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Nathan Road (Chinese: 彌敦道) is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong, aligned south–north from Tsim Sha Tsui to Sham Shui Po.It is lined with shops and restaurants and throngs with visitors, and was known in the post–World War II years as the Golden Mile, a name that is now rarely used.
On most expressways, speed limits have been raised to 80 km/h and 100 km/h (62 mph) due to the smooth geometry and 110 km/h (68 mph) for North Lantau Highway, while some expressways such as Island Eastern Corridor and Tuen Mun Road have been restricted to 70 km/h because of its long existence and/or geometrical constraints.
The area is bounded north by Austin Road and in the east by Hong Chong Road and Cheong Wan Road. Geographically, Tsim Sha Tsui is a cape on the tip of the Kowloon Peninsula pointing towards Victoria Harbour, opposite Central. Several villages had been established in this location before Kowloon was ceded to the British Empire in 1860. [2]
Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on South China Sea were instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony in 1841 and its subsequent development as a trading centre.
Now Causeway Road (高士威道) Hokoku-dori 豐國通: Now King's Road (英皇道) Izumo-dori 出雲通: Now Conduit Road (干德道) Kirishima-dori 霧島通: Now Bowen Road (寶雲道) Kowloon: Katori-dori 香取通: Now Nathan Road (彌敦道) Kashima-dori 鹿島通: Now Prince Edward Road (太子道)
Atrium of The ONE Level 4 Restaurants 8th floor 16th Sky Garden. The ONE is a shopping centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.It is built on the site of the former Tung Ying Building at 100 Nathan Road. [1]
International Plaza is the site of the former Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, which opened in 1969 and closed on January 1, 2006. The owner, Hyatt Regency International, and Tandem Properties jointly announced on October 20, 2004, the redevelopment of the former Hyatt Regency Hong Kong into a retail-led building named “International Square”, or “iSQUARE” in English.
Nathan Road, a major thoroughfare of Yau Tsim Mong District Tsim Sha Tsui East. Yau Tsim Mong District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong, located on the western part of Kowloon Peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon. The district has the second highest population density of all districts, at 49,115 km 2 (18,963 sq mi). [3]