Lei Yue Mun Road
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Lei Yue Mun Road is a major road in Lam Tin
Lam Tin
Lam Tin is an area in the Kwun Tong District in southeastern New Kowloon, Hong Kong. Lam Tin is primarily a residential area, though it also hosts a major transport interchange and the location of several renowned shopping attractions. Lam Tin was once a large field in the vicinity of Kowloon Bay....

, 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 the junction with Tsui Ping Road and Kwun Tong Road
Kwun Tong Road
Kwun Tong Road is a major road in Kwun Tong of New Kowloon in Hong Kong. It starts at the junction with Prince Edward Road East, Clear Water Bay Road and Lung Cheung Road in Ngau Chi Wan...

 near MTR
MTR
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...

 Kwun Tong Station
Kwun Tong (MTR)
Kwun Tong is a station on the MTR Kwun Tong Line in Hong Kong. The station was used to be the original terminus of the line until Lam Tin station opened in 1989. It is located in the Kwun Tong area, between Lam Tin station and Ngau Tau Kok station....

 to the roundabout
Roundabout
A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...

 with Ko Chiu Road near Lei Yue Mun Estate in Yau Tong
Yau Tong
Yau Tong is an area in the eastern Kowloon, Hong Kong, located between Lei Yue Mun and Lam Tin, at the east shore of Victoria Harbour. Administratively, it is under Kwun Tong District....

. The westernmost section of Lei Yue Mun Road is a part of Hong Kong Route 7
Route 7 (Hong Kong)
Route 7 is a highway route running through New Kowloon in Hong Kong between Tseung Kwan O and Kwai Chung.The first sections of road were built as a 5 lane trunk road , it was expanded to the current 6 lane highway...

 and serves as a connection between Route 7 and Route 2
Route 2 (Hong Kong)
Route 2 of Hong Kong runs from Quarry Bay of Hong Kong Island to Ma Liu Shui of the New Territories, formerly known as route 6, and renamed as route 2 in 2004 under the route numbering scheme proposed in the same year....

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The road is named after Lei Yue Mun
Lei Yue Mun
Lei Yue Mun is a short channel in Hong Kong, between Junk Bay and Victoria Harbour, separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The channel is an important passage in the South China Sea. It is the east gate of Victoria Harbour.The lands around the channel are also called Lei Yue Mun...

, a channel roughly 1 km away from its south end. Lei Yue Mun Road is one of the few access roads to Lei Yue Mun.

From west to east, Lei Yue Mun Road succeeds Route 7 from Kwun Tong Road near Tsui Ping Estate, then passes the Kwun Tong Recreation Ground, and transitions into Route 2 from Route 7 at the junction with Tseung Kwan O Road. Then it merges with the Kwun Tong Bypass
Kwun Tong Bypass
Kwun Tong Bypass is an elevated bypass expressway in Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong with three lanes in each direction and a posted speed limit of 70-80 kilometres per hour. It comprises part of Route 2 and has links to Route 5 and Route 7....

 under Lam Tin MTR Station
Lam Tin (MTR)
Lam Tin is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line built as a part of the extension to Quarry Bay. The station is linked to the hillside community of the Lam Tin area by a series of escalators.-History:...

, Lam Tin Bus Terminus and Sceneway Garden
Sceneway Garden
Sceneway Garden is a private housing estate in Lam Tin, Hong Kong, built by Cheung Kong Holdings, completed in 1992.-Structure and location:...

, and then approaches the Lei Yue Mun Interchange
Lei Yue Mun Interchange
Lei Yue Mun Interchange is a roundabout interchange that feeds traffic from Eastern Harbour Crossing , to Yau Tong and Lam Tin via Lei Yue Mun Road & Kai Tin Road, respectively, and to/from Route 7....

. On leaving the Lei Yue Mun Interchange, the road separates from Route 2 and junctions Kai Tin Road at a roundabout interchange, Then the road continues south-south east, intersecting Yau Tong Road, and passing St. Antonius Girl's College, while Ko Chiu Road loops off to the east to serve Kwong Tin Eastate. The road then passes Yau Tong MTR Station
Yau Tong (MTR)
Yau Tong is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line and the Tseung Kwan O Line. The livery of the station is yellow...

 and ends at a second intersection with Ko Chiu Road, at a roundabout near Lei Yue Mun Estate and Yau Tong Bus Terminus.
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