Junction Road, Hong Kong Explained

Junction Road is a road in Kowloon, Hong Kong which runs between Kowloon City and Kowloon Tong.

History

The streets in Kowloon City, including Junction Road, were laid out in the late 1920s and early 1930s. However, at this stage, Junction Road only extended a short distance from Prince Edward Road.^[1] By 1960, Junction Road had been extended as far as Dumbarton Road^[2] and during the 1960s, it was extended through Lok Fu to Waterloo Road.

As a child Bruce Lee was in a gang called the Junction Street Eight Tigers.^[3]

Location

Junction Road runs north–south connecting Waterloo Road and Prince Edward Road West. At a length of 1600 metres, it runs through the areas of Kowloon Tong, Kowloon Tsai, Lok Fu and Kowloon City.

Features

Features from north to south include:

• Kowloon East Barracks
• Junction Road Park
• Lok Fu Park
• Lok Fu Estate
• Bishop Walsh Primary School (#150)
• Chinese Christian Cemetery
• Arts & Technology Education Centre
• HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity
• Mei Tung Estate (Mei Yan House)
• Hau Wong Temple, at the junction with Tung Tau Tsuen Road. Built around 1730.^[4]
• Munsang College
• Carpenter Road Park
• Holy Family Canossian School

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heritage Impact Assessment of Stone Houses at Junction Road, Kowloon City . Antiquities and Monuments Office . 23 February 2021 . 9 . June 2011.
2. Web site: Heritage Impact Assessment of Stone Houses at Junction Road, Kowloon City . Antiquities and Monuments Office . 23 February 2021 . 19 . June 2011.
3. Web site: Bruce Lee's Journey From Street Tough to Cinema Legend . Newsweek . 23 February 2021 . 12 December 2017.
4. http://www.ctc.org.hk/en/directcontrol/temple17.asp Hau Wong Temple, Junction Road, on the Chinese Temples Committee website