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Design Elements

Urban Restructuring around

Tsui Ping River

Verdant riverside for community enjoyment

Win-Win Land Exchange

To leverage on the benefits of the Tsui Ping River project, we have gone through the re-zoning process and seized the opportunity to optimize the development potential of three government sites by relocating the existing Shing Yip Street Rest Garden to a temporary lorry park site so that the new open space can better integrate with the future design of Tsui Ping River. This also results in an enlarged commercial site near Kwun Tong Road capable of providing more design flexibility in development.

Vision

It was announced in the 2011-12 Policy Address that the Government would adopt a visionary, coordinated and integrated approach to transform Kowloon East into an attractive alternative core business area (CBD2) to sustain Hong Kong’s economic development. Our vision is to make Kowloon East a better place to live, work and play. The proposals for land use restructuring around the King Yip Street area, transforming the nullah into “Tsui Ping River”, and integrating it with a new garden and the adjoining pedestrian network demonstrate the synergies created by urban planning, urban design, environmental sustainability and connectivity enhancement. These will act as catalysts to the transformation of Kowloon East and help to increase the commercial/office land supply in the area.

Vibrant Public Realm

The future park at the centre of the river is an important fulcrum of a natural and leisure experience. It has potential to be fully integrated with the character and enhanced pedestrian connection under the Tsui Ping River project. Together with the spaces beneath the Kwun Tong Bypass for arts, cultural and leisure activities and the adjacent landscaped pedestrian network, all these will enhance the vibrancy of the waterfront and create greater diversity in the Kwun Tong area.

Reflecting Industrial Culture

Thematic Design concepts are derived from aspects of the past industrial culture of Kwun Tong. For the river channel, we have been inspired by some of the forms associated with the history of locally produced salt and the products and materials used in the textile and garment industry. The crystalline patterns of salt are an inspiration for elements of the landscape design whilst the river proposals mirror flowing ribbon-like forms.

Pedestrian Connectivity

The future park can be beneficially integrated with the planning of Tsui Ping River. The park will act as a leisure destination and pedestrian hub with enhanced connections to Laguna Park and elevated routes to streets to the north of the river.

Engineering Innovation Water retention and water play elements are proposed in the section of the channel between Wai Yip Street and Hing Yip Street. A lower retention pool and a middle pool are created by the installation of a weir, which maintains levels in the river thereby improving its aesthetic appearance and providing opportunities for ecological enhancement of the riverside. Water systems are also proposed for circulation and for providing a safe environment for public enjoyment of the river.

Blue-Green Infrastructure

An integrated approach is adopted to transform the nullah into a blue-green infrastructure “Tsui Ping River” with environmental, ecological and landscape upgrading. This includes enhancing the drainage capacity, providing riverside walkways and landscaped decks, and improving pedestrian facilities in the adjacent area. Moreover, the new Tsui Ping River Garden after future re-provisioning will represent a holistic improvement to the area through the provision of a riverside public open space which harmonises with the river.

Relaxing Water Ambience

The character of the river is envisaged as welcoming and relaxing and features such as lighting and planting will be designed to promote this ambience. The leisure aspects are enhanced by introducing water features at the upper pool areas which celebrate the more sparkling nature of freshwater. These include glistening cascades and fountain jets deployed to celebrate the dynamic characteristics of water.

Landmark / Orientation feature

Character Area

Fresh Water zone

Community Connections

Brackish Water zone

Elevated Pedestrian Route

Seawater zone

At-grade Pedestrian Route

Community Canal

Leisure Riverside

Tsui Ping River Garden

Tsui Ping River Promenade

Arts Waterfront

Integrated Planning

The planning of Tsui Ping River is part of an overall vision for Kwun Tong and is coordinated with adjacent projects such as Tsui Ping River Garden.