List of streets and roads in Hong Kong

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. The roads are generally designed to British standards. Expressways generally conform to British motorway standards.

Speed limits on all roads are 50 km/h (31 mph), unless indicated otherwise by road signs. Usually, higher speed limits such as 70 and 80 km/h (43 and 50 mph) have been raised to facilitate traffic flow along main roads and trunk roads. 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. Typically, the highest speed limit in all tunnels and suspension bridges is 80 km/h, while for other roads such as toll plaza areas and slip roads that do not lead to other expressways the speed limits are recommended to be reduced to the default 50 km/h speed limit.

Routes

Hong Kong's Transport Department is responsible for management of road traffic, regulation of public transport services and operation of major transport infrastructures, while Highways Department is responsible for planning, design, construction and maintenance of the public road system.

In 2004, a new strategic route marking system was put in place, with most existing routes renumbered and exits to key places or to another route also numbered. (For example, a journey from Yau Ma Tei to the airport uses Route 3, taking Exit 5 to join Route 8. It is therefore identified as "3-5-8".) Routes 1 to 3 are cross-harbour north–south routes following the order in which the harbour tunnels were opened. Routes 4, 5, 7 and 8 run east–west, numbered from south to north. Route 9 circumscribes the New Territories. Route 10 runs from western New Territories from Route 9 and bends northward towards and passes the border to Shenzhen. However, the new system has caused some confusion to drivers used to relying on destination signs.

The routes are designated as follows:

• Route 1: Aberdeen – Wong Chuk Hang – Aberdeen Tunnel – Causeway Bay – Cross-Harbour Tunnel – Kowloon Tong – Lion Rock Tunnel – Sha Tin (to join Route 9)
• Route 2: Quarry Bay – Eastern Cross-Harbour Tunnel – Kwun Tong Bypass – Tate's Cairn Tunnel – Ma Liu Shui (to join Route 9)
• Route 3: Sai Ying Pun – Western Cross-Harbour Tunnel – West Kowloon Highway – Kwai Chung – Tsing Yi – Cheung Tsing Tunnel – Ting Kau Bridge – Tai Lam Tunnel – Yuen Long (to join Route 9)
• Route 4: Chai Wan – Island Eastern Corridor – Quarry Bay – Causeway Bay – Wan Chai – Central – Sheung Wan – Sai Ying Pun – Kennedy Town
• Route 5: Ngau Tau Kok – Kowloon Bay – Airport Tunnel – Hung Hom – Yau Ma Tei – Lai Chi Kok – Kwai Chung – Tsuen Wan (to join Route 9)
• Route 6: Reserved for future route. Proposed Central Kowloon Route – Proposed Southeast Kowloon T2 Route – Proposed Tseung Kwan O – Lam Tin Tunnel
• Route 7: Tseung Kwan O – Tseung Kwan O Tunnel – Kwun Tong – Wong Tai Sin – Sham Shui Po – Lai Chi Kok – Kwai Chung (to join Route 5)
• Route 8: Chek Lap Kok (Airport) – Tsing Ma Bridge – Tsing Yi – Stonecutters Island – Lai Chi Kok – Sha Tin to join Route 9.
• Route 9: Shing Mun Tunnel – Tai Wai – Sha Tin – Ma Liu Shui – Tai Po – Fanling – Sheung Shui – San Tin – Yuen Long – - Tuen Mun – Sham Tseng – Tsuen Wan
• Route 10: Airport – Tuen Mun, Lam Tei – Shekou, Shenzhen

Expressways

There are approximately 158.7 kilometres (98.6 mi) of expressways in Hong Kong. The following list is sorted by length:

Tunnels, bridges, viaducts, and flyovers

Roads, streets, avenues, lanes, paths, highways, crescents and squares

Hong Kong Island

Eastern District

The Mid-Levels

The Peak

Southern District

Causeway Bay, Central, Happy Valley, Wan Chai, Western District

Kowloon and New Kowloon

South of Boundary Street

North of Boundary Street

New Territories

Fanling

• Fan Leng Lau Road
• Jockey Club Road
• Lok Yip Street
• Ma Sik Road
• Pik Fung Road
• Po Kak Tsai Road
• San Wan Road

Kam Tin, Pat Heung and Shek Kong

• Kam Ho Road
• Kam Po Road
• Kam Sheung Road
• Kam Shui Road
• Kam Shui North Road
• Kam Shui South Road
• Kam Tin Bypass
• Kam Tin Road
• Kam Wui Road
• Pat Heung Road
• Shek Kong Airfield Road
• Tung Wui Road

Kwai Chung

Sai Kung

San Tin

• Mai Po Road
• Mai Po Lung Road
• San Sham Road
• San Tam Road
• San Tin Tsuen Road
• Shek Wu Wai Road
• Tun Yu Road

Sha Tau Kok

• Che Ping Street
• Chung Ying Street
• Market Street (Sha Tau Kok)
• San Lau Street
• Sha Ho Road
• Shan Tsui Village Road
• Shun Cheong Street
• Shun Hing Street
• Shun Lung Street
• Shun Ping Street

Sha Tin

Sheung Shui

• Fan Kam Road
• Lung Sum Avenue
• Po Shek Wu Road
• Po Wan Road
• San Fung Avenue

Tai Po

• Choi Tip Street
• Fung Yuen Road
• Kwong Fuk Road
• Ma Wo Road
• Ma Chung Road
• Nam Wan Road
• On Fu Road
• On Po Road
• Plover Cove Road
• Po Heung Road
• Tai Po (Tai Wo) Road
• Tai Po (Yuen Chau Tsai) Road
• Tat Wan Road
• Ting Kok Road
• Wai Yi Street
• Yuen Shin Road

Tseung Kwan O

Tsing Yi

Tsuen Wan

Tuen Mun

Yau Kom Tau

• Po Fung Road
• Yau Lai Road

Yuen Long

• Castle Peak Road
• Fuk Hi Street
• Fung Cheung Road
• Ma Tin Road
• Ma Tong Road
• On Lok Road
• Long Lok Road
• Long Yip Street
• Wang Lee Street
• Wang Lok Street

Outlying Islands

Chek Lap Kok Airport

Cheung Chau

Note: Cheung Chau is not accessible by vehicle, roads are only used by pedestrians, cyclists and some licensed vehicles.

• Cheung Chau Church Road
• Cheung Chau Peak Road
• Chung Hing Street
• Pak Sha Praya Road
• Pak She Street
• Sun Hing Street
• Tai San Street
• Tung Wan Road

Lamma Island

• Administration Road
• Chimney Road
• Main Street, Yung Shue Wan
• Precipitor Road
• Reservoir Road
• Sok Kwu Wan First Street
• Sok Kwu Wan Second Street
• Sok Kwu Wan Third Street
• Stacker Road
• Waterfront Road
• Yung Shue Wan Back Street
• Yung Shue Wan Plaza Road

Lantau Island

Peng Chau

• Chi Yan Street
• Fu Peng Street
• Ho King Street
• Kwai Peng Street
• Lo Peng Street
• Lok Peng Street
• Peng Chau Wing Hing Street
• Peng Chau Wing On Street
• Peng Chau Wing On Street
• Po Peng Street

Bus priority

The Transport Department has designated about 22 km (14 mi) of road length as exclusive "bus lanes", out of approximately 2,000 km (1,200 mi) of accessible roads.

Monitoring major roads

The traffic CAM online provides near real-time road conditions for all major road users, as well as facilitating monitoring of traffic. There are about 115 closed-circuit cameras located on the routes to provide monitoring of traffic flow. Congestion is heaviest in Kowloon and along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, where most cameras are located.

Some example locations:

• Cross Harbour Tunnel Hong Kong exit
• Aberdeen Tunnel Happy Valley entrance
• Cross Harbour Tunnel Kowloon entrance
• Kwai Tsing Interchange
• Tsuen Wan End Road
• Tuen Mun End Road

See also

• Roads in Hong Kong (category)
• Hong Kong Guide – Offering list of streets and roads.

References

External links

• Snapshot of Traffic Condition
• Live webcast of Traffic Condition
• Highways Department
• Strategic Route Numbering System
• Road Traffic Information Service – Offering live videos and images of current traffic conditions in Hong Kong