Kowloon Tong Art-Deco – 190-220 Prince Edward Road West
Posted: April 9th, 2023 | No Comments »A relatively rare example of Kowloon-side art-deco. Built by a Belgian construction company in the 1930s, this cluster of 16 pre-war buildings was designed as ‘Modern Flats’ for middle-class families at the time with shophouses and an arcade at street level. Some were demolished and redeveloped after the war, leaving only ten remaining buildings, and hence the gap inbetween some that disturbs the full length flow of the building. Therefore the numbering of the pre-war cluster is 190-204 and 210-212 Prince Edward Road West
The roads were named after Prince Edward in 1922 after he visited the construction of this road, later Edward VIII (later The Duke of Windsor), after his visit to Hong Kong. In the 1930s, Prince Edward Road was extended to the area of Ngau Chi Wan.
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