Austin Road

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Austin Road (Chinese: 柯士甸道; pinyin: Kēshìdiàn Dào; Cantonese Yale: o1 si6 din1 dou6) is a road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was named after John Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1868 to 1879.

Contents 1 Location 2 Landmarks 3 Austin Road West 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Location

It starts at Canton Road in the west, crosses Nathan Road at roughly its halfway point, and ends at Chatham Road South in the east, dividing Tsim Sha Tsui and Yau Ma Tei.

[edit] Landmarks

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.

[edit] Austin Road West

Austin Road West (柯士甸道西) was created by extending Austin Road on the western side of Canton Road, over to the West Kowloon reclamation.

[edit] See also

• List of streets and roads in Hong Kong

[edit] External links

• Google Maps of Austin Road

v • d • e Streets and roads in Kowloon & New Kowloon • Apliu Street •Alnwick Road •Argyle Street •Austin Road •Austin Road West •Broadcast Drive •Boundary Street •Bute Street •Castle Peak Road •Canton Road •Chatham Road North •Chatham Road South •Cherry Street •Cheung Sha Wan Road •Ching Cheung Road •College Road •Cox's Road •Dorset Crescent •Dundas Street •Ede Road •Essex Crescent •Fa Yuen Street •Fat Kwong Street •Fuk Wa Street •Gascoigne Road •Haiphong Road •Hankow Road •Hillwood Road •Humphreys Avenue •Jordan Road •Kimberley Street •Knutsford Terrace •Kowloon City Road •Kwun Chung Street •Lai Chi Kok Road •Lancashire Road •La Salle Road •Maidstone Road •Middle Road •Mody Road •Nathan Road •Observatory Road •Pei Ho Street •Peking Road •Portland Street •Prince Edward Road East •Prince Edward Road West •Princess Margaret Road •Public Square Street •Reclamation Street •Sai Yeung Choi Street North •Sai Yeung Choi Street South •Salisbury Road •Scout Path •Shanghai Street •Soy Street •Tai Po Road •Tai Wan Road •Temple Street •Tokwawan Road •Tung Choi Street •Waterloo Road •Wylie Road •York Road •Yue Man Square see also: Streets and roads in Hong Kong Island • The New Territories