Granville Road
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Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, is an urbanized area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui...
of Hong Kong
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...
. Located between Chatham Road
Chatham Road
Chatham Road South and Chatham Road North are two continuous roads spanning from Tsim Sha Tsui to Hung Hom in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The road originally ran from Signal Hill to Hung Hom under No. 12 Hill by the side of Hung Hom Bay...
and Nathan Road. The Road runs parallel to Kimberley Road
Kimberley Road
Kimberley Road, , is a road in Tsim Sha Tsui of Hong Kong. Located between Observatory Road and Nathan Road. The Road runs parallel to Kimberley Street, Cameron Road and Granville Road.- Name :...
, Cameron Road
Cameron Road
Cameron Road is a road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The west end of Cameron Road is Nathan Road while the east end is Chatham Road South, and it is almost parallel to Granville Road and Mody Road. It is named after Major General William Gordon Cameron, the Administrator of Hong Kong from...
and Kimberley Street
Kimberley Street
Kimberley Street is a street in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It is located between Observatory Road and Carnarvon Road and runs parallel to Kimberley Road and Granville Road. Kimberley Street is famous for Korean cuisine restaurants and grocery stores, especially after the advent of Korean Wave in...
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The name
The Road first appeared on the Rates List for 1896/7. The Earl GranvilleGranville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Granville George Leveson Gower, 2nd Earl Granville KG, PC FRS , styled Lord Leveson until 1846, was a British Liberal statesman...
gave his name to this road. He was a Secretary of State for the Colonies
Secretary of State for the Colonies
The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet minister in charge of managing the United Kingdom's various colonial dependencies....
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See also
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, a shopping centre built on the site of the former Tung Ying BuildingTung Ying Buildingright|thumb|250px|Tung Ying Building in 2006.right|thumb|250px|After demolition.Tung Ying Building was a 17-storey office building and shopping centre at 100 Nathan Road, at the corner of Granville Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.... - List of streets and roads in Hong Kong