Salisbury Road, Hong Kong

Salisbury Road (/ˈsɔːlzbəri/; Chinese: 梳士巴利道, formerly 梳利士巴利道) is a major road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Salisbury Road
Salisbury Road in East Tsim Sha Tsui
Native name梳士巴利道  (Chinese)
NamesakeRobert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Maintained byHighways Department
Length2.0 km[1] (1.2 mi)
LocationYau Tsim Mong District
West endCul-de-sac
East end Route 1
Salisbury Road
Chinese梳士巴利道
Salisbury Road near Cultural Centre (2015)
Salisbury Road by the waterfront at Tsim Sha Tsui East (2005)
Nearby location as above, looking in the opposite direction (2012)

Description

It runs parallel to Victoria Harbour, starting from its western end at the Star Ferry Pier, passing by Blackhead Point, to Tsim Sha Tsui East. It intersects with several major roads in the area, including Canton Road, Kowloon Park Drive, Nathan Road and Chatham Road South, and connects to the Hung Hom Bypass at its eastern end.

Landmarks

Several Hong Kong landmarks and points of interest are located along or near Salisbury Road, including the Star House, the 1881 Heritage complex (including the Former Marine Police Headquarters and the Old Kowloon Fire Station), YMCA of Hong Kong, the Peninsula Hotel, the Hong Kong Space Museum, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Victoria Dockside and the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower. The Tsim Sha Tsui East Promenade, which runs alongside the road, has views of the Hong Kong skyline across Victoria Harbour.

History

Naming

The road was named after Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, who served as the British Prime Minister in late 19th century.

The original transliteration of the road in Chinese, "梳利士巴利道", failed to account for the fact that the i in the word is silent. The Hong Kong Government corrected the transliteration in the 1970s by dropping the second character "利", and adopting the current name "梳士巴利道".

Railway

Salisbury Road was extended westwards to the tip of Tsim Sha Tsui in 1904.[2] Train and ferry termini were erected at its end. The Kowloon–Canton Railway originally ran along Salisbury Road, and its terminus Kowloon Station was located at the western end of road. The terminus was moved to Hung Hom Station in 1974, and the station complex at Salisbury Road (except the Clock Tower) was demolished in 1977. However, the KCR returned to the area in 2004, when the East Rail extension was opened. The extension runs underneath Salisbury Road, with its station East Tsim Sha Tsui Station located underneath the intersection of Salisbury Road and Chatham Road South.

Intersections

The entire route is in Yau Tsim Mong District.

Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Hung Hom Bay0.00.0 Route 1 south (Hong Chong Road)Eastern terminus; Begin one-way road
0.30.19Hong Chong Road / Science Museum RoadBegin two-way road
Tsim Sha Tsui0.90.56Hung Hom Bypass / Mody LaneTo/from eastbound only
1.1–
1.6		0.68–
0.99		Chatham Road SouthDiamond interchange with Texas U-turns
1.50.93Middle RoadEastbound exit only
1.60.99Nathan Road
1.81.1Hankow Road
Kowloon Park Drive
2.01.2Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier bus terminusWestern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors. Salisbury Road (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. Steven Ribet and Amy Tse, Making the connection Archived 4 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, The Standard, 1 September 1999

Bibliography
  • Hong Kong Guide 2006, Survey and Mapping Office, Government of Hong Kong.

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