Queen's Road, Hong Kong
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This article is about a collection of roads in Hong Kong. For other uses, see Queens Road (disambiguation).
Queen's Road is a collection of roads along the northern coast of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong, within the limit of Victoria City. It was the first road in Hong Kong, constructed by the British between 1841 and 1843,[1] spanning across Victoria City from Shek Tong Tsui to Wan Chai.
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Native name | 皇后大道 (Yue Chinese) |
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Location | Victoria, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22°16′51″N 114°09′22″E |
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Construction start | 1841; 183 years ago (1841) |
Completion | 1843; 181 years ago (1843) |
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At various points along the route, Queen's Road marks the original shoreline before land reclamation projects permanently extended land into Victoria Harbour.
The four sections of the roads are, from west to east: Queen's Road West (Chinese: 皇后大道西), Queen's Road Central (皇后大道中), Queensway (金鐘道), and Queen's Road East (皇后大道東).