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 Entrance of the Lion Rock Tunnel in Sha Tin, Hong Kong | |
| Overview | |
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| Location | Through Lion Rock, connecting Kowloon Tong to Tai Wai in Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°21′21″N 114°10′22″E / 22.35583°N 114.17278°E |
| Status | Active |
| Route |  Route 1 |
| Start | Kowloon Tong |
| End | Hin Tin |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | January 1962 |
| Opened | 14 November 1967 (Lion Rock Tunnel) 18 January 1978 (Second Lion Rock Tunnel) |
| Owner | Hong Kong Government |
| Operator | Greater Lucky (H.K.) Co., Ltd |
| Traffic | Vehicular |
| Toll | Yes (HK$8) |
| Vehicles per day | 90,608 |
| Technical | |
| Design engineer | Young Au Young |
| Length | 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) |
| No. of lanes | 4 lanes (2 lanes per direction) |
| Operating speed | 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 獅子山隧道 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 狮子山隧道 | ||||||||||
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The Lion Rock Tunnel, the first major road tunnel in Hong Kong, is a twin-bored toll tunnel, connecting Hin Tin, Sha Tin in the New Territories and New Kowloon near Kowloon Tong. It has two southbound lanes, and there are two northbound lanes in the Second Lion Rock Tunnel, with the toll booths located at the Sha Tin end. They are vital components of Route 1.