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Haiphong Road is a road south of Kowloon Park
Kowloon Park
The Kowloon Park is a large public park in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. The park is managed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department.-History:...

, Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, is an urbanised area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay east of Tsim Sha Tsui...

, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...

. The road links Canton Road
Canton Road
Canton Road is a road in Hong Kong, linking the former west reclamation shore in Tsim Sha Tsui, Jordan, Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok on the Kowloon Peninsula. The road runs mostly parallel and west to Nathan Road. It starts from the junction with Salisbury Road in the south and ends in the north at the...

 and Nathan Road. It was initially named as Elgin Street but its name changed to Haiphong
Haiphong
Hai Phong is the third most populous city in Vietnam.-Geography:Hai Phong is located in the center of the Red River...

, a city in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east...

 to avoid confusion with another Elgin Street
Elgin Street, Hong Kong
Elgin Street is located in Central, Hong Kong, named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin. One of the earliest streets in Hong Kong, it was also known as the "Mud Street" by the locals, as the street became very muddy in rainy days in the old days....

 on the Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...


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