Argyle Street, Hong Kong
Encyclopedia
Argyle Street is a four-lane dual-way thoroughfare in Hong Kong
, connecting Mong Kok
, Ma Tau Wai
and Kowloon City
. It runs on an east-west alignment starting at its intersection with Cherry Street
, Ferry Street and Tong Mi Road in the west, and ending near the former Kai Tak Airport
in the east.
The street was named after a British merchant ship called Argyle, which sailed between India and southern China in the early 19th Century.
, the Hong Kong Eye Hospital, the headquarters of the Hospital Authority
, and the Kowloon West Police Headquarters.
Langham Place opened in 2004 is situated near the west end of the street.
Due to the same reason, vehicles are not allowed to make a right turn directly from Nathan Road to Argyle Street, and must follow the route shown on above.
's Mong Kok Station is located at the intersection of Argyle Street and Nathan Road
, and the East Rail Line's Mong Kok East Station is located several blocks to the east, near the street's intersection with Luen Wan Street.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, connecting Mong Kok
Mong Kok
Mong Kok , less often known as Argyle , is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District on Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong...
, Ma Tau Wai
Ma Tau Wai
Ma Tau Wai is an area in Kowloon City District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was originally a walled village between present-day Argyle Street and Prince Edward Road West, east of St Teresa's Hospital....
and Kowloon City
Kowloon City
Kowloon City is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is named after the Kowloon Walled City, and is administratively part of Kowloon City District....
. It runs on an east-west alignment starting at its intersection with Cherry Street
Cherry Street, Hong Kong
Cherry Street is a street in Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was a street to Tai Kok Tsui Ferry Pier. After the reclamation of the West Kowloon in 1990s, it became a road across the new reclamation and a tunnel was built under the Olympic Station....
, Ferry Street and Tong Mi Road in the west, and ending near the former Kai Tak Airport
Kai Tak Airport
Kai Tak Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. It was officially known as the Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July 1998, when it was closed and replaced by the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok, 30 km to the west...
in the east.
The street was named after a British merchant ship called Argyle, which sailed between India and southern China in the early 19th Century.
Features
Amenities and buildings along the street include the Kowloon City Law Courts, the Kowloon HospitalKowloon Hospital
Kowloon Hospital is a general care hospital at Prince Edward Road in Mong Kok of Kowloon in Hong KongThe hospital used to be an acute hospital with accident and emergency service. It was later converted to a chronic hospital to provide extended supportive care to patients from Queen Elizabeth...
, the Hong Kong Eye Hospital, the headquarters of the Hospital Authority
Hospital Authority
The Hospital Authority is a statutory body managing all the public hospitals and institutes in Hong Kong. It is managed by the Hospital Authority Board and is under the monitor of the Secretary for Food and Health of the Hong Kong Government. Its chairman is Mr...
, and the Kowloon West Police Headquarters.
Langham Place opened in 2004 is situated near the west end of the street.
Attractions
- Langham Place
- Sincere Podium
- Mong Kok East Station
- Diocesan Boys' SchoolDiocesan Boys' SchoolDiocesan Boys' School is a boys' school located at 131 Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1869, making it one of the oldest secondary schools in Hong Kong....
- CLP Power Headquarter
- Kowloon HospitalKowloon HospitalKowloon Hospital is a general care hospital at Prince Edward Road in Mong Kok of Kowloon in Hong KongThe hospital used to be an acute hospital with accident and emergency service. It was later converted to a chronic hospital to provide extended supportive care to patients from Queen Elizabeth...
- Hong Kong Eye Hospital
- Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts
- Olympic Garden
Mong Kok traffic control in the 1970s
As MTR was built in the 1970s, and some exits of the Mong Kok Station had occupied the right lanes of Argyle Street from Sai Yeung Choi Street to Portland Street, thus the government at the time had made the control in effect: vehicles can only travel westbound in uni-direction between the streets mentioned above. As a result, vehicles from Tai Kok Tsui via Argyle Street, eastbound towards Kowloon City, shall make a left turn to Reclamation Street, then turn right into Mong Kok Road. After crossing the junction between Mong Kok Road and Nathan Road, one shall turn right to either Sai Yeung Choi Street or Sai Yee Street in order to lead back to Argyle Street.Due to the same reason, vehicles are not allowed to make a right turn directly from Nathan Road to Argyle Street, and must follow the route shown on above.
MTR
The MTRMTR
Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
's Mong Kok Station is located at the intersection of Argyle Street and Nathan Road
Nathan Road, Hong Kong
Nathan Road is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong that goes in a south-north direction from Tsim Sha Tsui to Mong Kok. It is lined with shops and restaurants and throngs with tourists, and was known in the post-World War II years as the Golden Mile, a name that is now rarely used...
, and the East Rail Line's Mong Kok East Station is located several blocks to the east, near the street's intersection with Luen Wan Street.