Ching Cheung Road (呈祥道) is a road in Sham Shui Po District, Kowloon, straddling from Lung Cheung Road and Tai Po Road in the east to Kwai Chung Road and Tsing Kwai Highway in the west and is part of Route 7.
The section between Nob Hill and St. Raphael's Catholic Cemetery is one of the boundary lines between the New Territories and Kowloon. At present, a number of bus routes run between Kowloon East and New Territories West via Ching Cheung Road and Lung Cheung Road, with no bus stops along Ching Cheung Road.
History[]
In the 1960s, the Government built a new road in the North Kowloon Foothills to link up the Kwun Tong Industrial Area and the Kwai Chung Container Terminals, of which the section between Lai Chi Kok and Shek Kip Mei was named Ching Cheung Road after the auspicious phrase "麟趾呈祥" in honour of the then Governor of Hong Kong, Sir David Clive Crosbie Trench.[1]
The 2.75-kilometre-long Ching Cheung Road was completed in two sections. The first section, connecting Tai Po Road and Castle Peak Road, was opened to traffic on 11 November 1966 by the then Secretary for Works, Mr. Alec Michael John Wright, and a memorial was erected at the Butterfly Valley Interchange Kwun Tong-bound entrance, which was gazetted as the Ching Cheung Road on the same day.[2] The second part, linking Castle Peak Road and Kwai Chung Road, was opened to traffic in 1978 and terminated at Kwai Chung Interchange at that time.[3]
Ching Cheung Road underwent a number of modifications, the first of which was carried out between 1994 and 1998, and included widening of Ching Cheung Road from a dual two-lane to a three-lane dual two-lane carriageway and levelling of the slopes at Butterfly Valley Interchange. On the other hand, to tie in with the opening of Route 3, the Government constructed a slip road at Ching Cheung Road near Kwai Chung Interchange to connect with Tsing Kwai Highway.
In the 21st century, the Government constructed Tsing Sha Highway and added a new entrance at Ching Cheung Road near Butterfly Valley Interchange to facilitate vehicles travelling to and from Sha Tin and Kwai Chung Container Terminals, so that vehicles travelling in and out of Kowloon East and Sha Tin had to bypass the slip road and the container terminal roundabout.
The section of Ching Cheung Road between Nob Hill and Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Cemetery is the boundary between Sham Shui Po District and Kwai Tsing districts. The section west of the Tsing Kwai Highway underpass belongs to Kwai Tsing district, while the rest of the road is entirely within Sham Shui Po district.
Structure[]
Ching Cheung Road is built on a hillside, partly elevated, and is very similar in nature to Lung Cheung Road, with Tai Po Road forming the boundary between the two roads.
The exits from Ching Cheung Road are all one-way, ending at Kwai Chung Interchange where Route 5 connects to Kwai Chung Road and Route 7 ends. Kwai Chung bound traffic can turn into Butterfly Valley Road or Castle Peak Road at Butterfly Valley Interchange for travelling to and from Lai Chi Kok or North Kwai Chung and vice versa. For Kowloon bound vehicles, one can travel from Ching Cheung Road to Tsing Sha Highway in the direction of Sha Tin. Those entering Tsing Sha Highway from Kowloon have to travel via the slip road of Ching Cheung Road to Kwai Chung Road, and then turn around at the Container Terminal roundabout to return to Ching Cheung Road eastbound before travelling to Tsing Sha Highway.
The speed limit on Ching Cheung Road is 70 kilometres per hour.
Exit locations[]
| Intersections of Ching Cheung Road (from east to west) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Exit no. | Intersection name | Connecting road(s) | Remarks |
Tai Po Road (connects to  Lung Cheung Road)
| |||
| 13C | Tai Po Road | Eastbound only, accessible to Sham Shui Po District | |
| 13D | Tai Po Road | Eastbound only, accessible to Sha Tin District | |
| 14A | Caritas Medical Centre | Westbound only, accessible only to designated vehicles | |
| 14B | Butterfly Valley Interchange | Butterfly Valley Road | Westbound only, accessible to Lai Chi Kok |
| 14C | Butterfly Valley Interchange | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung | Westbound only, accessible to North Kwai Chung |
| 14D | Tsing Sha Highway | Eastbound only, accessible to Sha Tin District | |
| 14E | Slip road | Westbound only, accessible to Container Terminals and  Tsing Kwai Highway
| |
 Kwai Chung Interchange (connects to Kwai Chung Road, to/from Kwai Chung)
| |||
Routes observed[]
| List of bus routes observing Ching Cheung Road | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route no. | Origin | Termini | Service modes |
| the following routes pass through only a section of Ching Cheung Road between Tsing Kwai Highway slip road and Lung Cheung Road | ||||
| Citybus | 55 | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) | Kwun Tong Ferry Pier | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours ● |
| Kwun Tong Ferry Pier | Tuen Mun (Ching Tin and Wo Tin) | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours ● | ||
| KMB | 61X | Tuen Mun Central | Kowloon City Ferry | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Kowloon City Ferry | Tuen Mun Central | |||
| Template:KMB 62P doesn't exist! | ||||
| KMB | 62X | Siu Hong Station (South) | Lei Yue Mun Estate | Outbound service Mondays to Saturdays after Morning Peak Hours, holidays whole-day ● |
| Lei Yue Mun Estate | Siu Hong Station (South) | Inbound service daily ● | ||
| KMB | 69C | Tin Yan Estate | Kwun Tong Ferry | Outbound service Saturdays during morning, holidays during Morning Peak Hours ● |
| Kwun Tong Ferry | Tin Yan Estate | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours ● | ||
| KMB | 252X | Handsome Court | Lam Tin Station | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours ● |
| Lam Tin Station | Tuen Mun (Chi Lok Fa Yuen) | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours ● | ||
| Template:KMB 258A doesn't exist! | ||||
| KMB | 258D | Tuen Mun (Po Tin Estate) | Lam Tin Station | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Lam Tin Station | Tuen Mun (Po Tin Estate) | |||
| KMB | 258P | Hung Shui Kiu (Hung Fuk Estate) | Lam Tin Station | Outbound service Mondays to Saturdays during morning ● |
| Lam Tin Station | Hung Tin Road (Hung Fuk Estate) | Inbound service Mondays to Saturdays during afternoon to nighttime ● | ||
| Template:KMB 258S doesn't exist! | ||||
| KMB | 258X | Kwun Tong Ferry | Tuen Mun (Po Tin Estate) | Inbound Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours, one-way westbound ● |
| KMB | 259D | Tuen Mun (Lung Mun Oasis) | Lei Yue Mun Estate | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Lei Yue Mun Estate | Tuen Mun (Lung Mun Oasis) | |||
| Template:KMB 259S doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 259X doesn't exist! | ||||
| KMB | 267X | Tuen Mun (Siu Hong Court) | Lam Tin Station | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours ● |
| Lam Tin Station | Tuen Mun (Siu Hong Court) | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours ● | ||
| KMB | 268A | Long Ping Estate | Kwun Tong Ferry | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, viaTung Tau Industrial Area ● |
| Kwun Tong Ferry | Long Ping Estate | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours, viaTung Tau Industrial Area ● | ||
| KMB | 268C | Long Ping Station | Kwun Tong Ferry | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Kwun Tong Ferry | Long Ping Station | |||
| Template:KMB 268P doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 269C doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB 269S doesn't exist! | ||||
| Citybus | A26 | Yau Tong | Airport | Outbound service daily during morning to afternoon ● |
| Airport | Yau Tong | Inbound service daily during afternoon to nighttime ● | ||
| Citybus | A28 | LOHAS Park | Airport | Outbound service daily ● |
| Airport | LOHAS Park | Inbound service daily after Morning Peak Hours ● | ||
| Citybus | A29 | Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam) | Airport | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Airport | Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam) | |||
| Citybus | E22 | Lam Tin (Ping Tin Street) | SKYCITY | Service daily, via Kowloon Tong, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| SKYCITY | Lam Tin (Ping Tin Street) | |||
| Citybus | E22A | Tseung Kwan O (Hong Sing Garden) | SKYCITY | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| SKYCITY | Tseung Kwan O (Hong Sing Garden) | |||
| Citybus | E22C | Tiu Keng Leng Station | Aircraft Maintenance Area | Outbound service daily during early morning ● |
| Aircraft Maintenance Area | Tiu Keng Leng Station | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours hours to nighttime, Saturdays and holidays during Afternoon Peak Hours ● | ||
| Citybus | E22P | Yau Tong | SKYCITY | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, via Sau Mau Ping ● |
| SKYCITY | Yau Tong | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours, via Sau Mau Ping ● | ||
| Citybus | E22S | Tung Chung (Mun Tung Estate) | Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours ● |
| Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam) | Tung Chung (Mun Tung Estate) | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours ● | ||
| Citybus | E22X | Yau Tong | SKYCITY | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, via Kwun Tong Road ● |
| SKYCITY | Yau Tong | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours, via Kwun Tong Road ● | ||
| Citybus | N26 | Tung Chung Station | Yau Tong | Outbound service daily overnight ● |
| Yau Tong | Tung Chung Station | Inbound service daily during early morning ● | ||
| Citybus | N29 | Tung Chung Station | Tseung Kwan O (Hong Sing Garden) | Outbound service daily overnight ● |
| Tseung Kwan O (Hong Sing Garden) | Tung Chung Station | Inbound service daily during early morning ● | ||
| Citybus | NA29 | HZMB Hong Kong Port | Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam) | Outbound service daily overnight ● |
| Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam) | HZMB Hong Kong Port | Inbound service daily during early morning ● | ||
| Template:KMB X42C doesn't exist! | ||||
| The following routes pass through only a section of Ching Cheung Road between Kwai Chung Road and Lung Cheung Road | ||||
| KMB | 33 | Tsuen Wan West Station | Yau Tong | Service Mondays to Fridays whole-day, via Kowloon Bay Business Area and Kwun Tong Business Area, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Yau Tong | Tsuen Wan West Station | |||
| KMB | 33B | Tsuen Wan West Station | Yau Tong | Service Saturdays and holidays whole-day, via Kwun Tong Town Centre, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Yau Tong | Tsuen Wan West Station | |||
| KMB | 234D | Tsing Lung Tau | Kwun Tong (Tsui Ping North Estate) | Outbound service Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, via Kowloon Bay Business Area ● |
| Kwun Tong (Tsui Ping North Estate) | Tsing Lung Tau | Inbound service Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours, via Kowloon Bay Business Area ● | ||
| KMB | 290 | Hang Hau (North) | Tsuen Wan West Station | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tsuen Wan West Station | Hang Hau (North) | |||
| KMB | 290A | Tseung Kwan O (Choi Ming) | Tsuen Wan West Station | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tsuen Wan West Station | Tseung Kwan O (Choi Ming) | |||
| KMB | 290E | Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate | Tsuen Wan West Station | Service Mondays to Fridays during peak hours, via Tseung Lam Highway, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tsuen Wan West Station | Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate | |||
| KMB | 290X | LOHAS Park Station | Tsuen Wan West Station | Service daily, via On Sau Road, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Tsuen Wan West Station | LOHAS Park Station | |||
| Template:KMB N290 doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB X42C doesn't exist! | ||||
| The following routes pass through only a section of Ching Cheung Road between Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung and Lung Cheung Road | ||||
| Template:KMB 35X doesn't exist! | ||||
| KMB | 38 | Kwai Shing (East) | Ping Tin | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Ping Tin | Kwai Shing (East) | |||
| Template:KMB 38P doesn't exist! | ||||
| KMB | 40 | Tsuen Wan (Belvedere Garden) | Laguna City | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Laguna City | Tsuen Wan (Belvedere Garden) | |||
| KMB | 40A | Ping Tin | Kwai Hing Station | Outbound Mondays to Fridays during Morning Peak Hours, one-way eastbound ● |
| Template:KMB 40B doesn't exist! | ||||
| KMB | 40P | Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Kwun Tong Ferry | Outbound service daily ● |
| Kwun Tong Ferry | Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | Inbound service daily after Morning Peak Hours ● | ||
| KMB | 42C | Tsing Yi (Cheung Hang Estate) | Lam Tin Station | Service daily, observes this stop in both directions ● |
| Lam Tin Station | Tsing Yi (Cheung Hang Estate) | |||
| Template:KMB 234C doesn't exist! | ||||
| Template:KMB X42P doesn't exist! | ||||
| The following route passes through only a section of Ching Cheung Road between Tsing Kwai Highway slip road and Tsing Sha Highway | ||||
| Template:KMB 249X doesn't exist! | ||||
| The following routes pass through only a section of Ching Cheung Road between Kwai Chung Road and Tsing Sha Highway | ||||
| Template:KMB 38B doesn't exist! | ||||
| KMB | 286A | Sha Tin Wai | Cheung Sha Wan (Circular) |
Service daily during morning, one-way westbound ● |
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Remarks[]
Related articles[]
References[]
- ↑ "呈祥道連接東西九龍" (Ching Cheung Road linking East and West Kowloon), am730, 27 September 2010.
- ↑ Gazette No. 2921: "Urban Council Announcement: Street Naming", Hong Kong Government Gazette, Vol. 108, No. 65, 11 November 1966
- ↑ Gazette No. 2580: "Urban Council Bulletin: Street Naming", Hong Kong Government Gazette, Vol. 118, No. 47, 19 November 1976
External links[]
- Highways Department official website: Lung Cheung Road and Ching Cheung Road Improvement Works
- Transport Department Official Website: Driving Guidelines on Tsing Sha Highway - Ching Cheung Road
- Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park, Sung Shing, Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park Bus Terminus and Ching Cheung Road under construction in 1977, Kwai Tsing District Council website
Template:Hong Kong Strategic Routes