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The use of () "kai" for "square" has been approved as house numbers in Hong Kong follow the streets forming the square rather than the English custom of numbering around. the square.
Naming of streets after individuals
The name of a living person should not normally be used (although there are a number of cases where streets have been named after people still living). The reasons are that this practice can result in invidious comparisons. There are difficulties if the individuals' subsequent activities attract notoriety and it is difficult to decide at what level a person's philanthropic activities justify the naming of a road after him. For similar reasons it has been decided that streets should not be named after deceased persons, though each case would be considered on its own merits.
Naval names
These have been used in the past but are not now favoured as the Chinese transliteration is generally meaningless.
Private street names
It is customary to consult the owner(s) before a name is chosen. The main object is to ensure that names chosen do not conflict with others already in use.
"Street" or "road': Use of the term
The term "road" should be restricted to main thoroughfares in urban areas and main cross-country links in residential districts. "Street" should be used for thoroughfares in urban areas fronted by buildings.
(a) Thoroughfares are named as soon as possible, and before they
are completed. Once plans for new roads are approved, copies, with descriptions, are sent to the Council and the departments concerned.
(b) The Director of Home Affairs suggests a name for a new road after consulting the local kaifongs and/or other interested organisations. In the case of a private road, the owner is consulted. The name of a road in a housing estate is suggested by the Director of Housing.
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