 Chatham Road South in May 2009 | |
 Interactive map of Chatham Road | |
| Native name | 漆咸道 (Yue Chinese) |
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| Former name | Des Voeux Road |
| Part of | Route 5 |
| Namesake | William Chatham |
| Location | Kowloon,Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°18′14″N114°10′41″E / 22.30387°N 114.17796°E /22.30387; 114.17796 |
Chatham Road South (Chinese: 漆咸道南) andChatham Road North (Chinese: 漆咸道北) are two continuous roads extending fromTsim Sha Tsui toHung Hom inKowloon,Hong Kong. The road originally ran fromSignal Hill toHung Hom, underNo. 12 Hill by the side ofHung Hom Bay. It was later extended throughLo Lung Hang to the southern end ofTo Kwa Wan, which makes up Chatham Road North.
Chatham Road South (漆咸道南) runs from the intersection with Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui to the interchange withHong Chong Road (康莊道) and Chatham Road North in Hung Hom. Conventionally locals take Chatham Road South as the dividing line between Tsim Sha Tsui andTsim Sha Tsui East.Hong Kong Polytechnic University,Hong Kong Museum of History,Hong Kong Science Museum,Gun Club Hill Barracks and Rosary Church are located near the road.
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Chatham Road North (漆咸道北) runs from the interchange with Hong Chong Road and Chatham Road South inLo Lung Hang to the junction withMa Tau Wai Road near To Kwa Wan. It feeds into theEast Kowloon Corridor at its northern end, forming a section of Hong Kong'sRoute 5.
The first section of the road (running fromSalisbury Road to Granville Road) was completed in 1888, and was namedDes Voeux Road (德輔道) after SirGeorge William Des Vœux, the 10thGovernor of Hong Kong. The road was renamed "Chatham Road" in 1890, afterWilliam Chatham,Director of Public Works ofHong Kong Government; the nameDes Voeux Road was later[when?] transferred to a series ofDes Voeux Road newly completed along the north shore ofHong Kong Island.
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| Kowloon City | |
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| Kwun Tong | |
| Sham Shui Po | |
| Wong Tai Sin | |
| Yau Tsim Mong | |
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| Preceded by East Kowloon Corridor | Hong Kong Route 5 Chatham Road | Succeeded by West Kowloon Corridor |
