wan Magistracy,between Tai Ho Road and Yuen Tun Circuit in late 1970s. The town hall was completed in 1980.
Tsing Lung Tau is a coastal residential area in the southwest coast of the New Territories in Hong Kong.
Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong are dedicated to Tin Hau (Mazu). Over 100 temples are dedicated to Tin Hau in Hong Kong. A list of these temples can be found below.
Lei Muk Shue Estate is a public housing estate in Sheung Kwai Chung,Tsuen Wan,New Territories,Hong Kong,near the exit of Shing Mun Tunnels. It is the largest public housing estate in the Tsuen Wan District,with the population of 28,100 in December 2021. Although it is geographically located in Sheung Kwai Chung,administratively it belongs to the Tsuen Wan District instead of the Kwai Tsing District because it is at the west of Wo Yi Hop Road,the boundary between the two districts.
The following is a list of public housing estates in Tsuen Wan,Hong Kong,including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS),Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS),Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS),Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS),and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.
2012–13 Hong Kong Third Division League is the 62nd season of Hong Kong Third Division League,a football league in Hong Kong.