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Connaught Road refers to one major road and its western extension on the north shore of Hong Kong Island , Hong Kong ''Connaught Road Central'' is a main thoroughfare that runs the length of Central , parallel to the north shore. It runs from approximately Admiralty in the east, where it connects into Harcourt Road , to the Shun Tak Centre in the west, where the road becomes Connaught Road West. ''Connaught Road West'' (干諾道西) runs towards the Kennedy Town and Pok Fu Lam areas in the west. For most of the stretch, Connaught Road West runs beneath the Connaught Road West Flyover, ( Route 4 ). It is the main thoroughfare to the entrance of the Western Harbour Tunnel and beyond to Shek Tong Tsui , where it merges with Des Voeux Road . HISTORY This road was once a waterfront promenade with boats docked against the northern side of the road. In . A statue of the Duke once occupied the junction of Pedder Street . Connaught Road West was lined with many piers in the past. Rice wholesalers gathered there owing to its proximity to the shore. Due to Reclamation of the harbour, the whole of Connaught Road has now become land-locked. STRUCTURES WITH FRONTAGE ON CONNAUGHT ROAD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Image:HK Connaught Garden Henry Moore Sculture 6JPG | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Henry_Moore" class="copylinks">Henry Moore 's sculpture, Connaught Place |
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| Image:HK Connaught Road C Hang Seng Bank Jubilee StreetJPGNew Headquarters Of The | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Hang_Seng_Bank" class="copylinks">Hang Seng Bank |
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| Image:94852 5992jpgConnaught Road Central (''foreground Left'': City Hall''opposite'': Hong Kong Club Building ''Background'': | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Prince_of_Wales_Building" class="copylinks">Prince Of Wales Building ''Distant Background'': Central Plaza) |
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