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Incorrect planning. Three | Kwun Tong: Serious Congestion in Industrial Area, Overload of People

2021-07-29T10:11:36.389Z


The Kwun Tong Business District was originally an industrial zone and began to take shape as early as the 1950s. As the factories moved northward to the mainland in the 1980s, many factories were converted into office buildings or warehouses. Until the 1990s, Hong Kong's industry declined and most of the industrial Xiadu


The Kwun Tong Business District was originally an industrial zone and began to take shape as early as the 1950s. As the factories moved northward to the mainland in the 1980s, many factories were converted into office buildings or warehouses. Until the 1990s, Hong Kong's industry declined and most of the industrial The building was converted into a commercial building, warehouse or other purpose.

In the 2009 Policy Address, the government announced a series of measures to revitalize industrial buildings. Together with the "Starting Kowloon East Project" launched in 2011, Kwun Tong was officially designated as a business district.

In fact, Kwun Tong has long become a concentrated area for many citizens to work across districts, with a working population of 200,000 and a living population of 700,000. However, due to improper traffic management and spatial planning, it is also a "severe disaster area" in traffic congestion in Hong Kong.

The Democratic Party member of the Kwun Tong District, Leung Yi-ting, described the population movement in the district as a "horrific sight."


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Kwun Tong is being transformed from an industrial area to a commercial area. Due to insufficient parking spaces, traffic jams and illegal parking are seen every day.

(Photo by Zheng Zifeng)

For details, please read the 275th "Hong Kong 01" Electronic Weekly Newsletter (July 26, 2021)

"Three Sins of Improper Spatial Planning, Unbalanced Regional Development, and Separation of Jobs" Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines

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