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Hong kong tsim sha tsui carnarvon road kimberley road 2013 05 03
Kimberley Road (Chinese: 金巴利道) is a road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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- Hong kong tsim sha tsui carnarvon road kimberley road 2013 05 03
- Map of Kimberley Rd Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong
- Location
- Name
- Features
- Kimberley Street
- References
Map of Kimberley Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Location
Starting at Nathan Road in the west, it runs eastwards until Observatory Road and continues northeastwards. The Road runs parallel to and north of Kimberley Street, Cameron Road and Granville Road.
Name
The road first appeared on the Rates List for 1897/8. John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley gave his name to this road. He was a Secretary of State for the Colonies from July 1870 to February 1874 and served under the Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. In 1905, the road was extended from Observatory Road to Austin Road.
Features
Kimberley Street
Kimberley Street (金巴利街) is a shorter street that runs parallel to Kimberley Road and Granville Road, between Observatory Road and Carnarvon Road. It is famous for its Korean restaurants and grocery stores, especially after the advent of the Korean Wave in Hong Kong. A Koreatown, the street is known locally by the nicknames "Korean Street" and "Little Korea" (小韓國).