Cherry Street, Hong Kong
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Cherry Street is a street in Tai Kok Tsui
, Kowloon
, Hong Kong
. It was a street to Tai Kok Tsui Ferry Pier
. After the reclamation of the West Kowloon in 1990s, it became a road across the new reclamation and a tunnel was built under the Olympic Station.
The name of street, cherry
, like other streets in Tai Kok Tsui
, was named after different kinds of trees.
The construction shaft of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
is also located there.
Tai Kok Tsui
Tai Kok Tsui is an area west of Mong Kok in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The mixed land use of industrial and residential is present in the old area. The Cosmopolitan Dock and oil depots were previously located there...
, Kowloon
Kowloon
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. It was a street to Tai Kok Tsui Ferry Pier
Tai Kok Tsui Ferry Pier
Tai Kok Tsui Ferry Pier was a ferry pier in Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It started operation in 1972, together with its bus terminus, to replace Mong Kok Ferry Pier in Mong Kok. It provided ferry service to and from Central, Hong Kong and Guangzhou, Mainland China...
. After the reclamation of the West Kowloon in 1990s, it became a road across the new reclamation and a tunnel was built under the Olympic Station.
The name of street, cherry
Cherry
The cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy stone fruit. The cherry fruits of commerce are usually obtained from a limited number of species, including especially cultivars of the wild cherry, Prunus avium....
, like other streets in Tai Kok Tsui
Tai Kok Tsui
Tai Kok Tsui is an area west of Mong Kok in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The mixed land use of industrial and residential is present in the old area. The Cosmopolitan Dock and oil depots were previously located there...
, was named after different kinds of trees.
The construction shaft of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong Section is a proposed high speed railway connecting Kowloon with the high-speed rail network of China at Shenzhen...
is also located there.