Salisbury Road, Hong Kong
Salisbury Road is a major road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Description
It runs parallel to Victoria Harbour, starting from its western end at the Star Ferry Pier, passing by Blackhead Point, to Tsim Sha Tsui East. It intersects with several major roads in the area, including Canton Road, Kowloon Park Drive, Nathan Road and Chatham Road South, and connects to the Hung Hom Bypass at its eastern end.Landmarks
Several Hong Kong landmarks and points of interest are located along or near Salisbury Road, including the Star House, the 1881 Heritage complex, YMCA of Hong Kong, The Peninsula Hong Kong, Regent Hong Kong, Rosewood Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Space Museum, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Victoria Dockside and the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower. The Tsim Sha Tsui East Promenade, which runs alongside the road, has views of the Hong Kong skyline across Victoria Harbour.History
Naming
The road was named after Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, who served as the British prime minister in late 19th century.The original transliteration of the road in Chinese, "梳利士巴利道", failed to account for the fact that the i in the word is silent. The Hong Kong Government corrected the transliteration in the 1970s by dropping the second character "利", and adopting the current name "梳士巴利道".