Going underground to ease congestion in busy Hong Kong shopping district could disrupt city’s ‘green lung’ for up to seven years, new proposal reveals
- A quarter of Kowloon Park could be developed into three-storey underground areas
- Park in Tsim Sha Tsui identified as one of four ‘strategic urban areas’ with potential for development
A plan to create underground space below Kowloon Park could disrupt Hong Kong’s “green lung” for three to seven years, according to a new government proposal.
Released on Wednesday, the proposal estimated that around 25 per cent of the 13.3-hectare Kowloon Park in Tsim Sha Tsui could be developed into three-storey underground spaces.
The spaces would provide about 9,000 square metres for community facilities and public-use areas, as well as roughly 14,000 square metres of pedestrian passages.
Those facilities would account for 40 per cent of the underground space, while about 30 per cent would be used for car parks. The remaining 30 per cent would be reserved for retail shops and restaurants.
“In formulating the proposed Kowloon Park Conceptual Scheme, consideration has been made to provide diversified space to enhance accessibility and walkability,” the Development Bureau said in a statement.
