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Leighton Road

Leighton Road

Road in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Leighton Road (Chinese: 禮頓道) is a main road in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. It begins east of Causeway Road and ends at the west of the junction with Morrison Hill Road and Canal Road.

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History

Part of the road skirts Leighton Hill to its north while part of it runs along Lee Garden (a property of the Lee Hysan family), known as Jardine's Hill (owned by Jardine-Matheson) in early colonial days. The area adjacent to the road is relatively quiet compared to the business centre of East Point of Causeway Bay.

Features

A branch road, Wong Nai Chung Road leads to the Happy Valley Racecourse and the upscale residential area of Happy Valley.

  • End of Leighton Road (August 2011)
  • 2 Leighton Road (April 2017)
  • 8 Leighton Road (July 2016)
  • 77 Leighton Road (November 2007)
  • Junction with Sharp and Percival Streets; Leighton Centre, Lee Theatre Plaza, Apple Apartment (left to right) (December 2013)
  • 133 Leighton Road (October 2016)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Cheng, Raymond (23 April 2017). "Redevelopment plan for five-star Hong Kong hotel divides opinion". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. [2]
    Zoroastrian Prayer Hall in Causeway Bay
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