Kimberley Road
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Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, is an urbanized area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui...
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...
. Located between Observatory Road
Observatory Road
Observatory Road is one of the oldest roads in Hong Kong, and has existed since 1883. It is called so because this is where the Hong Kong Observatory was constructed...
and Nathan Road. The Road runs parallel to Kimberley Street
Kimberley Street
Kimberley Street is a street in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It is located between Observatory Road and Carnarvon Road and runs parallel to Kimberley Road and Granville Road. Kimberley Street is famous for Korean cuisine restaurants and grocery stores, especially after the advent of Korean Wave in...
, Cameron Road
Cameron Road
Cameron Road is a road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The west end of Cameron Road is Nathan Road while the east end is Chatham Road South, and it is almost parallel to Granville Road and Mody Road. It is named after Major General William Gordon Cameron, the Administrator of Hong Kong from...
and Granville Road
Granville Road
Granville Road, , is a road in Tsim Sha Tsui of Hong Kong. Located between Chatham Road and Nathan Road. The Road runs parallel to Kimberley Road, Cameron Road and Kimberley Street.- The name :...
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Name
The road first appeared on the Rates List for 1897/8. The Earl of KimberleyEarl of Kimberley
Earl of Kimberley, of Kimberley in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1866 for the prominent Liberal politician John Wodehouse, 3rd Baron Wodehouse...
gave his name to this road. He was a Secretary of State for the colonies from July 1870 to February 1874 and served under the Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...
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