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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 |
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East end | Kwai Tsing Container Terminals |
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West end | Chai Wan Kok |
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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 urban area 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 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 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 (PITC) operates bus and ferry services between Ma Wan Island and other parts of Hong Kong territory. It was established in 2002. Park Island is a major private housing estate on the 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.
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.
Tsuen Wan Pier,Tsuen Wan Ferry or Tsuen Wan Ferry Pier is a public pier at the south of Tsuen Wan,New Territories,Hong Kong,which is adjacent to the MTR Tsuen Wan West station. It provided ferry service to Central via Tsing Yi,but the service ceased operation in 2000 after Western Harbour Crossing and MTR Tung Chung line were commissioned to provide faster route between New Territories West and Hong Kong Island.
Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier was a ferry pier in Sham Shui Po,Kowloon,Hong Kong that operated from 1924 to 1992. It was one of the important ferry piers in West Kowloon and had a bus terminus nearby.
Lei Muk Shue Estate is a public housing estate in Lei Muk Shue,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 37,000. Although it is geographically located in the eastern part of Tsuen Wan as well as the northern part of 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.
Tai Wo Hau is a place in Tsuen Wan across Tsuen Wan District and Kwai Tsing District. Its area mainly includes Tai Wo Hau Estate,Kwai Yin Court,Kwai Yung Court,and private buildings along Texaco Road. It also includes Kwok Shui Road at the north of Castle Peak Road.
2012–13 Hong Kong Third Division League is the 62nd season of Hong Kong Third Division League,a football league in Hong Kong.
Sheung Man Court is a Home Ownership Scheme estate in Tai Wo Hau,Kwai Chung,New Territories,Hong Kong near Tai Wo Hau Estate and MTR Tai Wo Hau station. It comprises one block with 494 flats in total. Saleable flat area ranges from 26.6 to 42.6 square metres sold from HK$1.77M to HK$3.54M,after applying a 41% discount from the assessed market values. It was sold in 2019 and was completed in 2020.
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