Routes
Hong Kong's Transport Department is responsible for maintenance and control of highways and roadways.
In 2004, a new strategic route marking system was put in place, with most existing routes renumbered and exits to key places or to another route also numbered. (For example, a journey from Yau Ma Tei to the airport uses Route 3, taking Exit 5 to join Route 8. It is therefore identified as "3-5-8".) Routes 1 to 3 are cross-harbour north-south routes following the order in which the harbour tunnels were opened. Routes 4, 5, 7 and 8 run east-west, numbered from south to north. Route 9 circumscribes the New Territories. Route 10 runs from western New Territories from Route 9 and bends northward towards and passes the border to Shenzhen.
The new system has caused some confusion to drivers used to relying on destination signs.
- Route 1: Aberdeen - Wong Chuk Hang - Aberdeen Tunnel - Causeway Bay - Cross-Harbour Tunnel - Kowloon Tong - Lion Rock Tunnel - Sha Tin (to join Route 9)
- Route 2: Quarry Bay - Eastern Cross-Harbour Tunnel - Kwun Tong Bypass - Tate's Cairn Tunnel - Ma Liu Shui (to join Route 9)
- Route 3: Sai Ying Pun - Western Cross-Harbour Tunnel - West Kowloon Highway - Kwai Chung - Tsing Yi - Cheung Tsing Tunnel - Ting Kau Bridge - Tai Lam Tunnel - Yuen Long (to join Route 9)
- Route 4: Chai Wan - Island Eastern Corridor - Quarry Bay - Causeway Bay - Wan Chai - Central - Sheung Wan - Sai Ying Pun - Kennedy Town
- Route 5: Ngau Tau Kok - Kowloon Bay - Airport Tunnel - Hung Hom - Yau Ma Tei - Lai Chi Kok - Kwai Chung - Tsuen Wan (to join Route 9)
- Route 6: Reserved for future route. Proposed Central Kowloon Route - Proposed Southeast Kowloon T2 Route - Proposed Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel
- Route 7: Tseung Kwan O - Tseung Kwan O Tunnel - Kwun Tong - Wong Tai Sin - Sham Shui Po - Lai Chi Kok - Kwai Chung (to join Route 5)
- Route 8: Chek Lap Kok (Airport) - Tsing Ma Bridge - Tsing Yi - Stonecutters Island - Lai Chi Kok - Sha Tin to join Route 9.
- Route 9: Shing Mun Tunnel - Tai Wai - Sha Tin - Ma Liu Shui - Tai Po - Fanling - Sheung Shui - San Tin - Yuen Long - - Tuen Mun - Sham Tseng - Tsuen Wan
- Route 10: Lam Tei - Shekou, Shenzhen
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