Hong Kong officials take long route with mega-lengthy name for bridge slip road

The names of new roads connecting airport with the Zhuhai bridge were revealed for the first time in guide released by the Lands Department

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The road with 10 Chinese characters is seen in the middle of the map. Photo: Handout

Published: 1:15pm, 22 Jan 2018Updated: 2:47pm, 22 Jan 2018

After years of delays, cost overruns and controversy over a cross-border bridge, Hong Kong officials clearly hope for smoother times ahead going by just-released road names – including one with a record-breaking length of 10 Chinese characters.

The names of new roads connecting Hong Kong International Airport with the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge were revealed for the first time in the latest guide released by the Lands Department.

The new edition of the Hong Kong Guide, released by the department’s Survey and Mapping Office on Monday, is a 432-page book containing maps and indexes of streets, places and villages, estates and buildings, and public and leisure facilities as well as public transport across Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities in Tung Chung. Photo: Edward Wong

Among the 12 new pages added to the map section, the plan for Airport East on Lantau Island includes the 2.09 sq km man-made island created between the airport and the new bridge, as well as the names of 12 connecting routes leading to the airport, the bridge and northern Lantau.

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The names of 10 of the 12 roads start with “Shun” – a Chinese character meaning smooth and success, including Shun Wan, Shun Lui, Shun Wui, Shun Chit, Shun Fai, Shun Hang, Shun Lin, Shun Ming, Shun On and Shun Long.