Leighton Road Explained
Leighton Road is a main road in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. It begins east of Causeway Road and ends at the west of the junction with Morrison Hill Road and Canal Road.
History
Part of the road skirts Leighton Hill to its north while part of it runs along Lee Garden (a property of the Lee Hysan family), known as Jardine's Hill (owned by Jardine-Matheson) in early colonial days. The area adjacent to the road is relatively quiet compared to the business centre of East Point of Causeway Bay.
Features
A branch road, Wong Nai Chung Road leads to the Happy Valley Racecourse and the upscale residential area of Happy Valley.
- No. 8. Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Causeway Bay Hotel, an InterContinental Hotels Group-franchised hotel, has been located there since 2009.[1]
- No. 66. Po Leung Kuk headquarters
- No. 77. Leighton Centre, owned by Hysan Development Company, is a grade A office building.
- No. 101. Zoroastrian Building . A first building was erected in the 1930s. The current building was built in 1993.[2]
- No. 111. Lee Garden Six
- No. 133. Lanson Place Hotel
- No. 140. St. Paul's Convent School
- Craigengower Cricket Club
See also
Notes and References
- News: Cheng. Raymond. Redevelopment plan for five-star Hong Kong hotel divides opinion. 1 September 2017. South China Morning Post. 23 April 2017.
- http://www.hysan95.com/interview/zoroastrianism-in-hong-kong/ Zoroastrian Prayer Hall in Causeway Bay