Jordan Road, Hong Kong
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Yue Chinese) | |
Former name(s) | Sixth Street |
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Namesake | Sir John Jordan |
Location | Kowloon, Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22°18′20″N 114°10′09″E / 22.30551°N 114.16918°E |
West end | West Kowloon Highway |
East end | Gascoigne Road |
Jordan Road, Hong Kong | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Zuǒdūn Dào |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | zo2 deun1 dou6 |
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Jordan Road is a road in Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It spans from the West Kowloon Highway in West Kowloon, through Kwun Chung and Ferry Point to Gascoigne Road and is a major east–west road in southern Kowloon.
History
Jordan Road, formerly known as Sixth Street, was renamed to its present name in March of 1909.
In 1908, a stone obelisk was erected as a memorial to French sailors of the "Fronde" who had drowned in the 1906 typhoon. Originally located at the corner with Gascoigne Road, the monument has since been relocated to the Colonial Cemetery at Happy Valley.[7] Prior to the opening of the Cross-Harbor Tunnel in 1972, ferries such as the ones departing from Jordan Road were the only way to transport automobiles from Kowloon to Hong Kong. Once a quiet, suburban street, since the 1950s Jordan Road and its surrounding area have become one of the most overcrowded areas in Kowloon.[8]
Ferry Pier
At the end of the road, there was the
Education
Jordan Road is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 31. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Jordan Road Government Primary School.[9]
Station
Jordan station of the MTR was named after Jordan Road, between the centres of Yau Ma Tei and Tsim Sha Tsui. The station's name is so commonly used that it has gradually replaced the traditional name, Kwun Chung, for the neighbourhood.
See also
References
- ^ "Changes in names of streets", The Hongkong Government Gazette, 19 March 1909, p.173.
- ^ "Alterations in names of streets", The Hongkong Government Gazette, 28 May 1909, p.320.
- ^ "Notes & Comments: Kowloon's New Street Names", The South China Morning Post, 31 May 1909, p.6.
- ^ 《九龍街道命名考源》梁濤 著,第二十八頁,市政局出版,1993年
- ISBN 962-8871-46-3
- ^ "道路及鐵路 - 曾改名道路(二)九龍及新界".
- ISBN 9789622099906. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ISBN 9789622098138.
- ^ "POA School Net 31" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
External links
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