With HK harborfront completed, gov’t turns attention to Kowloon

 

View of Kowloon from the West Cultural District (Google Maps photo)

With the completion of the harborfront promenade in Hong Kong Island, the government is studying the development of Kowloon’s promenade to create a combined 34 kilometers of walkway on both sides of Victoria Harbor by 2028, Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn said today.

Answering a question in Legislative Council by Legislator Yang Wing-kit, Ms. Linn said the Development Bureau has been working closely with the Harborfront Commission to promote various initiatives to enhance the Victoria Harborfront.

The aim, she said, is to create “a diversified, vibrant, accessible and inclusive harborfront space for the public.”

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“With the approximately 18 kilometers of harborfront promenades already opened on Hong Kong Island as well as in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing in the New Territories, the total length of promenades on both sides of Victoria Harbor will be extended to approximately 34 kilometers by 2028,” she said.

The promenades in Kowloon will extend to about 15 kilometers upon completion of the following projects this year: the pedestrian walkway connecting the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) to Tai Kok Tsui, the waterfront promenade next to the Kai Tak New Acute Hospital and the event space and public open space at the former Hung Hom Railway Freight Yard Pier site.

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The length will be further increased to 16 kilometers by 2028. This expansion will come from new projects that are under study, such as the gas offtake station off Grand Waterfront, the vicinity of the Fishtail Rock in Hoi Sham Park, and the private section of the Green Island Cement Pier.

The Kowloon harbourfront is home to a number of landmarks attracting many visitors, including the Kai Tak Sports Park, the museum cluster in Tsim Sha Tsui, the West Kowloon Cultural District and others.

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The waterfront sites to be opened this year include the former Hung Hom Railway Freight Yard Pier site  which offers visitors with panoramic views of Victoria Harbor and the skyline of Hong Kong Island.

“… we plan to develop the sites around Hung Hom Station and waterfront areas into a new waterfront landmark combining tourism, entertainment and leisure elements, as well as to construct yacht berthing facilities and provide water-based leisure facilities etc., enhancing the appeal of Victoria Harbour for visitors,” Ms. Linn said.