Peking Road

Peking Road (/ˌpiːˈkɪŋ/) is a road between Nathan Road and Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The road is mainly hotels and shopping area on the street level.

Peking Road
Peking Road
Chinese北京道
Peking Road, viewing from Hankow Road
Peking Road in 2008

Name

The road was initially named Chater Road, after Paul Chater, who developed the southwest point of Tsim Sha Tsui through The Wharf. To avoid confusion with Chater Road on Hong Kong Island, the road was renamed as Peking Road in 1909,[1] where Peking is an alternative way of romanising the name of the Chinese city Beijing.[2]

Features

See also

References
  1. The Hong Kong Government Gazette, March 19, 1909
  2. China Postal Album: Showing the Postal Establishments and Postal Routes in Each Province, 1st ed., Shanghai: Directorate General of Posts, 1907
  3. "Chater House". Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. "The Langham, Hong Kong". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  5. "Gammon innovates at iSquare". Pacific Rim Construction. 16 January 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2019.


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