Chatham Road South (漆咸道南) and Chatham Road North (漆咸道北) are two continuous roads in Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The road originally ran from Signal Hill to Hung Hom under No. 12 Hill by the side of Hung Hom Bay. It was later extended to the southern end of To Kwa Wan, the Chatham Road North.
The first section of the road (running from Salisbury Road to Granville Road) was completed in 1888, and was named Des Voeux Road (德輔道) after Sir George William Des Vœux, the 10th Governor of Hong Kong. The road was renamed "Chatham Road" in 1890 after William Chatham, Director of Public Works of Hong Kong Government; the name Des Voeux Road was later transferred to a series of Des Voeux Road newly completed along the north shore of Hong Kong Island.
Roads in Hong Kong | Tsim Sha Tsui | Tsim Sha Tsui East | Hung Hom | To Kwa Wan
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