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Road in Hong Kong
Route 3 |
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Alignment and exits of Route 3 (zoom in to view exit details) |
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Maintained by
Highways Department |
Length | 27.2 km (16.9 mi) |
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Existed | 1998–present |
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South end |
Connaught Road West,
Sai Ying Pun |
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Major intersections |
Tsing Sha Highway,
Cheung Sha Wan
Ching Cheung Road,
Kwai Chung
Tsuen Wan Road,
Kwai Chung
Lantau Link,
Tsing Yi
Tuen Mun Road,
Ting Kau |
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North end |
in
Yuen Long |
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Country |
China |
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Special administrative region |
Hong Kong |
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Districts |
Central and Western,
Yau Tsim Mong,
Sham Shui Po,
Kwai Tsing,
Tsuen Wan,
Yuen Long |
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Route 3
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0.0
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Exit 1A & 1B
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0.2—2.2
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Western Harbour Crossing
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Victoria Harbour
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2.4
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Western Harbour Crossing Toll Plaza
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2.4
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Jordan Road
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3.0
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Exit 2
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3.9
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Expressway begins
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6.2
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Exit 3
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7.7
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Exit 4
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Mei Ching Road
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8.3
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Exit 4A
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9.3
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Exit 4B
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10.0
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Exit 4C
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10.8
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Expressway ends
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11.0—11.4
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Cheung Tsing Bridge
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11.4—13.0
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Cheung Tsing Tunnel
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13.2
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Expressway begins
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14.0
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Exit 4D
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14.1
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Exit 4E
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14.7
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Exit 5
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14.7
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Exit 5A
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15.2—16.5
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Ting Kau Bridge
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16.8
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Exit 6
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11.4
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Expressway ends
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17.7—21.5
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Tai Lam Tunnel
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22.8
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Tai Lam Tunnel Toll Plaza
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23.0
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Exit 6A
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23.1
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Expressway begins
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25.0
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Exit 6B
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Route 3 (
Chinese: 三號幹綫) is a series of
expressways in
Hong Kong that runs from
Sai Ying Pun on
Hong Kong Island to
Yuen Long in the New Territories, linking
West Kowloon,
Kwai Chung and
Tsing Yi. It was built as part of the
Airport Core Programme to provide access to
Hong Kong International Airport from the city, and to relieve congestion in the
New Territories. The
Western Harbour Crossing and
Tai Lam Tunnel that form part of the route are tollways.
Route description
The route originates at the junction with
Route 4 at
Connaught Road in Sai Ying Pun, and immediately crosses the
Victoria Harbour through the tolled
Western Harbour Crossing. From then on it heads northwest on a viaduct along the
West Kowloon Highway, above the
Tung Chung line and
Airport Express tracks. This section has three exits that connects with
Route 8,
Route 7 and
Route 5 respectively. It then enters the
Tsing Kwai Highway in Lai Chi Kok and continues west to
Tsing Yi Island on
Rambler Channel Bridge. Once it reaches the island, the
Cheung Tsing Tunnel immediately follows. At the other end of the tunnel, Route 3 enters the Tsing Yi Northwestern Interchange and meet with Route 8 again. The interchange is a gateway to
Lantau Island and
Chek Lap Kok Airport. Route 3 then makes a sharp turn and travels north on
Ting Kau Bridge and quickly enters the tolled
Tai Lam Tunnel. From there, the remainder of the route is dubbed the Country Park Section
[1] which runs all the way to
Kam Tin along the
Tsing Long Highway, and joins
Route 9 near
Pok Oi Hospital.
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The route is made up of the following roads:
- Western Harbour Crossing
- West Kowloon Highway
- Tsing Kwai Highway
- Cheung Tsing Bridge and Cheung Tsing Tunnel (within
Tsing Ma Control Area)
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Cheung Tsing Highway (within Tsing Ma Control Area)
- Ting Kau Bridge (within Tsing Ma Control Area)
- Tai Lam Tunnel
- Tsing Long Highway
Exits and interchanges
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Location
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Road Name
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Exit
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Destinations
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Notes
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Central and Western
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Sai Ying Pun
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Western Harbour Crossing
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0.0
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0.0
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1A
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Route 4
Connaught Road West (eastbound) –
Sai Ying Pun,
Sheung Wan and
Central
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Joins
Route 4
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1B
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Route 4
Connaught Road West (westbound) –
Shek Tong Tsui and
Kennedy Town
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Victoria Harbour
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0.2 - 2.2
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0.1 - 1.4
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Western Harbour Tunnel
(tolled)
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Yau Tsim Mong
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West Kowloon
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West Kowloon Highway
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2.4
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1.5
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Jordan Road
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Unnumbered northbound exit only
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Yau Ma Tei
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3.0
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1.9
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2
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Lai Cheung Road –
Mong Kok,
Tai Kok Tsui,
Sha Tin,
High Speed Railway Station,
Airport Express Station,
Tsim Sha Tsui and
Yau Ma Tei
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Sham Shui Po
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Lai Wan
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6.2
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3.9
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Route 8
Tsing Sha Highway
(Lai Wan Interchange) –
Tsing Yi,
Lantau
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Lai Chi Kok and
Cheung Sha Wan
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Southbound motorists must use exit 4 for
Sha Tin and
Lantau
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Mei Foo
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Tsing Kwai Highway
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7.7
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4.8
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4
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Mei Ching Road (Mei Foo Interchange) –
Container Terminals 1-8,
Lai King and
Sha Tin
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Southbound motorists use roundabout for
Sha Tin and
Lantau
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8.3
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5.2
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4A
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Route 7
Ching Cheung Road –
Sha Tin and
Kwun Tong
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Southbound exit and northbound entrance only
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Kwai Tsing
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Lai King
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9.3
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5.8
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4B
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Route 5
Tsuen Wan Road
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Kwai Chung,
Tsing Yi (North),
Airport Express Station and
Tsuen Wan
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Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
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Kwai Chung
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10.0
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6.2
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4C
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Kwai Tsing Road –
Tsing Yi (South)
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Rambler Channel
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11.0 - 11.4
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6.8 - 7.1
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Cheung Tsing Bridge
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Tsing Yi
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Cheung Tsing Highway
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11.4 - 13.0
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7.1 - 8.1
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Cheung Tsing Tunnel
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14.0
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8.7
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4D
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Route 8
Tsing Sha Highway –
Container Terminals 8-9,
Kowloon (West),
Sha Tin
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Southbound exit and northbound entrance only
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14.1
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8.8
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4E
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Tsing Yi Road West –
Tsing Yi,
Tsuen Wan and
Airport Express Station
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North West Tsing Yi Interchange
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14.7
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9.1
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5
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Route 8
Lantau Link
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Lantau
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14.7
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9.1
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5A
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View Point and Administration Building
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Southbound exit only, northbound exit and entrance. Exit for
Tsing Yi North Coastal Road.
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Tsing Long Highway
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15.2 - 16.5
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9.4 - 10.3
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Ting Kau Bridge
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Tsuen Wan
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Ting Kau
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16.8
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10.4
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Route 9
Tuen Mun Road
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Sham Tseng,
Tuen Mun and
Tsuen Wan
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Northbound interchange clockwise, southbound interchange anticlockwise only
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Tai Lam
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17.7 - 21.5
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11.0 - 13.4
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Tai Lam Tunnel
(tolled)
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Yuen Long
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Pat Heung
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23.0
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14.3
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6A
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Pat Heung Road –
Pat Heung
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Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
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Kam Tin
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25.0
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15.5
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6B
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Kam Tin Road –
Kam Tin and
Au Tau
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Au Tau
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Au Tau Interchange
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27.2
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16.9
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Route 9
Yuen Long Highway
(anticlockwise)/
San Tin Highway
(clockwise) –
Yuen Long,
Tin Shui Wai,
Wetland Park,
Shenzhen Bay,
Lok Ma Chau and
Sheung Shui
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Joins
Route 9
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References