College Road, Hong Kong

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College Road (traditional Chinese: 書院道; simplified Chinese: 书院道; Cantonese Yale: syū yún douh) is a two-way road, connecting Boundary Street on the south to Sau Chuk Yuen Road and Nga Tsin Wai Road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is about 200 metres (660 ft) long and 15 metres (49 ft) wide. It was dedicated 7 February 1958,[1] and was named after La Salle College, nearby on La Salle Road.[2] Oriental Daily said in 2012 that the road has "many famous schools".[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kowloon Roads". China Mail. 1958-02-07. p. 10.
  2. ^ Lee, Chi-Kin 李子建 (2021). 承教•城傳:九龍學校的故事 [A City's Educational Heritage: Stories of Kowloon Schools] (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Chung Hwa Book Company (Hong Kong) Limited. p. 95. ISBN 978-988-875-923-1. Retrieved 2024-05-03 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "書院道匯聚黃金屋" [Collection of Golden Houses on College Road]. Oriental Daily (in Chinese). 2012-09-30. Archived from the original on 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2024-05-03.