Island Road
{{Short description|Road in Hong Kong}}
{{Infobox street
| name = Island Road
| native_name ={{native name|yue|香島道}}
| image = HK 南區 Southern District 深水灣 Deep Water Bay 香島道 Road January 2019 SSG.jpg
| caption = Island Road near Deep Water Bay Beach
| namesake = Ancient name of trail dating from 1840s
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| length_km = 2
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| location = Hong Kong
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| coordinates = {{Coord|22.245167|114.187237 |display=title, inline}}
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| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = Wong Chuk Hang Road and Shouson Hill Road
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = Repulse Bay Road
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| inauguration_date = Existed before Colonial era (before 1840)
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{{Infobox Chinese
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|t=香島道
|j=heung1 dou2 dou6
|p=Xiāngdǎo dào
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Island Road ({{zh|香島道}}) is a road in the Southern District of Hong Kong, facing Deep Water Bay and the South China Sea. It links Wong Chuk Hang with Repulse Bay and Stanley. It is regarded as one of the wealthier roads in Hong Kong.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=2021-07-15 |title=【教你睇樓】宛如置身外國的香島道45號 |url=https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E6%95%99%E4%BD%A0%E7%9D%87%E6%A8%93-%E5%AE%9B%E5%A6%82%E7%BD%AE%E8%BA%AB%E5%A4%96%E5%9C%8B%E7%9A%84%E9%A6%99%E5%B3%B6%E9%81%9345%E8%99%9F-104008315.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMKCq4LMOv57pRcllq2u9Wsc-vwqL-3JwuxRYKu2VNukO39h6Wvmw4YPH-nK70mH3Eaujy8rwirZGtt0iJAcuWWytZk7jmVkDW_iT0LA_TVa1lbLS0A3MaQu7BCPgQ45mHCUo1QMsyVb6vP3pUrw4SzLYsbFnFpUUM38tWwxFecQ |work= |website=hk.news.yahoo.com |location= |language=Chinese|access-date=}}
History
Island Road has existed before the Colonial era, existing before the year 1840 as a major trail towards the south of the island, extending from Shau Kei Wan to Stanley to Aberdeen. The British government later standardized this road during the 1840s.https://www.jendow.com.tw/wiki/%E9%A6%99%E5%B3%B6%E9%81%93
The road later caused problems for mailing due to its great length, and in 1961 was split into eight sections which still exist today. These are:
2. Tai Tam Road
5. Island Road, originally "Island Road, Deep Water Bay" but was abbreviated to Island Road
Mansions
This road is part of the Deep Water Bay area, where many of the wealthy and famous take up their residences in.http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/finance/20130420/00436_054.html They include the ex-Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, the Kwok brothers, and the Consul-General of Australia.https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3103949/burglary-official-hong-kong-residence-australian
Intersecting streets
Roads are listed from West to East.
See also
{{Commons category|Island Road, Hong Kong}}