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Route 7 (Hong Kong)

Route 7 (七號幹綫) is an arterial road through New Kowloon in Hong Kong with Tseung Kwan O and Kwai Chung as its terminals.

Built in the 1970s as a 2 lane trunk road (then called Route 4 and renamed when Route 7 on Hong Kong Island was renamed Route 4), it was expanded to the current 3 lane highway. The highway has 8 interchanges and grade separation

Route 7 consists of three parts:

Route 7's begins in the east at Tseung Kwan O and travels west towards Kwun Tong via Tseung Kwan O Tunnel.

From Kwun Tong, the road turns north passing Kowloon Bay and then onto Choi Hung.

From Choi Hung the road turns west again and ends at Kwai Chung and connects with Route 5 (Hong Kong).

The area covered by Route 7 includes:
*Tseung Kwan O
*Tseung Kwan O Tunnel
*Kwun Tong
*Wong Tai Sin
*Sham Shui Po
*Lai Chi Kok
*Kwai Chung

Route 7 intersects a number of other highways including:
* Route 1 (Hong Kong)
* Route 2 (Hong Kong)
* Route 3 (Hong Kong)
* Route 5 (Hong Kong)

See also

* Transportation in Hong Kong

References

*Hong Kong Guide 2004, HKSAR Government



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