La Salle Road
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Kowloon Tsai
Kowloon Tsai is a place between Kowloon City and Kowloon Tong in Hong Kong. It was formerly a village in valley and now the place became low density residential area in New Kowloon...
of Kowloon City District
Kowloon City District
Kowloon City District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon. It had a population of 381,352 in 2001. The district has the third most educated residents while its residents enjoy the highest income in Kowloon....
, 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...
. It runs from Prince Edward Road
Prince Edward Road
Prince Edward Road East and Prince Edward Road West are roads in Kowloon, Hong Kong, going in an east-west direction and linking Tai Kok Tsui, Mong Kok, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon City and San Po Kong ....
near Beverly Villas to Hereford Road near Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education
Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education
The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education is one of the member institutions of the Vocational Training Council offering vocational education to post secondary students in Hong Kong through its nine campuses located across the territory....
Lee Wai Lee campus.
Location and routing
Administratively La Salle Road is located in the Prince Edward and Kowloon Tong constituencies of Kowloon City DistrictKowloon City District
Kowloon City District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon. It had a population of 381,352 in 2001. The district has the third most educated residents while its residents enjoy the highest income in Kowloon....
.
It starts from a dead-end right beyond Prince Edward Road in the Prince Edward constituency and junctions with Prince Edward Road. Then it runs slightly northward and meets Boundary Street. After that, the road runs northward past Beverly Villa, La Salle Primary School
La Salle Primary School
La Salle Primary School is a boys' primary school in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was established by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by St...
, La Salle College
La Salle College
La Salle College is a boys' secondary school in Hong Kong. It was established by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by St...
and meets Nga Tsin Wai Road
Nga Tsin Wai Road
Nga Tsin Wai Road is a major road linking Kowloon Tsai and Kowloon City in Hong Kong. It extends Lancashire Road at the junction with La Salle Road at the east and go round south of Kowloon Tsai Park...
and Lancashire Road
Lancashire Road
Lancashire Road is an inclined street in Hong Kong. It marks the boundary between Kowloon Tong and Prince Edward constituencies of Kowloon City District. Most parts of the road is one-way downhill towards Waterloo Road....
. Both Nga Tsin Wai and Lancashire terminate at this junction.
After passing through the junction, La Salle Road goes into Kowloon Tong constituency. Going northward alongside Kowloon Tsai Park
Kowloon Tsai Park
Kowloon Tsai Park is a park located in the Kowloon Tsai area in of New Kowloon. It lies within the Kowloon City District....
, La Salle Road meets Dumbarton Road and Durham Road, and finally terminates at Hereford Road near Lee Wai Lee Campus.
Naming
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle or John Baptist de La Salle was a priest, educational reformer, and founder of Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools...
. When the colonial government
Colonial Hong Kong
In the 19th century the British, Dutch, French, Indians and Americans saw Imperial China as the world's largest untapped market. In 1840 the British Empire launched their first and one of the most aggressive expeditionary forces to claim the territory that would later be known as Hong Kong.In a few...
decided to build a street that runs through Kowloon City and Kowloon Tong
Kowloon Tong
Kowloon Tong , formerly Kau Lung Tong, is an area in Hong Kong. Within New Kowloon, it is administratively divided by Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District...
, La Salle College was already in operation, so the road was naturally named after the school. Named in parallel is College Road
College Road
College Road may refer to the following roads:*A2212 road, London, England*College Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong...
, which got its name from the second half of the phrase "La Salle College". College Road bounds La Salle College from the eastern side.
See also
- List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
- La Salle CollegeLa Salle CollegeLa Salle College is a boys' secondary school in Hong Kong. It was established by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by St...