Ma Tau Wai Road
| Ma Tau Wai Road | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 馬頭圍道 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 马头围道 | ||||||||||
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Ma Tau Wai Road (Chinese: 馬頭圍道) is a main road in Kowloon City District, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
History
Named after Ma Tau Wai, Ma Tau Wai Road was the southern section of the original Kowloon City Road. The northern section was named after Ma Tau Chung as Ma Tau Chung Road.[1] There is a new Kowloon City Road that connects to Kai Tak Tunnel (formerly known as Airport Tunnel).
Features
A Pak Tai Temple is located along Ma Tau Wai Road. Pak Tai temples are dedicated to Pak Tai (北帝 "North Deity" in Cantonese). This one was built in 1929 and is managed by the Chinese Temples Committee.[2]
The two stretches of Ma Tai Wai Road, formerly interconnected, were separated on 17 October 1965 with the northern stretch connected to Chatham Road North, and the southern stretch to To Kwa Wan Road.
Building collapse
References
- ^ 蕭險峰; 岑智明; 劉國偉 (15 April 2016). 九龍城「上帝古廟」原址考證 (PDF). Fieldwork and Documents: South China Research Resource Station Newsletter (in Chinese (Hong Kong)) (83): 13. ISSN 1990-9020.
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Pak Tai Temple, No. 146 Ma Tau Wai Road, Hung Hom Archived 2019-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Pictures of the Pak Tai Temple
- Report on the Collapse of the Building at 45J Ma Tau Wai Road … on 29 January 2010 Archived 3 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, HKG Buildings Dept.