Pok Fu Lam Road, or Pokfulam Road, is a four-lane road in Hong Kong. Built on Hong Kong Island, the road runs between Sai Ying Pun and Wah Fu, through Pok Fu Lam.

Pok Fu Lam Road
Pok Fu Lam Road near Li Sing Primary School
Length5.1 km (3.2 mi)
5.0 km (3.1 mi) two-way, 0.1 km (0.062 mi) one-way
South endShek Pai Wan Road
North endQueen's Road West
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Pok Fu Lam Road
Chinese薄扶林道
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBófúlín Dào
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBok fùh làhm douh
JyutpingBok3 fu6 lam4 dou6

Description

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It runs south from Sai Ying Pun, passing The University of Hong Kong along the Belcher's, with a road junction with Pokfield Road. The vegetation in this area is largely preserved, unlike many roads in the urban built-up areas of Hong Kong. Further south, the Pok Fu Lam playground, a public playground, is located near the junction with Mount Davis Road in Mount Davis. Down the road, Queen Mary Hospital, a large hospital complex, borders the junction with Sassoon Road and Bisney Road. Recently, the junction was renovated into a large intersection with highway loops, to ease traffic congestion. Further down the road, there is a large reservoir, a school for the blind, a vocational education centre and two large housing complexes: Chi Fu Fa Yuen and Pokfulam Gardens. The road ends at the Pokfulam Fire Station.

Spelling

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The road name is always spelled as Three words Pok Fu Lam Road (see road sign above), and not Pokfulam Road.

Along Pok Fu Lam Road is a property development, The Belcher's, built in 2000–2001.

Intersections

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The portion of the road near Sai Ying Pun

Listed from south to north.

DistrictLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
SouthernWaterfall Bay0.0–
0.2
0.0–
0.12
Wah Fu Road / Shek Pai Wan RoadTrumpet interchange; Southern terminus
0.30.19Victoria Road
Pok Fu Lam0.5–
0.7
0.31–
0.43
Chi Fu RoadTrumpet interchange
1.0–
1.1
0.62–
0.68
Chi Fu RoadModified trumpet interchange
1.40.87Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road
Sandy Bay2.3–
2.5
1.4–
1.6
Sassoon RoadPartial cloverleaf interchange
2.61.6Bisney RoadNorthbound only
Central and WesternKennedy Town3.32.1Mount Davis Road / Smithfield
3.82.4Pokfield Road
Shek Tong Tsui4.32.7Hill Road Flyover to   Route 4 eastNorthbound only
4.5–
4.6
2.8–
2.9
Hill Road / Bonham RoadNo access from southbound to eastbound Bonham Road
4.62.9Third StreetNorthbound only
Sai Ying Pun4.83.0Kui Yan LanePedestrianized
Water Street
High Street
4.93.0Rose LanePedestrianized
Third Street
5.03.1Second StreetTwo-way street ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

One-way section

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Listed from north to south. The entire road is in Sai Ying Pun, Central and Western District.

km[2]miDestinationsNotes
0.000.00Queen's Road West
0.030.019Sam To LanePedestrianized
0.050.031First Street
0.080.050Sai Wa LanePedestrianized
0.100.062Second StreetEnd of one-way street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former

22°15′29″N 114°08′12″E / 22.25798°N 114.13674°E / 22.25798; 114.13674

See also

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References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors. Pok Fu Lam Road (Two-way street) (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 May 2016. {{cite map}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors. Pok Fu Lam Road (One-way street) (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 May 2016. {{cite map}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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