Swire - Victoria Park Shoreline Proposal

TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE FOR HONG KONG


1998: Concept Plan for Central Waterfront Development submitted by Swire Properties. This outlined a proposal for a much-reduced Central reclamation that was focused on a grand waterfront park.	1999: Central District (Extension) OZP revised to reduce reclamation to 23 hectares	2004: Swire Properties submitted its Hong Kong Cultural Harbour proposal, a holistic vision for Hong Kong Harbour that was based on the fundamental principles of long term value creation and sustainable development, promoting less reclamation, more green open spaces and broader public accessibility.


2002: The Government gazetted 26 hectares of reclamation in the Draft Wan Chai North OZP, in an attempt to create public waterfront and away from existing roads.	2004: In a challenge to harbour reclamation in Wanchai, the Court of Final Appeal (CFA) rules that an “overriding public need” must be demonstrated for any further reclamation to be allowed.	2005: The Harbour-front Enhancement Committee (HEC) published five options for the road network along the north shore in its “Wan Chai Development Phase 2 Review - Public Engagement Kit”.

BEST CASE GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL

Best Case Government Proposal

Of the five options posited by the HEC, the first option (Above) forms the only option that can create an unobstructed connection from Victoria Park to the waterfront. However, there are still areas for improvement:

	This tunnel option runs at very deep level under the existing cross-harbour tunnel up/down ramps increasing construction and operating costs

	Connections from bypass to and from Causeway Bay not possible due to deep level of bypass

	Material over buried bypass alignment is indicated as new solid surface reclamation over entire length

	No indication that existing flyover from Gloucester Road to Island Eastern Corridor will change

	Connection from Victoria Park to shoreline still compromised by surface roads