Oxford Road, Hong Kong
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| Traditional Chinese | 牛津道 | ||||||||||
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Oxford Road (Chinese: 牛津道) is a two-way street in Kowloon Tsai (often regarded as Kowloon Tong), Kowloon City District, Hong Kong.
Oxford Road was built as part of a land development project by the Kowloon Tong and New Territories Development Company founded byCharles Montague Ede,[1] member of the Legislative Council and other British merchants.[2] The company was inspired by Ebeneezer Howard's 'garden city' urban concept for their plans to build a residential district in the 40 hectares of land near the Kowloon-Canton Railway.[1][3]
Completed in mid-1950s,[4] Oxford Road was named after Oxford, England as one of the Kowloon Tong streets which were named after places in Britain by the British colonial authorities. Oxford, being a heritage-rich city in England, was chosen as the first name of all the Kowloon Tong streets.[5]
Location
Oxford Road runs from Oxford Road Playground to Hereford Road near Sunderland Estate. Succeeding Flint Road at a roundabout near Ho Tung Road, Oxford Road runs northward in a divided dual-carriageway until it meets Lancashire Road near Lannox Gardens. Crossing the junction, Oxford Road merges into a two-way street which continues to run northbound. It meets Moray Road, Selkirk Road and Hampshire Road respectively on the west side and then intersects with Durham Road near Kowloon Tsai House tennis court. After Durham Road, Oxford Road meets Wiltshire Road on the west and finally terminates at Hereford Road near Sunderland Estate and Mary Rose School.[6]
