Tsim Sha Tsui East Waterfront Podium Garden | |
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Type | Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22°17′47″N114°10′33″E / 22.2965°N 114.1759°E |
Tsim Sha Tsui East Waterfront Podium Garden | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 尖沙咀東海濱平台花園 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 尖沙咀东海滨平台花园 | ||||||||||
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The Tsim Sha Tsui East Waterfront Podium Garden is a public garden located in southern Tsim Sha Tsui East,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It was constructed by the Tourism Commission of Hong Kong in 2007,and has been operating under Leisure and Cultural Services Department as a public space ever since. The site currently hosts the Avenue of Stars under the name "Garden of Stars" as part of an ongoing waterfront revitalisation project. [1] [2]
The garden's predecessor was the Wing On Plaza Garden (永安广场公园),named after a nearby commercial plaza.
In 2004,the government relocated the bus terminal of the nearby Star Ferry Public Transport Interchange to this area. [3] The Tsim Sha Tsui Spur Line of the Hong Kong MTR,which was supposed to pass through the region,was redesigned into an elevated railway. [4] Tsim Sha Tsui East Waterfront Podium Garden was constructed as a part of the redesigned transportation hub,and it was connected to Middle Road Children's Playground,which was also relocated above the East Tsim Sha Tsui station.
The garden was constructed in a Modernist architectural style,with water pool,small theater,dining area and pavilion,as well as two elevators connected to the ground floor.
Due to its proximity to the shore,visitors are able to see many places along the Victoria Harbour from here,including the Hong Kong Central Library,Island Eastern Corridor,Lei Yue Mun,Kwun Tong District and the Kowloon Bay. During holiday seasons,many tourists also come here to see the fireworks of Victoria Harbour.
In July 2015,Leisure and Cultural Services Department and New World Development cosponsored a plan to renovate Salisbury Garden,Avenue of Stars and Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade.
On November 15,2015,four bronze statues and some of the hand prints of celebrities were temporarily moved from Avenue of Stars to the Garden of Stars constructed here. Inside the garden,a 63-metre long painting strip was also set up,which featured scenes and characters from several famous Hong Kong movies. Out of all the original 107 hand prints,only 20 were placed in a recreated frame in time,while the others were only presented in 2016. [5]
Since the renovation of the Avenue of Stars were completed,the hand prints and statues were returned from the Garden of Stars.
Yau Tsim Mong District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong, located on the western part of Kowloon Peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon. The district has the second highest population density of all districts, at 49,115 km2 (18,963 sq mi). The 2016 By-Census recorded the total population of Yau Tsim Mong District at 342,970.
Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on South China Sea were instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony in 1841 and its subsequent development as a trading centre.
Tsim Sha Tsui, often abbreviated as TST, is an area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui. The area is bounded north by Austin Road and in the east by Hong Chong Road and Cheong Wan Road.
West Kowloon, named after West Kowloon Reclamation Project as a part of Airport Core Programme, is the western part of Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong, situated within the Yau Tsim Mong District and Sham Shui Po District. The reclamation spanned from mid-1990s to mid-2003, but major part was completed in 1990s. It represents the new coast area facing Victoria Harbour and West Kowloon Cultural District is its focal point. Multiple railway stations, namely Nam Cheong, Olympic, Austin, Kowloon and Hong Kong West Kowloon stations, are within the area.
East Tsim Sha Tsui is a station of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system of Hong Kong. It is currently an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.
Tsim Sha Tsui is an MTR station on the Tsuen Wan line. The station, originally opened on 16 December 1979 on the Tsuen Wan line, serving the area of Tsim Sha Tsui.
Hung Hom is a passenger railway station in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is an interchange station between the East Rail line and the Tuen Ma line domestic services of the MTR network, as well as the southern terminus of cross-border through-trains to mainland China, which have been discontinued. This station serves the southern terminus of the East Rail Line in early morning before the first northbound train from Admiralty arrives. As the station is located next to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel's northern portal, it is also served by many cross-harbour bus routes.
The Avenue of Stars, modelled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is an avenue located along the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It honours celebrities of the Hong Kong film industry.
Kowloon Park is a large public park in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It has an area of 13.3 hectares and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
The Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound, completed in 1884, is located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. From 1884 to 1996, the Compound served as the headquarters for the Marine Police, which moved to Sai Wan Ho in 1996 and became a branch in the Hong Kong Police Force.
A Symphony of Lights is a daily light and sound show across the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. It is the world's largest permanent light and sound show, according to Guinness World Records. As of 2017, there were 42 participating buildings in the show.
East Kowloon line was one of the original five MTR lines proposed in the late 1970s in Hong Kong, which would have connected Sheung Wan with East Kowloon.
Hung Hom Bay was a bay in Victoria Harbour, between Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom in the southeast of Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong.
Kowloon Public Pier or Tsim Sha Tsui Public Pier is a public pier in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It approaches Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Victoria Harbour. Any boat can freely park at the pier.
The Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront Revitalisation Plan is a forfeited development proposal by New World Development Co. Ltd and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department made in 2013. The aim of the plan was to reshape the waterfront by adding in activity hubs consisting of various small-scale commercial, entertainment and recreational areas in Salisbury Garden, Avenue of Stars as well as the East Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade. The plan was later dismissed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Harbourfront Commission due to huge public controversies in 2016.
A bronze sculpture of McDull, an anthropomorphic pig cartoon character, was installed on Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars, along Tsim Sha Tsui's waterfront in Kowloon, in 2011. The statue has been relocated to the Tsim Sha Tsui East Waterfront Podium Garden temporarily, during an ongoing waterfront revitalisation project.
The statue of singer and actress Anita Mui was installed on Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars, along Tsim Sha Tsui's waterfront in Kowloon, in 2014. The statue has been relocated to the Tsim Sha Tsui East Waterfront Podium Garden temporarily, during an ongoing waterfront revitalisation project.
The Hong Kong Film Awards statue is a 6-metre (20 ft) bronze sculpture depicting the Hong Kong Film Award statuette presented to recipients, installed along Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars, in Tsim Sha Tsui's waterfront in Kowloon. The statue has been relocated to the Tsim Sha Tsui East Waterfront Podium Garden temporarily, during an ongoing waterfront revitalisation project.