Hong Ning Road Park

Hong Ning Road Park
Hong Ning Road Park
	康寧道公園
	Entrance gate of Phase 2
	Location within Hong Kong
Location	Ngau Tau Kok, Hong Kong
Operated by	Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Last updated April 07, 2019

Hong Ning Road Park (Chinese :康寧道公園) 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.

Chinese is a group of related, but in many cases not mutually intelligible, language varieties, forming the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. Chinese is spoken by the ethnic Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in China. About 1.2 billion people speak some form of Chinese as their first language.

Ngau Tau Kok is an area of East Kowloon in Hong Kong, in the north of Kwun Tong District next to Kowloon Bay. Largely residential, with a population in excess of 210,000, it covers Jordan Valley, Ngau Tau Kok and upper Kwun Tong town centre.

Sau Mau Ping is an area part of Kwun Tong District, in eastern Kowloon, Hong Kong.

History

The park was first planned by the former Urban Council as early as 1977. At that time, the site was home to the Hong Ning Road Licensed Area (a squatter area). In 1976 it was reported that there were 1,433 people living in poor conditions here.^[1] Most residents were resettled in modern public housing.

The Urban Council (UrbCo) was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon. These services were provided by the council's executive arm, the Urban Services Department. The equivalent body for the New Territories was the Regional Council.

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During heavy rainfall on 12 June 2001 and 27 June 2001, boulders fell from the hillslope above Hong Ning Road Park (Phase 2), causing minor damage and resulting in the temporary closure of the park.^[2]

Description

Hong Ning Road Park (Phase 1) has numerous sports facilities. It was designed by Liang Peddle Thorp Architects in a contemporary style and built by Kaden Construction Limited at a cost of $62 million between April 1997 to March 1999.^[3] More than 60,000 cubic metres of material was excavated in the course of construction.^[3] Phase 1 comprises a children's playground, fitness stations, a jogging track, a gateball court, tennis courts, and a building housing the park office, toilets, and changing room.

Hong Ning Road Park (Phase 2) is a Chinese-style garden with various pavilions, a fish pond, and a public toilet. The park has a tranquil environment and is linked to Phase 1 via a long staircase. The name is actually a misnomer, as Phase 2 is located on Hip Wo Street and has no frontage on Hong Ning Road.

Redevelopment plan

The government plans to redevelop the existing Tsun Yip Street Playground, in the Kwun Tong Industrial Estate, into a "Kwun Tong Industrial Culture Park". Hence, the government proposes to reprovision the displaced facilities from Tsun Yip Street Playground to the Hong Ning Road Park (Phase 1).^[4]

Preliminary plans by the Architectural Services Department indicate that the existing gateball court will be replaced with basketball courts, the existing tennis courts will be replaced with a football pitch, and the existing changing room block will be replaced with a bridge structure connecting to a new gateball court on top of the hill.^[5]

The Architectural Services Department is a department of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for the design and construction of many public facilities throughout the territory. It is subordinate to the Works Branch of the Development Bureau and the current director is Leung Koon-kee.

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References

↑ "Hansard" (PDF). Legislative Council. 11 February 1976.
↑ Lam, T.T.M. (July 2004). "Factual Report on Hong Kong Rainfall and Landslides in 2001" (PDF). Geotechnical Engineering Office, Civil Engineering and Development Department.
1 2 "Hong Ning Road Park Phase 1 at Kwun Tong, Kowloon". Kaden Construction. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009.
↑ "3450RO – Converting Tsun Yip Street Playground as Kwun Tong Industrial Culture Park" (PDF). Legislative Council Panel on Development. 24 February 2015.
↑ "Reprovisioning of Tsun Yip Street Playground Ball Courts (to Hong Ning Road Park and Ngau Tau Kok Fresh Water Service Reservoir)" (PDF). Kwun Tong District Council. 2 September 2015.

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[1] "Hansard" (PDF). Legislative Council. 11 February 1976.

[2] Lam, T.T.M. (July 2004). "Factual Report on Hong Kong Rainfall and Landslides in 2001" (PDF). Geotechnical Engineering Office, Civil Engineering and Development Department.

[kaden-3] 1 2 "Hong Ning Road Park Phase 1 at Kwun Tong, Kowloon". Kaden Construction. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009.

[4] "3450RO – Converting Tsun Yip Street Playground as Kwun Tong Industrial Culture Park" (PDF). Legislative Council Panel on Development. 24 February 2015.

[5] "Reprovisioning of Tsun Yip Street Playground Ball Courts (to Hong Ning Road Park and Ngau Tau Kok Fresh Water Service Reservoir)" (PDF). Kwun Tong District Council. 2 September 2015.