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Canton Road is not one continuous road, instead, it is divided into four sections, interrupted by a major housing estate (Prosperous Garden) and disjointed by a traffic intersection (Jordan Road) as the result of urban development in the past hundred years. The following list follows a south-north
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area. The southern section of Canton Road is home to many upscale retail shops, shopping centres and others business establishments, with busy traffic from both vehicles and pedestrians from morning till late at night.
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Yau Ma Tei section in April 2008: a primary school occupies the whole eastern side of this section. The vehicles are within Canton Road.
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Kinoshita, Hikaru (2001). "Chapter 2: The Street Market as an Urban Facility in Hong Kong". In Miao, Pu (ed.).
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order. (W) indicates the western side of the road, while (E) indicates the eastern side.
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This very short section (about 30m long) starts at Tung Kun Street, north of
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Canton Road near Silvercord in the evening, looking north in December 2005
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Canton Road Government Offices in January 2008, demolished in 2011
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The road was originally named MacDonnell Road. It was renamed to
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The road is interrupted north of Public Square Street, and
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Film Services Offices: Canton Road Government Offices
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Major streets and roads in Kowloon & New Kowloon
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monument in Canton Road, near the intersection with
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Yet" 793:(E) > junction with Fife Street 713:> intersection with Pitt Street 689:No. 1235 Canton Road in July 2010. 14: 1751: 1298: 1230:"48 hours in cinematic Hong Kong" 535:(W) junction with Wui Cheung Road 1635: 1580: 1527: 1484: 1431: 1421: 1398: 1304: 939: 927: 915: 900: 827:It was proposed that a station, 676:(E) Wanchai Church Kei To School 532:(E) junction with Bowring Street 342:. However, an error resulted in 322:in 1909 to avoid confusion with 25: 1282: 1257: 1239: 1223: 1200: 1185: 1162: 1151: 36:needs additional citations for 1126: 1108: 1096: 1080: 1054: 1043: 1032: 1003: 980: 480:Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal 363: 359: 355: 335: 1: 1291:, Bloomberg. 15 November 2008 1103:Jade Market & Jade Street 988:"Changes in Names of Streets" 973: 823:West Rail line (Tuen Ma Line) 1137:. 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Harbour City
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Guangzhou
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Hong Kong
22°19′03″N 114°10′03″E / 22.31759°N 114.16749°E / 22.31759; 114.16749
Salisbury Road
Lai Chi Kok Road
major road in Hong Kong
reclamation
Tsim Sha Tsui
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Yau Ma Tei
Mong Kok
Prince Edward
Kowloon Peninsula
Nathan Road
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