[1] It was built in the 1960s for the two main development projects in Hong Kong, one for the Tsuen Wan New Town, another for the Kwai Chung Container Port.
It hosts most public bus routes from Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi to Kowloon and vice versa.
The Government of Hong Kong developed the Tsuen Wan New Town and Kwai Chung Container Port.
Kwai Chung Road was built along the coastal line of the bay which is inside the new town and close to the container port.
The reconstruction eased the traffic congestion of Kwai Chung Road and met the need of expansion of the new town and container port.