Gloucester Road, Hong Kong
Gloucester Road as viewed from a pedestrian footbridge in August 2008 | |
| Native name | 告士打道 (Yue Chinese) |
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| Length | 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) |
| Location | Wan Chai, Hong Kong |
| South end | Causeway Road / Moreton Terrace |
| West end | Harcourt Road / Arsenal Street |
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| Chinese | 告士打道 | ||||||||||
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Gloucester Road (/ˈɡlɒstər/ GLOST-ər; Chinese: 告士打道; Jyutping: gou3 si6 da2 dou6) is a major highway in Hong Kong. It is one of the few major roads in Hong Kong with service roads. It was named on 14 June 1929 after Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, to commemorate his visit to Hong Kong that year. The road is 2.2 kilometres in length and has a speed limit of 70 km/h.