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1 Connectivity - Not Simply Bridging the Gaps Brenda AU Head of Energizing Kowloon East Office 10 March 2015 發 展 局 Development Bureau

2 Energizing Kowloon East Office 2

3 Background Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3 3

4 Background Kowloon East Kowloon East 4

5 Background Kowloon East Kai Tak Development 320ha Kowloon Bay Business Area 91 ha Kwun Tong Business Area 77 ha Kai Tak Development Kwun Tong Business Area Kowloon Bay Business Area TOTAL 320ha 77ha 91ha 488ha 5

6 Background Kowloon East in the Past 6

7 Background Policy Address Hong Kong's traditional core business districts can no longer satisfy the growing demand for office space. We must develop another core business district East Kowloon. 7

8 Background Potential Commercial/Office Supply Kowloon East has the potential to provide additional commercial/office gross floor area of 5 million m 2 : 1.7 million m 2 from Kai Tak Development About 3.3 million m 2 from Kwun Tong and Kowloon Bay Including the existing stock of 2 million m 2, Kowloon East has the potential to supply a total of 7 million m 2 of commercial/office space. 8

9 Background Our Strategy Connectivity Shift from Development Planning Approach to Place Making Approach Branding Design Diversity 9

10 Version 4.0 Connectivity Branding Design Diversity CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN 10 Main Tasks and 5 Key Focuses (1) Walkable Kowloon East (2) Green CBD (3) Smart City (4) Kai Tak Fantasy Healthy Lift Off (5) Spirit of Creation 10

11 Background Policy Address 2014 Policy Address Advocate the sustainability concept of walkability in Kowloon East through improving connectivity and enhancing pedestrian environment 2015 Policy Address "...comprehensively develop the concept of a walkable Kowloon East in the Kowloon Bay and Kwun Tong Business Areas to improve the pedestrian environment and address traffic issues." 11

12 That was Kowloon East.in

13 In 2011 Busy Pedestrian and Vehicular Traffic 13

14 Strategy Improving Connectivity at 4 levels 1. Strategic level Connection to strategic routes that enable quick access to the airport and cross-boundary facilities 2. Inter-district level Connection to other key office nodes in the territory facilitating business activities 3. Intra-district level Connection to areas within Kowloon East 4. Local level - walkable Connection through pedestrian corridors, footbridges, subways, and enhanced footpaths 14

15 Strategy Improvement Proposals at Local Level 1. Quick-wins / Short-term measures Improve at-grade pedestrian environment such as widening of footpaths, improving pedestrian crossings, improving traffic signals and exploring uncommon routes. 2. Medium to long-term measures Commissioned two studies to develop comprehensive pedestrian networks and to improve traffic environment 15

16 Strategy Quick-wins/Short-term Measures 16

17 KBBA Kowloon Bay Business Area Pedestrian Environment Improvement 17

18 KTAA Kwun Tong Business Area Pedestrian Environment Improvement 18

19 Making Kowloon East Nicer to Walk 19

20 KBAA Green Spine and Green Link Green Link Green Spine 20

21 KBAA Elevated Walkway System 21

22 KTBA Connecting Major Activity Nodes Industrial Cultural Park Hoi Bun Road Green Operation Kai Tak Fantasy Tsui Ping River 22

23 Way Finding & Face-lifting of Back Alleys 23

24 Industrial Cultural Park Before After Before After 24

25 Industrial Cultural Park Artist s Impression

26 Place Making Events 26

27 Enriching Pedestrian Experience 27

28 Hoi Bun Road Green Operation 28

29 Kwun Tong Promenade Phase 1 Phase 2

30 Fly the Flyover Operation Site A: Site B: Site C: FF01: 3610 m m m m 2 30

31 Fly the Flyover Operation Place Making Events 31

32 Fly the Flyover Operation Place Making Events 32

33 Land - Water Interface 33

34 Land - Water Interface Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter 34

35 Kai Tak Fantasy Ideas Competition - Winning Scheme Land - Water Interface

36 Former Airport Site Kai Tak Development

37 Environmentally Friendly Linkage System 37

38 Kai Tak Development Pedestrian Connectivity San Po Kong Enhancement to Existing Links/ Provision of New Subways Kowloon City Kowloon Bay Proposed Elevated Walkways Ma Tau Kok Kwun Tong Enhancement to At-grade Crossing Kwun Tong Transportation Link

39 39 Kai Tak Development Metro Park & Grid Neighbourhood Metro Park to connect with waterfront and nearby development areas to create A Green Web for Sustainable Development Artist s Impression Artist s Impression Grid Neighbourhood, a mix of medium and low-rise blocks with courtyards to create a harmonious neighbourhood environment

40 Kai Tak Development Kai Tak River A major flood relief drainage channel Public aspirations to turn into a green river corridor Artist s impression 40

41 Smart City 2015 Policy Address to use Kowloon East as a pilot area to explore the feasibility of developing a Smart City. ICT and Open & Big Data Low Carbon Green Community Walkability & Mobility 41

42 Maintain a close dialogue with the Community to build up a better We Will Place for the people. 42

43 Design Connectivity Thank You! Diversity Branding 43

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