In the beginning of the 1920s, the Hong Kong government was developing the Mong Kok district and decided to build a road connecting this to Kowloon City. In April 1922, Prince Edward (later Edward VIII) came to Hong Kong and visited the construction of this road. Due to this visit, the government named this road Prince Edward Road. In the 1930s, Prince Edward Road was extended to the area of Ngau Chi Wan. During Japanese occupation, the road was renamed as Kashima-dori (鹿島通り).
Prince Edward Road West and Prince Edward Road East
Prince Edward Road Westedit
Prince Edward Road West is often congested
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 from what was literally "British Royal Prince Road" to a new name (太子道) that is literally "Crown Prince Road" . 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 is worth noting that the section of Prince Edward Road West from Olympic Garden to Nathan Road runs unidirectionally from east to west. Boundary Street serves as its complement by providing a nearby route which runs from west to east.
Prince Edward Road Eastedit
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 retired Kai Tak Airport, and finally ends at Olympic Garden in Kowloon City, where it branches into three roads, Ma Tau Chung Road, Argyle Street and Prince Edward Road West.
On 9 May 2005, a dozen stacks of shelving on a construction site next to the road fell off due to adverse weather conditions. The relevant section of the road was closed, leading to a severe disruption of traffic among East Kowloon, and affecting more than 100,000 people.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Prince Edward Road news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Prince Edward Road East and Prince Edward Road West are roads in Kowloon Hong Kong going in an east west direction and linking Tai Kok Tsui Mong Kok Kowloon Tong Kowloon City and San Po Kong outside the retired Kai Tak Airport Prince Edward RoadPrince Edward Road East in San Po KongNative name太子道 Yue Chinese Former name s Edward Avenue Kashima dori During Japanese Occupation 1942 1945 NamesakeEdward VIIILocationPrince Edward Hong KongCoordinates22 19 31 N 114 10 49 E 22 32538 N 114 18028 E 22 32538 114 18028Prince Edward Road EastChinese太子道東TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinTaizǐ Dao DōngYue CantoneseYale Romanizationtaai3 ji2 dou6 dung1Prince Edward Road WestChinese太子道西TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinTaizǐ Dao XiYue CantoneseYale Romanizationtaai3 ji2 dou6 sai1The roads were named after Prince Edward in 1922 later Edward VIII later The Duke of Windsor after his visit to Hong Kong Prince Edward station and the Prince Edward area in Hong Kong are both named after Prince Edward Road rather than Prince Edward himself Contents 1 Prince Edward Road 2 Prince Edward Road West 3 Prince Edward Road East 4 Notable places along the road 5 Events 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPrince Edward Road editIn the beginning of the 1920s the Hong Kong government was developing the Mong Kok district and decided to build a road connecting this to Kowloon City In April 1922 Prince Edward later Edward VIII came to Hong Kong and visited the construction of this road Due to this visit the government named this road Prince Edward Road In the 1930s Prince Edward Road was extended to the area of Ngau Chi Wan During Japanese occupation the road was renamed as Kashima dori 鹿島通り nbsp Prince Edward Road West and Prince Edward Road EastPrince Edward Road West edit nbsp Prince Edward Road West is often congestedPrince 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 from what was literally British Royal Prince Road to a new name 太子道 that is literally Crown Prince Road 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 is worth noting that the section of Prince Edward Road West from Olympic Garden to Nathan Road runs unidirectionally from east to west Boundary Street serves as its complement by providing a nearby route which runs from west to east Prince Edward Road East editPrince 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 retired Kai Tak Airport and finally ends at Olympic Garden in Kowloon City where it branches into three roads Ma Tau Chung Road Argyle Street and Prince Edward Road West Prince Edward Road East was once misspelled as Princess Edward Road East by MTR Corporation in the map describing Sha Tin to Central Link from Diamond Hill station to Kai Tak 1 Notable places along the road edit nbsp Kai Tak Airport was next to Prince Edward RoadDiocesan Boys School Mong Kok Stadium Kowloon Hospital St Teresa s Church 258 St Teresa s Hospital 327 2 Olympic Garden Former Kai Tak Airport Prince Edward station Mikiki Kowloon Walled City demolished in the 1990sEvents editOn 9 May 2005 a dozen stacks of shelving on a construction site next to the road fell off due to adverse weather conditions The relevant section of the road was closed leading to a severe disruption of traffic among East Kowloon and affecting more than 100 000 people See also editPrince Edward Hong Kong List of streets and roads in Hong KongReferences edit MTR gt Home St Teresa s Hospital Hong Kong official homepage External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prince Edward Road Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prince Edward Road amp oldid 1180962942, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
