With the government's vigorous promotion of the development of the waterfront, 12 waterfront venues have been opened since October last year. This year’s Policy Address also mentioned that the Victoria Harbour Waterfront will introduce a completely non-rail stepped coastal design for the first time so that visitors can sit by the sea. , Enjoy the view of Victoria Harbour without obstruction.
The Secretary for Development, Wong Wai-lun, introduced in his blog today (28th) that the "East Coast Park Theme Area (Phase 1)" in Fortress Hill, which opened at the end of September, is the first breakwater to be officially opened to the public in Victoria Harbour. Introduce no railing design.
As for the "Water Sports and Recreation Theme Zone (Phase 2)", the progress is also satisfactory. The cascading design of the coastal embankment allows visitors to step down and get close to the water body. The water body covers an area of about 2.5 hectares, or about one-eighth of the Victoria Park. It will open at the end of this year.
Secretary for Development Wong Wai Lun (right) and Chairman of the Waterfront Affairs Committee Ng Wing Shun (left) introduced the introduction of the non-barrier-free design of the "East Coast Park Theme Area (Phase 1)".
(Development Bureau Blog)
Wong Wai Lun pointed out that the "East Coast Park Theme Area (Phase 1)" in Fortress Hill was opened at the end of September this year. It has the first breakwater in Hong Kong that is officially open to the public in Victoria Harbour and has introduced a non-rail design.
Wu Yongshun, chairman of the Waterfront Affairs Committee, mentioned that seaside railless design is very common in seaside cities in the world, such as Sydney Harbour in Australia, Copenhagen in Denmark, Oslo in Norway and Venice in Italy.
Regarding the outside world or worry about the danger of non-railing design, Wu said that he would use "four steps" to promote different designs, including "detachable railing design", "slope seawall rock design", "barrierless breakwater", and " Cascade Coastal Design".
The first two designs have been applied in Wan Chai "Water Sports and Recreation Theme Area (Phase 1)" and Tsuen Wan Waterfront Seawall. Among them, the "Barrierless Breakwater" is located in the "East Coast Park Theme Area (Phase 1)". There are no railings, only slopes.
As for the fourth part, the non-railed "cascade design" (coastal dike steps) will be used in the "Water Sports and Recreation Theme Area (Phase 2)" in Wan Chai and the "Vitality Typhoon Shelter Theme" in Causeway Bay. Area".
Huang pointed out that the stepped design of the coastal embankment allows visitors to step down and get close to the water body, while at the same time turning into a stand for the public to watch water activities or other performances.
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The water area is equal to one-eighth a Victoria Park
Wong Wai Lun and Wu Wing Shun went to the "Water Sports and Recreation Theme Area (Phase 2)" to inspect the progress of the coastal embankment steps. They said they were happy to see the progress being satisfactory.
Yellow finger, the coastal levee-style design allows visitors to step down to get close to the water. At the same time, the first-level levee can also be transformed into a stand, which is convenient for the public to watch water sports or other performances.
The water body here is about 2.5 hectares, or about one-eighth of the Victoria Park area. It is expected to open at the end of this year. Some water sports have been successfully held earlier, such as sailing and dragon boat races.
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