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Fat Kwong Street

Coordinates: 22°18′44″N 114°10′55″E / 22.3121877°N 114.1819276°E / 22.3121877; 114.1819276
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Fat Kwong Street
Native name佛光街 (Yue Chinese)
Length1.45 km
LocationHo Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°18′44″N 114°10′55″E / 22.3121877°N 114.1819276°E / 22.3121877; 114.1819276
EastHung Hom Road
WestPui Ching Road
Fat Kwong Street
Chinese佛光街
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFóguāng Jiē
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingfat6 gwong1 gaai1

Fat Kwong Street (Chinese: 佛光街) is a street in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

History

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Fat Kwong Street was originally a short street in Hung Hom. In 1967, the government proposed to build a new road link between Hung Hom and Mong Kok via Ho Man Tin, by connecting Fat Kwong Street to Pui Ching Road.[1] To facilitate this scheme, a flyover was built over Princess Margaret Road at a cost of around HK$2.1 million, which was completed in 1970.[2][3] The new road link was constructed, in part, to serve major government housing developments in the Ho Man Tin area.

The eastern part of Fat Kwong Street was closed in September 1970 due to landslides.[4] Major repairs were required, and the street did not reopen until June 1971.[5]

Description

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Fat Kwong Street is approximately 1.45 km (0.90 mi) long, stretching from Princess Margaret Road to Ma Tau Wai Road. It is classified by the Hong Kong government as a district distributor road.[6]

Intersecting roads

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West to east:

References

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  1. ^ "Project ahead of schedule". South China Morning Post. 8 January 1969. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Flyover open for use". South China Morning Post. 14 February 1970. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Hunghom road closed". South China Morning Post. 23 September 1970. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Street repaired". South China Morning Post. 3 June 1971. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Explanatory Statement of Approved Ho Man Tin Outline Zoning Plan No. S/K7/24" (PDF). Town Planning Board. p. 13.