Location Kwun Tong, Kowloon Open Year round Public transit access Kwun Tong Ferry Pier | Area 4.2 hectares Address 3, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong | |
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Opened 2010 (Phase I)
2015 (Phase II) Operated by Leisure and Cultural Services Department Similar Kwun Tong Ferry Pier, Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, Lingnan Garden, Yuen Po Street Bird Garden, Kai Tak Runway Park (Pha | ||
kwun tong promenade
Kwun Tong Promenade is an urban waterfront park in Kwun Tong, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. Stage 1 and 2 of the project, opened in 2010 and 2015 respectively, is the first open space project of the Kai Tak Development. It is about 1 kilometre in length. It overlooks the Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter and sits beneath the Kwun Tong Bypass.
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History
The site of the promenade was formerly occupied by the Kwun Tong Public Cargo Working Area, which was home to many waste paper recycling businesses. The cargo area was reduced in size in 2009 to make way for the first phase of the promenade, a 200-metre long section near the ferry piers. This section opened to the public in January 2010.
The existing Hoi Bun Road Sitting-out Area, south of the Kwun Tong Promenade, was built by the Urban Council in 1982. After the new promenade opened, this existing sitting-out area was reconstructed to adopt the same architectural style. In addition, a dry weather flow interceptor (DWFI) of the Drainage Services Department was demolished and moved underground. This was completed in December 2013. The DWFI would have otherwise served as a barrier between the Kwun Tong Promenade and the Hoi Bun Road Sitting-out Area. The reconstruction of the sitting-out area was completed in 2014, effectively extending the promenade about 80 metres southward.
The waste paper recyclers in Kwun Tong protested the closure of the public cargo working area. The government responded that there was adequate space at other cargo areas in Tuen Mun, Rambler Channel, and Chai Wan and encouraged them to relocate. The public cargo working area was fully decommissioned in December 2011. The promenade was subsequently extended by 750 metres to the north, to a total length of about one kilometre. This second stage opened on 27 May 2015.