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For discussion

on 21 July 2017

Legislative Council Panel on Economic Development

Reprovisioning of Hongkong Post's Headquarters in the

General Post Office Building to a Government, Institution or

Community site at Wang Chin Street, Kowloon Bay

PURPOSE

This paper aims to brief Members on the works project for the

Reprovisioning of Hongkong Post's Headquarters (HKP HQs) in the

General Post Office (GPO) Building in Central at a Government,

Institution or Community (G/IC) site at Wang Chin Street, Kowloon Bay.

JUSTIFICATIONS

2. The GPO Building, which started operation on 11 August 1976

in Central, accommodates various district-tied postal facilities, including

a Delivery Office, Speedpost Section, Counter Office and the Post Office

Box Section as well as other units and offices of the HKP HQs. The

GPO building is currently situated in part of the new Central harbourfront

(Site 3) to the south of Lung Wo Road. Site 3 is one of the eight key

sites covered in the Urban Design Study for the New Central

Harbourfront (UDS) conducted by the Planning Department to refine the

urban design framework. Completed in 2011, the UDS recommended

Site 3 to be used comprehensively for commercial development mainly

for office and retail uses with the provision of a continuous landscaped

pedestrian deck linking core areas of Central with the harbourfront,

public open space and other supporting facilities.

3. The 2014 Policy Address mentioned that the Government would

launch the development of Site 3 as soon as possible to provide more

office and retail space in the Central Business District. The Government

is taking forward the development of Site 3 in accordance with the

LC Paper No. CB(4)1402/16-17(02)

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recommendations of the UDS. To enable the design concept as

recommended under the UDS to be implemented, postal facilities

currently in the GPO building would need to be relocated.

4. In support of the future development of Site 3, Hongkong Post

(HKP) has all along been working closely with the relevant Government

Bureaux and Departments, and has been making its best endeavours to

take forward the reprovisioning project in accordance with the established

public works procedures. The units and offices of HKP HQs are

proposed to be relocated at a G/IC site in Kowloon Bay, whilst

district-tied postal facilities to provide essential services, namely a

Delivery Office, Speedpost Section, Counter Office and the Post Office

Box Section, will be provided by the future development of Site 3 in the

northern part of Lung Wo Road.

5. The reprovisioned HKP HQs will also co-locate some units of

HKP currently out-housed in leased premises (i.e. Kowloon Bay Post

Office (KBY PO) at Sheung Yuet Road in Kowloon Bay, the Bulk

Airmail Centre in Tsuen Wan and the Post Office Staff Training Centre in

Cheung Sha Wan) as well as a new Kowloon Bay Delivery Office.

Apart from releasing accommodation currently under commercial leases,

the consolidation of these units and facilities will enhance HKP’s

operational efficiency and reduce its rental expenditure.

SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC IN THE REPROVISIONED HKP

HQS

6. Notwithstanding the reprovisioning, the current performance

standards for various postal services will be maintained. The

reprovisioned KBY PO, to be relocated from Sheung Yuet Road in the

vicinity, will continue to have the existing service catchment, covering

Telford Garden, Kai Yip Estate, Richland Garden, and Kowloon Bay

Industrial Area. It will also have better accessibility through a more

comprehensive transport network.

7. KBY PO will continue to provide customers with a wide range

of services including sale of postal stamps, counter collection, payment

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services, etc. The number of service counters will be increased from

eight to 11, including eight multi-purpose counters, one barrier-free

accessible counter, one philatelic counter and one call-for counter.

More multi-purpose counters will contribute to increased customer

satisfaction and service efficiency. Facilities in the future KBY PO will

continue to anchor on user-centric design to provide high level of

customer experience in a user-focused environment, such as provision of

customer-oriented mail packing station, low platform scale, etc.

8. The new establishment of Kowloon Bay Delivery Office is

designed to cope with the anticipated demand for mail delivery service

arising from the growing population and commercial activities in the

future Kai Tak Development and Kowloon East, the second Core

Business District. Synergy effect will also be achieved in such a way

that the service quality and operational efficiency can be improved

through collaborations with other units in the adjoining Central Mail

Centre. The reprovisioned Postal Gallery with enhancement features

will continue to present to visitors the postal history and philatelic display

of thematic exhibits which change periodically.

PROJECT SCOPE AND NATURE

9. The scope of the project comprises the construction of a new

building at a site of approximately 3 950 square metre (m2) at Wang Chin

Street to accommodate the reprovisioned HKP HQs, some out-housed

units and a new delivery office. A location and site plan is at Enclosure.

10. The new building is 8-storey high with a basement level, and

will include the following facilities –

(a) HQ offices including various divisions of Business

Development Branch and Corporate Development Branch,

some sections of Postal Services Branch, External Affairs

Division, Financial Services Division and HQs units;

(b) KBY PO, to be relocated from Sheung Yuet Road;

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(c) Bulk Airmail Centre, to be relocated from Tsuen Wan;

(d) Post Office Staff Training Centre, to be relocated from

Cheung Sha Wan;

(e) Kowloon Bay Delivery office, to provide daily mail delivery

service to the district as well as the newly developed Kai Tak

area;

(f) Postal Gallery for philatelic/historic display and public

education relocating from the existing GPO building; and

(g) ancillary facilities such as conference/meeting rooms,

reception areas, a building management office, a security

guard room, server rooms, a service maintenance workshop,

parking spaces, loading/unloading platforms, passenger lifts

and cargo lifts, etc.

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

11. The estimated cost of the project is about $1,700 million in

money-of-the-day prices.

12. Subject to Members’ views, we plan to submit the proposal to

the Public Works Subcommittee for consideration and the Finance

Committee for funding approval in the fourth quarter of 2017 in order for

the construction of the building to commence in the third quarter of 2018.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION

13. HKP consulted the Kwun Tong District Council on

1 November 2016 on the proposed works project. The meeting noted

the Administration’s proposal.

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ADVICE SOUGHT

14. Members are invited to support the above works project.

Commerce and Economic Development Bureau

Hongkong Post

July 2017

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