Harcourt Road

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A view of Harcourt Road

Harcourt Road (traditional Chinese: 夏慤道; simplified Chinese: 夏悫道; pinyin: Xiàquè Dào; Cantonese Yale: ha6 kok3 dou6) is a major road in Admiralty in Hong Kong, connecting Wan Chai and Central.

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Built after World War II, Harcourt Road was once a waterfront promenade and to ease congestion on Hong Kong Island. With Gloucester Road and Connaught Road Central, this part of the major highway running through Hong Kong will be replaced as a major thoroughfare by a new road to be constructed as a part of the Victoria Harbour reclamation phase 3.

The road was built on the former Admiralty Dock in Central. After the reclamation of the dock, the road was built and named after H. J. Harcourt of the Royal Navy who received Hong Kong from Japan after World War II.

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Harcourt Road Hong Kong Route 4 Chronology
Preceded by Connaught Road Central	Harcourt Road	Succeeded by Gloucester Road

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