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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Shek O Road
Shek O Road (Chinese: 石澳道) is a road in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The road links Tai Tam Road near Tai Tam Gap and Chai Wan to Shek O Village in the southeast. It is widely known as a scenic drive, with views of the South China Sea.

History

Hong Kong Island as surveyed in 1881 January. Old Shek O Road is on the East side.

The name Shek O Road was found in maps in 1888, which today is part of Big Wave Bay Road and the Hong Kong Trail Section 8. (see inlet). The old Shek O Road was not wide enough for vehicular access, so another road was built to connect Shek O and Cape D'Aguilar to the rest of Hong Kong Island.

Hong Kong Island as surveyed in 1922. Shek O Road is shown in red.

The current Shek O Road was completed latest by 1922, indicating a start of construction in the 1910s. The name Shek O Road was standardized and named in the Hong Kong Government Gazette on April 12, 1935:

Road commencing at Tytam Gap and running to Shek O Village ... Shek O Road 石 澳 道

— No. 302, Hong Kong Government Gazette, 28 September 1935,

Shek O was home to a large quarry named Shek O Quarry, which occupied 45 hectares on the west side of Cape D'Aguilar. It was one of the eight quarries that operated in Hong Kong. During its rehabilitation contract between 1993 and 2005, whose objective was to repair the surrounding environment for its eventual closure, Shek O Road was diverted and repaired, and shortened by 660 meters. A steep bend near Windy Gap was also removed.

On 8 September 2023, a large rainstorm destroyed large parts of Shek O Road. The restoration and strengthening work was mostly completed by February 2024.

Intersecting Streets

Roads are listed West to East.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shek O Road.

References

  1. ^ "HK Maps". hkmaps.hk. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. ^ "HK Maps". hkmaps.hk. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong Government Gazettes 1935" (PDF). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Quarries in Hong Kong (Information Note 30/2022)" (PDF). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  5. ^ "發展局 - 香港的石礦場發展 (506)". devb.gov.hk. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  6. ^ "世紀暴雨︱石澳道本月底重開兩線行車 3月開放耀興道臨時行車線". hk01.com. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  7. ^ "石澳道全線重開（附圖）". info.gov.hk. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
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