Content

• Location P.3

• Kwun Tong Town Centre Project. P.5

• Survey on the public opinion P.21

• Our point of view P.29

• Conclusion P.33

Location• Yue Man Square(裕民坊 ) is the town centre of Kwun Tong in Kowloon .It is

also the commercial centre in the area. There are two bus stops, a MTR station and a minibus stop which are near the Kwun Tong Road.

Kwun Tong Town Centre Project

the affected area of the project

Information of the project

• Site area: 53500m²

• No.of property ownership: 1635

• No.of affected residents: about 5000

• Total expense: about $30 billion

• Completion time: about 12 years

4Rs

• This project is an example of redevelopment.

• It is large in scale. It involves some comprehensine redevelopment schemes.

• It involves the pulling down of old building and rebuilds new ones. And the improvement of the environment of the community such as provides more social services and open spaces, and widening the roads.

Rationale

• to help the owner-occupiers to improve their living conditions by enabling them to find new homes under the Home Purchase Allowance policy.

•  to provide Kwun Tong with a modern town centre that offers commercial , residential developments, comprehensive public facilities.

• to ensure the vitality of the area be maintained and enhanced and that the project is sustainable

There were a five fundamental planning issues that had to

be resolved during the public consultation process.  • To replace the now inconveniently dispersed and obsolete transport

facilities with an integrated and efficient infrastructure ;

• To mitigate adverse impact of the air and noise pollution generated by the old industrial buildings to the town centre;

• To introduce a buffer zone between the overhead mass transit railway and the town centre to minimize the level of noise pollution;

• To provide more public open space and greenery while preserving the old trees in the Yue Man Square rest garden ;

• reprovisioning and enhancement of the government, institutional and community facilities currently available.

Survey on the public opinion (8 people)

1.How long do you live in Kwun Tong?

A.<5years :1

B.5-10 years :1

C.>10 years :6

2.Do you like Kwun Tong?

A.Yes:6

B.No :2

3.Do you know about the Kwun Tong Town Centre Project?

A.Yes:7

B.No:1

4.Do you support the project?(if no,please go to Q.5)

A.Yes:2

B.No:6

5.Why do you think the project is not good enough?(Please go to Q.6)

Four of them are the residents in Kwun Tong and they said they are not willing move mainly because of their strong and neighbourhood.

6.So,what do you think government should do?

• Two of them think the government should increase the compensation.

• Four of them think it should use another strategies such as preservation and rehabiltation.

Our point of view

We all support this project after we have finished our on-site observation.Refer to our photos, the living condition there is very bad due to long history.The buildings are very old and shabby.Facilities are lacking,no lift and toilet, as well.

Moreover , we all see that the roads and streets in these area are narrow and winding. Traffic congestion is very easy to occur. Also, the public toilets there are extremely dirty. The sanitation and hygiene are very bad. We all think redevelopment can solve these problems.

Conclusion

There are many old buildings in Yuen Man Fong . The government will carry out the Kwun Tong Town Centre Project and will rebuild this area to improve the environment of the community . However , there are some residents do not support this project . It is because they think the project will destroy the local color . Also , they don’t want to leave there . But we think that the project is good for them. The project can improve the condition of Kwun Tong .It can build up a good and comfortable condition for them . And after the redevelopment , they can have more chance to earn money . So we support the project.

Member list

Tze Shing Hei(leader) (11)

Chan Chun Kit (1)

Ho Ting Him (6)

Hui Yin (7)

Lin Yan Hon (8)