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Road signs near Aberdeen Tunnel of Hong Kong. Road signs in Hong Kong are standardised by the Transport Department. [1] Due to being a former British territory, the road signage in Hong Kong is similar to road signs in the United Kingdom, with the addition of Traditional Chinese characters.
Highways Department; 路政署: Agency overview; Formed: 1986: Headquarters: Ho Man Tin Government Offices, 88 Chung Hau Street, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon: Employees: 2 510 (Mar 2022) [1] Annual budget: HK$4,270 million (2022-23 FY) [1] Agency executive
As stipulated by the Laws of Hong Kong Cap 374 s 40 (5) and (5A), [1] medium goods vehicles, heavy goods vehicles and buses or any vehicle driven by a driver with a probationary driving licence shall travel no faster than the speed limit of the road or 70 km/h, whichever is slower; while minibuses shall travel no faster than the speed limit of ...
The Central–Wan Chai Bypass is a 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) trunk road running between Sheung Wan and Fortress Hill on Hong Kong Island.The original design consists of a 2.3 km dual three-lane tunnel running under new reclamation areas provided by the Central and Wan Chai Reclamation project, [1] and also connections to Connaught Road West flyover and Island Eastern Corridor.
The following are incomplete lists of expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, avenues, streets, crescents, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong. Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to the contours of the hill landscape. Some of the roads on the north side of Hong Kong Island and southern Kowloon have a grid-like pattern.
Around the same time, the department's Chinese name changed from "交通事務處" to "運輸署" to avoid confusion with the similar Chinese name of the Traffic Branch of the Royal Hong Kong Police. [3] The department's role expanded significantly in April 1982, when it absorbed the Traffic and Transport Branch of the Highways Office of the ...
The road was laid out after 1901 and named after William Julius Gascoigne, [2] Commander British Troops in China and Hong Kong from 1898–1903. It was reported in 1908 that "All the roads on the [Kowloon] peninsula are wide and lined with trees, and two in particular—Robinson Road [today's Nathan Road] and Gascoigne Road—are noticeable by reason of their width" and "Gascoigne Road, which ...
Oi Shun Road / Tai Hong Street – Sai Wan Ho, Tai Koo Shing: Hong On Street – Kornhill: Quarry Bay: 4.6–5.5 2.9–3.4 4 Taikoo Wan Road – Tai Koo Shing: Directional-T interchange: 4.9–5.5 3.0–3.4 5 Route 2 (Eastern Harbour Crossing) – East Kowloon: North Point: 5.8 3.6 6 Man Hong Street / Java Road – North Point: To/from Route 4 ...