Argyle Street, Hong Kong

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Argyle Street is a four-lane dual-way thoroughfare in Hong Kong, connecting Mong Kok, Ma Tau Wai and Kowloon City. It runs on an east-west alignment starting at its intersection with Cherry Street, Ferry Street and Tong Mi Road in the west, and ending near the former Kai Tak Airport in the east.

Amenities and buildings along the street include the Kowloon City Law Courts, the Kowloon Hospital, the Hong Kong Eye Hospital, the headquarters of the Hospital Authority, and the Kowloon West Police Headquarters.

The MTR's Mong Kok Station is located at the intersection of Argyle Street and Nathan Road, and the East Rail Line's Mong Kok East Station is located several blocks to the east, near the street's intersection with Luen Wan Street.

Langham Place opened in 2004 is situated near the west end of the street.

The street was named after a British merchant ship called "Argyle".

Attractions

* Langham Place
* Sincere Podium
* Mong Kok East Station
* Diocesan Boys' School
* CLP Power Headquarter
* Kowloon Hospital
* Hong Kong Eye Hospital
* Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts
* Olympic Garden

Mong Kok traffic control in the 1970s

As MTR was built in the 1970s, and some exits of the Mong Kok Station had occupied the right lanes of argyle street from Sai Yeung Choi Street to Portland Street, thus the government at the time had made the control in effect: vehicles can only travel westbound in uni-direction between the streets mentioned above. As a result, vehicles from Tai Kok Tsui via Argyle street, eastbound, shall make a left turn to Reclamation street, then turn right into Mong Kok Road. After crossing the junction between Mong Kok Road and Nathan Road, one shall turn right to either Sai Yeung Choi Street or Sai yee street in order to lead back to Argyle Street.

Due to the same reason, vehicles are not allowed to make a right turn directly from Nathan Road to Argyle Street, and must follow the route shown on above.

ee also

*List of streets and roads in Hong Kong

References

* [http://www.hk-place.com/view.php?id=330 Hong Kong Place: Hong Kong street names with British origins] (in Traditional Chinese)

External links

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=22.326388,114.188113&daddr=%E4%BA%9E%E7%9A%86%E8%80%81%E8%A1%97+%4022.318730,+114.166220&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=18&mra=dme&sll=22.326542,114.188241&sspn=0.002035,0.003648&ie=UTF8&ll=22.32254,114.17716&spn=0.016277,0.029182&z=15&om=1 Google Maps of Argyle Street]