Public transit | Kowloon Bay station |
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Type | Cultural complex |
Construction | |
Opened | 2020-21 |
Construction cost | HK$4.1 billion |
Architect | Architectural Services Department |
General contractor | Leighton Contractors |
East Kowloon Cultural Centre | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 東九文化中心 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 东九文化中心 | ||||||||||
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The East Kowloon Cultural Centre is an under construction arts complex in Ngau Tau Kok,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It will be located on part of the former site of Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate,directly across Kwun Tong Road from Kowloon Bay station. It will be built on a 2.16-hectare (5.3-acre) site at an estimated cost of $4.1 billion and is expected to open in 2021. [1]
The centre will house five performance halls including a 1,200-seat multi-purpose hall and a 550-seat theatre,plus three smaller venues. [1] It was designed by Rocco Yim and the Architectural Services Department.
The Urban Council explored the provision of a regional cultural centre in East Kowloon as early as the mid-1980s. A site was chosen in Sai Tso Wan immediately south of the Kwun Tong Magistracy. The Kwun Tong District Board strongly advocated a 1000-seat auditorium but the Council doubted the prospective utilisation rate of such a facility. [2] Instead,the Kwun Tong Bypass and an electric substation were built on the site. [2]
Alongside new public housing,a civic centre was also included in the redevelopment plans for the former Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate. This was endorsed by Kwun Tong District Council in November 2006. [3]
Construction commenced in 2016,and is expected to be complete in 2020. [4] The contractor is Leighton Contractors (Asia) Limited. [5]
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of 43,033/km2 (111,450/sq mi) in 2006,it is the most populous area in Hong Kong,compared with Hong Kong Island and the rest of the New Territories. The peninsula's area is about 47 km2 (18 sq mi).
Kowloon Bay is a body of water within Victoria Harbour and an area within Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Ngau Tau Kok is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong line. It is located in the Ngau Tau Kok area of Kowloon East,between Kwun Tong and Kowloon Bay stations. It was among the earliest stations in the network,being opened on 1 October 1979.
Ngau Tau Kok is an area of eastern Kowloon in Hong Kong,in the north of Kwun Tong District east to Kowloon Bay. Largely residential,Ngau Tau Kok has a population in excess of 210,000.
Kwun Tong is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon,and is the easternmost and southernmost district in Kowloon. It had a population of 648,541 in 2016. The district has the second highest population in Hong Kong,after Sha Tin District,while the income is below average. Kwun Tong District borders Sai Kung District to the east,Wong Tai Sin District to the north,and Kowloon City District to the west. To the south is Victoria Harbour,and the Eastern District directly across on Hong Kong Island.
Lok Wah Estate is a public housing estate located in Ngau Tau Kok,Kwun Tong,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
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Millennium City is a group of skyscrapers in Kwun Tong,Hong Kong built along the southern side of Kwun Tong Road near Ngau Tau Kok station and developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties.
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Jordan Valley Factory Estate was a factory estate in Jordan Valley,Ngau Tau Kok,Kowloon,Hong Kong,owned and managed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority. It was built in 1959. In 1983,its west wing was demolished to construct the new Ngau Tau Kok Bus Terminus. The remaining buildings were cleared in 2004 and demolished in 2005.
Lower Ngau Tau Kok (II) Estate was a 7-block public housing estate built on reclaimed land in Ngau Tau Kok,Kwun Tong,Kowloon,Hong Kong,located opposite Kowloon Bay station on the MTR. The demolition of the estate started in March 2010. The estate,along with the Lower Ngau Tau Kok (I) Estate,which was demolished in June 2004,formed the Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate. A new estate,retaining the name Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate,is being constructed on the site.
Kwun Tong Garden Estate,or Garden Estate,is a public housing estate in Ngau Tau Kok,Kwun Tong,Kowloon,Hong Kong,developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society,near the MTR Kwun Tong line's Ngau Tau Kok station. It is the largest Housing Society estate by number of flats (4,921).
The following shows the public housing estates in Ngau Tau Kok,Jordan Valley,Kowloon Bay and surrounding neighbourhoods,in Kwun Tong District,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
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Hong Ning Road Park is a public park between the districts of Ngau Tau Kok and Sau Mau Ping in Kowloon,Hong Kong. It is divided into two phases linked by a staircase. The park is distinct from the similarly-named Hong Ning Road Recreation Ground,which is located down the hill closer to Kwun Tong Town Centre.
Hau Shui-pui,SBS is a pro-Beijing politician in Hong Kong. He is the president of the Kwun Tong Residents Association and the Federation of Public Housing Estates. He was also the chairman of the Kwun Tong District Council from 1997 to 2003.
The Four Hills of Kowloon are four hills that were historically the site of granite quarries in Kwun Tong District,New Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Choi Tak Estate,formerly Choi Wan Road Site 2 and Choi Wan Road Site 3A,is a public housing estate in Ping Shan,Kowloon,Hong Kong next to Choi Ying Estate. Choi Tak Estate is a part of the housing development near Jordan Valley. It is developed into two phases and all blocks were completed in 2010 and 2011 respectively.