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'''Hanoi Road''' ({{zh|t=河內道}}) is a short road between Carnarvon and Mody Road in [[Tsim Sha Tsui]], [[Kowloon]], [[Hong Kong]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gwulo.com/node/31637 | title=Hanoi Road (was East Road) | accessdate=2 February 2020}} </ref>
It was built in 1892 and opened to traffic in 1893 as “East Road” <ref>{{cite web | url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/s1893/1399.pdf| title=Public Works Report for 1892 | accessdate=2 February 2020}} </ref>. It originally started at Chatham Road. After the construction of Mody Road, the easternmost part of Hanoi Road was also named Mody Road.
'''Hanoi Road''' ({{zh|t=河內道}}) is a short road between [[Carnarvon Road]] and [[Mody Road]] in [[Tsim Sha Tsui]], [[Kowloon]], [[Hong Kong]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gwulo.com/node/31637 | title=Hanoi Road (was East Road) | accessdate=2 February 2020}} </ref>
It was built in 1892 and opened to traffic in 1893 as “East Road”.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/s1893/1399.pdf| title=Public Works Report for 1892 | accessdate=2 February 2020}} </ref> It originally started at [[Chatham Road]]. After the construction of Mody Road, the easternmost part of Hanoi Road was also named Mody Road.
In 1908, the name was changed to Hanoi Road. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1909/11841.pdf)| title= Alteration of street and road names| accessdate=2 February 2020}} </ref>
In 1908, the name was changed to Hanoi Road. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1909/11841.pdf)| title= Alteration of street and road names| accessdate=2 February 2020}} </ref>


Almost an entire block west of the road was redeveloped in the early 2000s for the construction of [[The Masterpiece (Hong Kong)|the Masterpiece]], a skyscraper featuring [[K11 (Hong Kong)|K11]], a shopping mall.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ura.org.hk/en/projects/redevelopment/tsim-sha-tsui/hanoi-road-project-the-masterpiece.aspx | title=Hanoi Road Project (The Masterpiece) | accessdate=14 March 2016}}</ref> Exits N1 and N2 of the Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station is located on the road.
Almost an entire block west of the road was redeveloped in the early 2000s for the construction of [[The Masterpiece (Hong Kong)|the Masterpiece]], a skyscraper featuring [[K11 (Hong Kong)|K11]], a shopping mall.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ura.org.hk/en/projects/redevelopment/tsim-sha-tsui/hanoi-road-project-the-masterpiece.aspx | title=Hanoi Road Project (The Masterpiece) | accessdate=14 March 2016}}</ref> Exits N1 and N2 of the [[East Tsim Sha Tsui station|East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station]] is located on the road.


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Roads in Hong Kong]]
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Latest revision as of 14:03, 19 October 2022

Hanoi Road in July 2016

Hanoi Road (Chinese: 河內道) is a short road between Carnarvon Road and Mody Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.[1] It was built in 1892 and opened to traffic in 1893 as “East Road”.[2] It originally started at Chatham Road. After the construction of Mody Road, the easternmost part of Hanoi Road was also named Mody Road. In 1908, the name was changed to Hanoi Road. [3]

Almost an entire block west of the road was redeveloped in the early 2000s for the construction of the Masterpiece, a skyscraper featuring K11, a shopping mall.[4] Exits N1 and N2 of the East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station is located on the road.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hanoi Road (was East Road)". Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Public Works Report for 1892" (PDF). Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Alteration of street and road names". Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Hanoi Road Project (The Masterpiece)". Retrieved 14 March 2016.