25-503: Austin Road is a road in-between Tsim Sha Tsui and Jordan , Kowloon , Hong Kong. It was named after John Gardiner Austin , Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1868 to 1879. The northeast part of this street is noted for clubs, fields, and military buildings, while the western section is densely populated. Austin Road starts at Canton Road in the west, crosses Nathan Road at roughly its halfway point, and ends at Chatham Road South in
50-666: A few primary schools next to the Fruit Market. Tung Koon Society Fong Shu Chuen School (東莞同鄉會方樹泉學校) is one of them. Yau Ma Tei is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 31. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Jordan Road Government Primary School. Hong Kong Public Libraries operates the Yau Ma Tei Public Library [ zh-yue ] ( 油蔴地公共圖書館 ). Nathan Road goes north–south across
75-512: 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
100-592: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 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
125-544: Is an 18-block estate built under the Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme . The Wah Yan College, Kowloon is located in 56 Waterloo Road in Yau Ma Tei and is a boys' school. True Light Girls' College , which is a girls' EMI school , is adjacent to Wah Yan College. The Methodist College is located in 50 Gascoigne Road in Yau Ma Tei. It's an EMI school for both boys and girls. There are also
150-480: Is not accessible by vehicle, roads are only used by pedestrians, cyclists and some licensed vehicles. 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. 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
175-409: Is perhaps the reason for there being two explanations for the origin of the place name. Dundas Street marks the north border of Yau Ma Tei with Mong Kok and Austin Road its south border with Jordan and Tsim Sha Tsui . To its west is Victoria Harbour and its east the hilly region of Ho Man Tin . Southern Yau Ma Tei was traditionally known as Kwun Chung , but came to be called Jordan after
200-442: Is the first major hospital in the area. Historically, there was a small pox hospital ( 油蔴地痘局 ) at the hill northeast of Kwong Wah Hospital. Founded by Hong Kong Government , Queen Elizabeth Hospital is another major hospital in the area. Yaumatei Maternal & Child Health Centre ( 油麻地母嬰健康院 ) is under Family Health Service, Department of Health. The district is mainly an area of mixed residential and retail. During day time,
225-680: The Battle of Kowloon . Before the ceding of Kowloon to the British in 1860, Yau Ma Tei was a beach and a bay gathering many Tanka fishermen. Its water remains a harbour for fishermen after several times of reclamation by the Hong Kong Government . The Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter became an exotic water area where restaurants on boats offered dishes of indigenous seafood. These 'typhoon shelter dishes' remain famous to this day and are even offered on land. The typhoon shelter not only hosted fishermen, but
250-692: 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: There are approximately 158.7 kilometres (98.6 mi) of expressways in Hong Kong. The following list is sorted by length: Eastern District The Mid-Levels The Peak Southern District Causeway Bay, Central, Happy Valley, Wan Chai, Western District South of Boundary Street North of Boundary Street Note: Cheung Chau
275-455: The District. It comprises 6 blocks completed in 1999 and 2004. Hoi Yu House of the estate was put under lockdown for mandatory COVID-19 testing on 7 February 2021. Hoi Fu Court is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 31. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Jordan Road Government Primary School. Charming Garden
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#1732855682798300-518: The Yau Ma Tei wet market and fruit market are the markets to visit, buying souvenirs like dried noodles and some fruits. Every night there is a market selling many different kinds of products including clothes, decorations, VCD and toys in Temple Street , a street in the area where the famous Tin Hau Temple was built in 1876. The Temple is at Public Square Street . The square, known as Yung Shue Tau ,
325-453: The completion of Jordan MTR station at its heart. Yau Ma Tei was a village in Kowloon. It was mentioned that a Chinese burial ground was assigned at a mile northeast of a village of Yau-ma-Tee at 2 December 1871. The name Yau Ma Tei is not thought to pre-date British rule. However, Kwun Chung is mentioned in many historic documents. Kwun Chung was a river valley with village and cultivation. To
350-643: The east, dividing Tsim Sha Tsui and Yau Ma Tei . The Hong Kong Scout Centre , Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station and the north entrance to Kowloon Park are located along the section of the road between Canton Road and Nathan Road, while the Kowloon Bowling Green Club , the south entrance to the Gun Club Hill Barracks and St. Mary's Canossian College are found along the section between Nathan Road and Chatham Road. Austin Road West ( 柯士甸道西 )
375-781: The history of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and its relation with Hong Kong people, is also located in Yau Ma Tei. In the 1980s, the Government handed over the redevelopment project of Lee Tat Street ( Chinese : 利達街 ) and Cheung Shui Street ( Chinese : 祥瑞街 ) in Yau Mei Tei (the two streets were later removed during redevelopment) to the Hong Kong Housing Society . This became Prosperous Garden ( Chinese : 駿發花園 ), an "Urban Improvement Scheme" estate in Public Square Street Phase 1, including Block 1, 2 and 5,
400-951: 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: Yau Ma Tei Yau Ma Tei is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. Yau Ma Tei is a phonetic transliteration of the name 油麻地 (originally written as 油蔴地 ) in Cantonese . It can also be spelt as Yaumatei , Yau Ma Ti , Yaumati or Yau-ma-Tee . Yau ( 油 ) literally means "oil", Ma ( 麻 or 蔴 ) can either refer to "sesame" or "jute", and Tei ( 地 ) means "field" or "open ground". Hence, Yau Ma Tei can be interpreted to mean either "oil-sesame field" or "oil and jute ground". This dual-interpretation
425-442: 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
450-611: The south, a hill near the coast was used as a fortification by the military of the Qing dynasty during the 19th century. In 1839, Qing official Lin Zexu ordered the construction of a fortification in the area to defend against possible British attacks. When the First Opium War broke out, the fortification, along with another fort in Tsim Sha Tsui , saw action against British forces during
475-429: The speed limits are recommended to be reduced to the default 50 km/h speed limit. 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
500-670: Was a night market . Jade Market and Jade Street, China's most revered green stone is in abundance here, with around 400 registered stall owners ready to pitch jade amulets, ornaments, necklaces and trinkets. The Hong Kong International Hobby and Toy Museum ( 香港國際玩具博物館 ), located at No. 330 Shanghai Street , showcases models, toys and pop culture memorabilia from around the world. Exhibits include toy vehicles, dolls, action figures, cartoon characters, science fiction collectibles, model rockets, Japanese anime, classic toys. Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum in Kwong Wah Hospital details
525-423: Was also a port in Hong Kong. Numerous piers were built along its shore. Ferry Point in the southern part of Yau Ma Tei was a transportation hub where many commuters took ferries to and from Hong Kong Island . The service was offered by Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry . Inland, the reclamation became the residential area for the ever-increasing Chinese population, with retail shops on the street level. Shanghai Street
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#1732855682798550-416: Was completed in the site in 1991. Block 1 and 2 were for sale while Block 5 was for rental. Its Phase 2, including Block 3 and 4, was completed in 1995 and was for sale. Hoi Fu Court ( Chinese : 海富苑 ) is a mixed Home Ownership Scheme court and public estate built on reclaimed land of the old Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter . It is the only public housing estate built by Hong Kong Housing Authority in
575-530: Was created by extending Austin Road on the western side of Canton Road, over to the West Kowloon reclamation. The Austin station , opened on 16 August 2009, was so-named due to its proximity to Austin Road West, although this may have been more influenced by geographical considerations rather than any direct link to John Gardiner Austin himself. This Hong Kong road article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Kowloon -related article
600-506: 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
625-512: Was the main street before being replaced by Nathan Road . Along Waterloo Road is the century-old Fruit Market ; its adjacent Yaumati Theatre was once the largest in Kowloon. The Kwong Wah Hospital was the first hospital on the Kowloon peninsula, established in 1911. YMCA headquarters and its hostel in Hong Kong are located on the road. On 26 January 2021, 12 buildings in Yau Ma Tei were placed under lockdown due to COVID-19. Kwong Wah Hospital , run by charity Tung Wah Group of Hospitals ,
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