Repulse Bay Road (Chinese: 淺水灣道) is a road linking Happy Valley with Repulse Bay and Stanley in Hong Kong. It is one of the richest parts of Hong Kong, with its geography and its views, and has been the most expensive road to rent a house on. [1] It also regularly sets records for its high-value mansions.[2]
 Repulse Bay Road | |
| Native name | 淺水灣道 (Yue Chinese) |
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| Namesake | Repulse Bay |
| Length | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°14′18″N 114°11′45″E / 22.23843°N 114.19584°E |
| North end | Wong Nai Chung Gap Road and Deep Water Bay Road near Wong Nai Chung Reservoir |
| South end | Chung Hom Kok Road and Stanley Gap Road |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | Section south of Island Road: Before Colonial Era Section north of Island Road: 1924 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 淺水灣道 | ||||||||||
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History
editThe section south of Island Road was part of the bigger and former Island Road, which was separated and split into eight parts, between Stanley Gap Road and Island Road. It has existed before the Colonial Era. [3]
The section north of Island Road was built to facilitate connections between Wong Nai Chung Gap and Repulse Bay. Construction work started in 1922, and was completed in 1924. [4]
The building at Repulse Bay No.1 was the site of the fierce battle of Wong Nai Chung Gap, a pivotal battle for the fate of Hong Kong during World War II.
Road situation
editAs it is the only way to arrive at Repulse Bay Beach and Stanley, two very popular tourist destinations during the holidays, there is usually great traffic on this road. [5] It is a two-lane road.
Buildings and mansions
editMany wealthy people own mansions on this road, including Li Ka-Shing, Stanley Ho, Kwok Siu-Ming (chairman of Sa Sa[6] and Charlie Lee (chairman of Lee Kam Kee).
The Repulse Bay Hotel is on this road.[7] The training headquarters of the Hong Kong Lifesaving Society is on this road.[8]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Repulse Bay Road has a thousand years of business in Wangchuan". min.news. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Standard, The. "SEA's $1.1b Repulse Bay site win sets record". The Standard.
- ^ "香島道:香島道是香港的一條道路，為香港島南區東部沿岸的主要道路，現時的道 -百科知識中文網". www.jendow.com.tw.
- ^ "Repulse Bay Road [Wong Nai Chung Gap to junction with Island Road] [1924- ] | Gwulo". gwulo.com.
- ^ "Hong Kong Fun in 18 Districts - Repulse Bay". www.gohk.gov.hk.
- ^ "Yahoo! News Hong Kong". Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Hong Kong district stories: Repulse Bay and Deep Water Bay". South China Morning Post. 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Hong Kong China Life Saving Society". www.hklss.org.hk.