Kwun Tong Promenade

Kwun Tong Promenade
觀塘海濱花園
Location Kwun Tong, Kowloon
Area 4.2 hectares
Opened 2010 (Phase I)
2015 (Phase II)
Operated by Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Open Year round
Public transit access Kwun Tong Ferry Pier

Kwun Tong Promenade is an urban waterfront park in Kwun Tong, New Kowloon, Hong Kong.[1] Stage 1 and 2 of the project, opened in 2010 and 2015 respectively, is the first open space project of the Kai Tak Development. [2] It is about 1 kilometre in length.[3][4] It overlooks the Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter and sits beneath the Kwun Tong Bypass.

History

The site of the promenade was formerly occupied by the Kwun Tong Public Cargo Working Area, which was home to many waste paper recycling businesses.[5] The cargo area was reduced in size in 2009 to make way for the first phase of the promenade, a 200-metre long section near the ferry piers.[6] This section opened to the public in January 2010.[5]

The existing Hoi Bun Road Sitting-out Area, south of the Kwun Tong Promenade, was built by the Urban Council in 1982.[7] After the new promenade opened, this existing sitting-out area was reconstructed to adopt the same architectural style. In addition, a dry weather flow interceptor (DWFI) of the Drainage Services Department was demolished and moved underground. This was completed in December 2013.[8] The DWFI would have otherwise served as a barrier between the Kwun Tong Promenade and the Hoi Bun Road Sitting-out Area. The reconstruction of the sitting-out area was completed in 2014, effectively extending the promenade about 80 metres southward.[9][8]

The waste paper recyclers in Kwun Tong protested the closure of the public cargo working area. The government responded that there was adequate space at other cargo areas in Tuen Mun, Rambler Channel, and Chai Wan and encouraged them to relocate.[10] The public cargo working area was fully decommissioned in December 2011.[5] The promenade was subsequently extended by 750 metres to the north, to a total length of about one kilometre.[5] This second stage opened on 27 May 2015.[11]

Features

  • Amphitheatre
  • Children's play area
  • Fitness stations
  • Landmark tower with musical mist fountain
  • Lawn
  • Plaza
  • Toilets
  • Viewing pavilion

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/tc/parks/ktp/index.html
  2. ↑ http://www.allabouthongkong.com/?p=943
  3. ↑ http://kwuntong.org.hk/en/c3_1.html
  4. ↑ http://www.ekeo.gov.hk/en/quick_wins/promenade/index.html
  5. 1 2 3 4 "439RO – Kwun Tong promenade (stage 2)" (PDF). Legislative Council. 13 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "New boundaries for Kwun Tong Public Cargo Working Area gazetted" (PDF). Hong Kong Government. 30 April 2009.
  7. ↑ "Permanent and Temporary Alienation of Land - Hoi Bun Sitting Out Area, Kwun Tong". Urban Council. 2 July 1991.
  8. 1 2 "Progress Update on Energizing Hoi Bun Road – Green Operation" (PDF). Task Force on Harbourfront Development. 19 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Hoi Bun Road park". WCWP International Limited. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Response to waste paper recyclers' vehicular procession". Hong Kong Government. 10 September 2010.
  11. ↑ "Kwun Tong Promenade's nearly 1km seaside boardwalk to be fully opened (with photos)". Hong Kong Government. 26 May 2015.

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Coordinates: 22°18′N 114°12′E / 22.3°N 114.2°E / 22.3; 114.2

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