Prince Edward Road

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Prince Edward Road East and Prince Edward Road West are roads in Kowloon, Hong Kong. They go in east-west direction and links Tai Kok Tsui, Mong Kok, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon City and San Po Kong (outside retired Kai Tak Airport).

It was named after Prince Edward, later Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, in 1922 after his visiting to Hong Kong.

Prince Edward Station and the Prince Edward district in Hong Kong are both named after Prince Edward Road, instead of Prince Edward himself.

Prince Edward Road

In the beginning of 1920s, Hong Kong government was developing Mong Kok district and decided to build a road connecting to Kowloon City. In April 1922, Prince Edward came to Hong Kong and visited the construction of main road of this road. Thanks for his visit, government named this road to Prince Edward Road. In 1930s, Prince Edward Road was extended to the area of Ngau Chi Wan.

Prince Edward Road West

Prince Edward Road West is a road between Tai Kok Tsui, Mong Kok, Kowloon Tong and Kowloon City. This road was originally named Edward Avenue (宜華徑) before 1924. It was later renamed Prince Edward Road (英皇子道) in 1924, and in 1958 the Chinese name was changed to 太子道. In 1979 it became the Prince Edward Road West.

Prince Edward Road West starts from Kowloon City where it succeeds Prince Edward Road East. It runs across Kowloon City and Prince Edward, and ends at Tai Kok Tsui at an intersection with Tong Mi Road and West Kowloon Corridor.

It worths noting that the section of Prince Edward Road West from Olympic Park to Nathan Road runs unidirectionally from east to west. Boundary Street serves its complement by providing a nearby route which runs from west to east.

Prince Edward Road East

Prince Edward Road East is a road between Kowloon City and San Po Kong. It was originally the Sai Kung Road and later part of the Clear Water Bay Road. It later became part of the Prince Edward Road. In 1979 it became the Prince Edward Road East.

The modern Prince Edward Road East starts from Choi Hung Interchange, where it meets Clear Water Bay Road to the northeast and Kwun Tong Road to the southeast. Then it goes west along the boundary between San Po Kong and the late Kai Tak Airport, and finally ends at Olympic Park in Kowloon City, where it branches into three roads, Ma Tau Chung Road, Argyle Street and Prince Edward Road West.

Notable places along the road

* Mong Kok Police Station
* Diocesan Boys' School
* Mong Kok Stadium
* Kowloon Hospital
* Olympic Park
* former Kai Tak Airport
* Prince Edward Station

Events

On May 9, 2005, a dozen stack of shelving on a construction site next to the road fell off due to adverse weather conditions. The related section of the road were closed, leading to a severe disruptions of traffic among East Kowloon, and affecting more than 100,000 people.

See also

* List of streets and roads in Hong Kong

External links

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=%E5%A4%AA%E5%AD%90%E9%81%93%E4%B8%9C%2F%E5%A4%AA%E5%AD%90%E9%81%93%E6%9D%B1+%4022.333470,+114.205990&daddr=22.323366,114.164456&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=18&mra=dme&sll=22.323788,114.165657&sspn=0.002035,0.003648&ie=UTF8&ll=22.329295,114.185225&spn=0.032552,0.058365&z=14&om=1 Google Maps of Prince Edward Road]