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Budget|Opening the Kai Tak former runway area for private development with a total length of 26 kilometers

2022-02-23T06:34:01.057Z


[Budget 2022] The Financial Secretary Paul Chan published his last "Budget" today (23rd), stating that the Hong Kong Government has made great efforts to optimize the waterfront in recent years, and plans to open the Kowloon City Hoi Xin Park Extension in the coming year


【Budget 2022】Financial Secretary Paul Chan published his last "Budget" today (23rd), the Hong Kong Government has made great efforts to optimize the waterfront in recent years, and plans to open the extension of Kowloon City Hoi Xin Park in the coming year, and The first section of the waterfront promenade in the former runway area of ​​Kai Tak will be developed in private mode, and the total length of the Victoria Harbour waterfront promenade will be extended by another 1 km to 26 km.


Chen Maobo also mentioned that he is very happy that Hong Kong athletes have achieved good results in international competitions in the past year. He hopes that more young people will join the sports career and bring glory to Hong Kong. He also shows that the Hong Kong government has been actively promoting the development of sports, including the development of "elite athletes". Fund" and "Hong Kong Athletes Fund" injected 6 billion yuan and 250 million yuan respectively.


The Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, today (23rd) released the last Budget of his tenure in office.

(Photo by Yu Junliang)

Chen Maobo said that the total length of the Victoria Harbour Waterfront Promenade will be extended by another 1 km to 26 km.

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Chen Maobo said that the current-term government has allocated 6.5 billion yuan to develop new waterfront promenades and open spaces, as well as improve waterfront facilities.

In 2021, a total of 13 new waterfront sites will be opened, including the Wan Chai waterfront "shore embankment". He mentioned that the expansion of Kowloon City's Hoi Xin Park will be opened in the coming year, and the first section in the former runway area of ​​Kai Tak will be developed in private mode. The total length of the Victoria Harbour waterfront promenade will be extended by another 1 km to 26 km.

As for sports development, he mentioned that the government has allocated more than 60 billion yuan of new resources since 2017 to strengthen the implementation of popularization, elite and event-oriented sports, increase sports and recreational facilities, and encourage all sectors of society to cooperate to build a love for sports culture.

The Hong Kong government also injected 6 billion yuan into the "Elite Athletes Development Fund" in 2019 to support the Hong Kong Sports Institute in providing comprehensive support for athletes, and injected 250 million yuan into the "Hong Kong Athletes Fund" in 2020 to encourage more athletes to devote themselves to full-time training. , as well as the dual-track development of sports and academics.

He mentioned that he is very happy that Hong Kong athletes have achieved many good results in international competitions in the past year, and he hopes that more young people will join the sports career, give full play to their strengths and bring glory to Hong Kong.

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The Kai Tak Sports Park project is also a key project for the future sports development of the Hong Kong government. Chen Maobo pointed out that the project is expected to be completed by the end of next year. In addition, the Hong Kong government is actively implementing the 20 billion "Five-Year Plan for Sports and Recreation Facilities", and has implemented the construction and enhancement of community sports and recreational facilities. Recreation facilities, while gradually implementing a five-year plan to transform public play spaces managed by the LCSD.

▼The economy was hit hard by the epidemic, and the Labour Department's job fair was crowded▼


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