Tsing Yi Road
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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 is one of the earliest roads on the island, built together with Tsing Yi Bridge
Tsing Yi Bridge
Tsing Yi Bridge is the first bridge to the Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong. It crosses Rambler Channel, connecting Tsing Yi Island and Tsing Chau of Kwai Chung. The bridge spans 610 metres and is 26 metres high...
. It was built to serve the heavy industries along the southern shore of the island.
When construction of the Duplicate Tsing Yi Bridge started, a new section of the road on the eastern part of the island was built to serve the Container Terminal 9
Container Terminal 9
Container Terminal 9 or CT9 is the 9th container terminal in Hong Kong. It is located on Tsing Yi Island, facing Rambler Channel. It was the part of Kwai Tsing Container Terminals. The total site area is 1.5 square kilometres and the terminal itself comprises an area 0.68 km² and as long as...
. This helped reduce the amount of the heavy vehicle flow in the old section and dissipate noise pollution affecting the residents of Cheung Ching Estate and Mayfair Gardens
Mayfair Gardens
Mayfair Gardens is the first private housing estate on Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties, and was established between 1982 and 1984. There are 8 blocks of residence buildings all round the estate, namely Block 5 to 12....
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