Oxford Road, Hong Kong


Oxford Road is a two-way street in Kowloon Tsai, Kowloon City District, Hong Kong.

History

Completed in mid-1950s, Oxford Road was named after Oxford, England as one of the Kowloon Tong streets which were all named after places in Britain when the first British settlers arrived in Kowloon. Oxford, being a heritage-rich city in England, was chosen as the first name of all the Kowloon Tong streets.

Location

Oxford Road runs from Oxford Road Playground to Hereford Road near Sunderland Estate. Succeeding Flint Road at a roundabout near Ho Tung Road, Oxford Road runs northward in a divided dual-carriageway until it meets Lancashire Road near Lannox Gardens. Crossing the junction, Oxford Road merges into a two-way street which continues to run northbound. It meets Moray Road, Selkirk Road and Hampshire Road respectively on the west side and then intersects with Durham Road near Kowloon Tsai House tennis court. After Durham Road, Oxford Road meets Wiltshire Road on the west and finally terminates at Hereford Road near Sunderland Estate and Mary Rose School.

Features

Oxford Road is home to many schools such as, beginning from Oxford Road Playground, Maryknoll Convent School, Caritas Francis Hsu College, Creative Primary School, TWGHs Wong Fut Nam College, Jockey Club Government Secondary School, Kei Wa Primary School and Bishop Hall Jubilee School, together with, formerly, Ying Wa College and :zh-tw:天主教培聖中學|Pui Shing Middle School.