The "Ferry Pierside Theme Area" next to the Wan Chai Ferry Pier was further opened today (26th). The Development Bureau stated that the newly opened waterfront theme area, covering an area of about 4,600 square meters, can provide citizens with a panoramic view of Victoria Harbour. A seaside space with nostalgic characteristics.
Citizens will be able to walk along the waterfront, to and from the theme area of the ferry terminal and water sports and recreational theme area on the Wan Chai waterfront.
The new theme area is also the 12th seaside venue opened by the Hong Kong government since October last year.
Different from the Western District and other Wan Chai waterfront themed areas that were opened earlier, today’s newly opened themed areas bid farewell to the colorful cartoon style and switch to simple fair-faced concrete and wooden structures as the main tone, using lines, square layouts and subdued practical colors. , To create a stylish space and implement the development direction of the seaside with "different characteristics".
In line with the concept of photo frames and neon lights, the newly opened seaside space deliberately adds the nostalgic colors of Hong Kong.
The venue is decorated with traditional iron gates rich in Hong Kong characteristics, with brightly colored mailboxes hung on the iron gates, showing the appearance of Hong Kong in the past, and it also provides visitors with "check-in slots".
The venue is decorated with traditional iron gates rich in Hong Kong characteristics, with brightly colored mailboxes hung on the iron gates, showing the appearance of Hong Kong in the past, and it also provides visitors with "check-in slots".
(Photo of Development Bureau)
From Wan Chai MTR Station Exit A5 via the footbridge, it only takes about ten minutes to walk.
The waterfront space is a pet-friendly venue, and citizens are welcome to bring their pets with leashes to visit.
The newly opened part also has a pet park where pets can run freely, so that pets and their owners can enjoy a good time here.
A spokesman for the Development Bureau said that the new open space is located to the east of the Wan Chai Ferry Pier and is a waterfront land reclaimed for the construction of the Central-Wan Chai Bypass.
Under the concept of "connect first, then optimize", the theme area of the ferry terminal opened a seaside promenade with a length of about 180 meters in March this year, and opened another 80 meters in October.
Today's newly opened space, covering an area of about 4,600 square meters, nearly doubles the original theme area space.
The newly opened theme area near the ferry terminal is adjacent to the Wan Chai Ferry Terminal. The public can reach it directly from the Wan Chai Ferry Terminal or the Wan Chai North Temporary Public Transport Interchange, or from Wan Chai MTR Station Exit A5 via the footbridge. The walk takes only about 10 minutes.
The "HarbourChill Waterfront Recreation Station" adjacent to the newly opened ferry terminal theme area was also opened today.
The newly added part covers an area of approximately 250 square meters and is managed in the form of "Vision Driven" as a shared waterfront space. The site is covered with artificial turf and placed with "HarbourChill" luminous font installations, plus an arc-shaped outdoor terrace and special tables and chairs. , To provide citizens with more rest and dining space.
The Development Bureau said that the authorities will continue to gradually open up more waterfront space during the Wan Chai waterfront infrastructure project.
From the end of this year to the beginning of next year, the newly completed Wan Chai waterfront open space will exceed 45,000 square meters. It is expected that the "Water Sports and Recreation Theme Area (Phase 2) and the Vitality Typhoon Shelter" theme area will be opened at the end of this year, bringing nothing to the Victoria Harbour for the first time. The coastal embankment steps of the railing further shorten the distance between visitors and the Victoria Harbour.
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