List of streets and roads in Hong Kong

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The following are incomplete lists of expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, avenues, streets, crescents, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong. Many roads on Hong Kong Island follow the contours of its hilly terrain. Some of the roads on the north side of Hong Kong Island and southern Kowloon have a grid-like pattern.^{[excessive citations]} The roads are generally designed to British standards, whilst expressways generally conform to British motorway standards.

Speed limits on all roads are 50 km/h (31 mph), unless indicated otherwise by road signs. Usually, higher speed limits, such as 70 and 80 km/h (43 and 50 mph), are applied to facilitate traffic flow along main roads and trunk roads. The speed limit on most expressways is between to 80 km/h and 100 km/h (62 mph) – and as high as 110 km/h (68 mph) on North Lantau Highway – due to the smooth contours of the roads, whilst other expressways, such as Island Eastern Corridor and Tuen Mun Road are restricted to 70 km/h due to their age and geometrical constraints. Typically, the highest speed limit in all tunnels^{[clarification needed]} and suspension bridges is 80 km/h, whilst the recommended speed limit on approaches to toll gates and slip roads which do not lead to other expressways is 50 km/h

Routes

Hong Kong's Transport Department is responsible for management of road traffic, regulation of public transport services, and operation of major transport infrastructure, whilst the Highways Department is responsible for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the public road system.

In 2004, a new strategic route marking system was introduced, with most existing routes renumbered, and exits to key locations or other routes also numbered. For example, a journey from Yau Ma Tei to the airport uses Route 3, taking Exit 5 to join Route 8. It is therefore identified as "3-5-8".

Routes 1 to 3 are cross-harbour north–south routes following the order in which the harbour tunnels were opened. Routes 4, 5, 7, and 8 run east–west, and are numbered from south to north. Route 9 circumscribes the New Territories. Route 10 runs from the western New Territories from Route 9, and heads northwest across the Shenzhen Bay Bridge to the border with Shenzhen. However, the new system has caused some confusion to motorists who have become accustomed to relying on traditional destination signs.

The routes are designated as follows:

• Route 1: Aberdeen – Wong Chuk Hang – Aberdeen Tunnel – Causeway Bay – Cross-Harbour Tunnel – Kowloon Tong – Lion Rock Tunnel – Sha Tin (to join Route 9)
• Route 2: Taikoo Shing – Eastern Cross-Harbour Tunnel – Kwun Tong Bypass – Tate's Cairn Tunnel – Ma Liu Shui (to join Route 9)
• Route 3: Sai Ying Pun – Western Cross-Harbour Tunnel – West Kowloon Highway – Kwai Chung – Tsing Yi – Cheung Tsing Tunnel – Ting Kau Bridge – Tai Lam Tunnel – Yuen Long (to join Route 9)
• Route 4: Chai Wan – Island Eastern Corridor – Quarry Bay – Central-Wan Chai Bypass – Sheung Wan – Sai Ying Pun – Kennedy Town
• Route 5: Ngau Tau Kok – Kowloon Bay – Airport Tunnel – Hung Hom – Yau Ma Tei – Lai Chi Kok – Kwai Chung – Tsuen Wan (to join Route 9)
• Route 6: Reserved for future route. Proposed Central Kowloon Route – Proposed Southeast Kowloon T2 Route - Tseung Kwan O – Lam Tin Tunnel
• Route 7: Tseung Kwan O – Tseung Kwan O Tunnel – Kwun Tong – Wong Tai Sin – Sham Shui Po – Lai Chi Kok – Kwai Chung (to join Route 5)
• Route 8: Chek Lap Kok (Airport) – Tsing Ma Bridge – Tsing Yi – Stonecutters Island – Lai Chi Kok – Sha Tin (to join Route 9)
• Route 9: Shing Mun Tunnel – Tai Wai – Sha Tin – Ma Liu Shui – Tai Po – Fanling – Sheung Shui – San Tin – Yuen Long – Tuen Mun – Sham Tseng – Tsuen Wan
• Route 10: Shekou, Shenzhen — Lam Tei (to join Route 9)

Expressways

There are approximately 158.7 kilometres (98.6 mi) of expressways in Hong Kong. The following list is sorted by length:

Number and Name	Length (km)	Speed limit (km/h)
Tuen Mun Road	16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi)	70/80
Hong Kong Link Road	13.2 kilometres (8.2 mi)	100
North Lantau Highway	12.8 kilometres (8.0 mi)	110
Tsing Long Highway	12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi)	80/100
Tolo Highway	11.3 kilometres (7.0 mi)	100
Fanling Highway	10.0 kilometres (6.2 mi)	80/100
Yuen Long Highway	10.0 kilometres (6.2 mi)	80
Island Eastern Corridor	8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi)	70
San Tin Highway	7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi)	100
Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor	5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi)	100
Kong Sham Western Highway	5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi)	80
West Kowloon Highway	5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi)	100
Tate's Cairn Highway	4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi)	80
Sha Lek Highway	4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi)	80
Tsuen Wan Road	4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi)	70
Lantau Link	4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi)	80
Tsing Kwai Highway	3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)	80
Sha Tin Road	3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi)	80
Kwun Tong Bypass	3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi)	70/80
Tai Po Road – Sha Tin Section	1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)	80
Penny's Bay Highway	1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)	80
Cheung Tsing Highway	1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi)	80

Tunnels, bridges, viaducts, and flyovers

Roads, streets, avenues, lanes, paths, highways, crescents and squares

Bus priority

The Transport Department has designated about 22 km (14 mi) of road length as exclusive "bus lanes" out of approximately 2,000 km (1,200 mi) of accessible roads.

Monitoring major roads

Online CCTV cameras provide near real-time road conditions for all major road users, as well as facilitating monitoring of traffic. As of April 2025, 987 closed-circuit cameras have been installed in Hong Kong to provide traffic snapshot images, and real-time road traffic information to the public. Congestion is heaviest in Kowloon, Hung Shui Kiu, Shatin, and along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island.

See also

• Roads in Hong Kong (category)
• Hong Kong Guide – Offering list of streets and roads.
• Suffixes of Hong Kong streets

References

External links

• Snapshot of Traffic Condition
• Live webcast of Traffic Condition
• Highways Department
• Strategic Route Numbering System
• Road Traffic Information Service – Offering live videos and images of current traffic conditions in Hong Kong