Peking Road Explained

Peking Road is a road between Nathan Road and Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The road is mainly hotels and shopping area on the street level.

Name

The road was initially named Chater Road, after Paul Chater, who developed the southwest point of Tsim Sha Tsui through The Wharf. To avoid confusion with Chater Road on Hong Kong Island, the road was renamed as Peking Road in 1909,^[1] where Peking is an alternative way of romanising the name of the Chinese city Beijing.

Features

• One Peking Road (#1)^[2]
• The Langham, Hong Kong (#8)^[3]
• iSQUARE. At the corner with Nathan Road.^[4]

See also

• List of streets and roads in Hong Kong

Notes and References

1. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1909/11841.pdf The Hong Kong Government Gazette, March 19, 1909
2. Web site: Chater House. Skyscraper Center. 15 December 2019.
3. Web site: The Langham, Hong Kong. Travel Weekly. 15 February 2019.
4. Web site: Gammon innovates at iSquare. 16 January 2010. Pacific Rim Construction. 15 February 2019.