Gloucester Road, Hong Kong

Gloucester Road
Gloucester Road as viewed from a pedestrian footbridge in August 2008
Native name告士打道 (Yue Chinese)
Length2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi)
LocationWan Chai, Hong Kong
South endCauseway Road / Moreton Terrace
West endHarcourt Road / Arsenal Street
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Gloucester Road
Chinese告士打道
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGàoshìdǎ dào
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggou3 si6 da2 dou6
Gloucester Road in Wan Chai in July 2010
Gloucester Road in Wan Chai in August 2004, near the Wan Chai Sports Ground. East-bound traffic is to the left hand side of the flyover.
Gloucester Road, near Wan Chai Police Station in May 2007

Gloucester Road (/ˈɡlɒstər/ GLOST-ər; Chinese: 告士打道; Jyutping: gou3 si6 da2 dou6) is a major highway in Hong Kong. It is one of the few major roads in Hong Kong with service roads. It was named on 14 June 1929 after Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, to commemorate his visit to Hong Kong that year.[1] The road is 2.2 kilometres in length and has a speed limit of 70 km/h.

  1. ^ Yanne, Andrew; Heller, Gillis (2009). Signs of a Colonial Era. Hong Kong University Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-962-209-944-9.