The government is constructing the "GreenWay Network" on the Kai Tak waterfront. The entire project is expected to be completed in 2025. However, the latest document from the Highways Department shows that the authorities plan to reclaim the one kilometer of land lent to the Central Kowloon Route at an early date, so that the public can get an early start. Enjoy the Kai Tak waterfront promenade.
The section will be constructed in two phases to connect the Kai Tak Sports Park with open space managed by the private developer.
The design concept drawing shows that this section of the waterfront will be equipped with a viewing platform, a snack kiosk, a children's playground, and a public rest lawn to provide a place for citizens to gather and entertain, and a large number of trees will be planted to echo the concept of "green corridor".
Looking through the information, the private open space connected to this project is the Kai Tak runway area that the government announced earlier to be managed by private developers. The outside world had earlier questioned that the government would be too commercialized to hand over the waterfront to private developers for management. There is also concern that the developer will not open the relevant lot to the public around the clock.
The second phase of Kai Tak's "Green Corridor" is 1 km long and connects to the Metropolitan Park
According to the documents of the Waterfront Commission, the proposed Kai Tak waterfront promenade belongs to the second phase of Kai Tak's "GreenWay Network". The waterfront will be connected to Kai Tak Sports, various public open spaces, Metro Park, and public open spaces managed by private developers.
The project will be carried out in two phases. In the first phase, a promenade will be constructed from Shing Kai Road to Kai Tak Sports Park and D3 Road (Metropolitan Park Section). The theme is "The Leisure Boulevard". In addition to the construction of the "green corridor", harbour steps, observation decks and tree-lined seating areas will also be built along the waterfront. The design will also adapt to the adjacent development projects, so as to be integrated with the design of adjacent facilities one.
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Children's play equipment with large open space
The second phase will be subdivided into two parts. The promenade in part 2A will connect to the public open space provided by private developers. It will be designed with the theme of "The Vibrant Promenade". In addition to the facilities covered in the first phase, bicycle parking spaces, toilets, catering services and outdoor dining areas, multi-purpose lawns for public gatherings, and children's play areas will also be provided.
According to the government's conception plan, the children's play area does not have slides and other children's play facilities, but has a larger open space for children to play. There will also be a dedicated bicycle lane nearby for adults to ride bicycles.
In addition, the area will also have a community activity space for citizens to exercise. The concept map shows that the space will be paved with artificial turf, and citizens can do yoga and other sports on the lawn.
The first phase of the green corridor of 7.5 kilometers will be completed as soon as next year
The last part 2B is to build an observation deck with the theme of "The Active Terrace" to connect the Kai Tak Sports Park and the remaining sections of Road D3. The observation deck will be designed with stepped seating and set up There is an "activity deck" for public gatherings and use, accessible to the public by barrier-free roads and lifts, and art installations will be displayed.
The document mentioned that the Civil Engineering and Development Department plans to build a "Green Way Network" on the Kai Tak Waterfront Promenade. The project will be divided into two phases. The first phase involves 7.5 kilometers and is expected to be completed as soon as next year, while the remaining 5.5 kilometers is expected to be completed as soon as possible. Kilometers will be completed after 2025. This project is a double of the second phase of the "Green Corridor", which was originally expected to be completed after 2025.
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Whether the privately managed area is open to the public around the clock has become the focus of attention
The Highways Department stated that the site for this project is the construction site of the contractor of the Central Kowloon Route (Kai Tak West). In response to the strong desire of the public to enjoy the Kai Tak waterfront promenade as soon as possible, the relevant land was recovered in advance so that the waterfront works could start earlier. The first stage is expected to be completed as soon as the end of 2023, while the two parts of the second stage will be completed by the end of 2024, more than a year earlier than originally planned.
After reviewing the information, the government decided in 2018 that the 3-hectare waterfront near the hotel area in Kai Tak and facing the Victoria Harbour would be built and managed by a private developer. Formal development of the waterfront will be excessively commercialized. At present, the government will build a waterfront promenade connecting the private development area and the Kai Tak Sports Park. However, whether the privately managed sites will be open to the public around the clock is still the focus of the outside world.
The authorities have explained that, according to the terms of the land lease, the future hotel operator will provide food kiosks, small business kiosks and other activities, such as outdoor cafes, small stalls and handicraft markets, in the public open space under its management, commercial space. shall not exceed 10% of the public open space.
The Government will continue to own the entire land for public open space and will not lease it to hotel operators, and has the right to take back the management right of the lot at any time.
The 6-hectare waterfront in the Kai Tak runway area is handed over to a private developer to manage and set up a viewing tower and an amphitheatre. The Kai Tak waterfront public space is divided into five blocks for the connected hotel.
