Electric Road
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Electric Road (Chinese: 電氣道) is a road in North Point on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. Its spans from Fortress Hill of North Point and Tin Hau area of Causeway Bay. The road connects east onto Java Road.
[edit] History
Electric Road remained unnamed when the Hong Kong Tramway was completed in 1904. In 1913, Hongkong Electric built a new power plant on the new reclamation of North Point to replace the one in Wan Chai. Its operation was delayed until summer 1919 because of World War I. The operation of the power plant spurred the development of North Point. In 1929 after the improvement of the road, it was named 'Electric Road' after the power plant. Before the completion of King's Road, it was the busiest road in North Point.
[edit] See also
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- AIA Tower (No. 183)
- City Garden, a private residential development located at 233 Electric Road
- List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
