Kai Tak Sports Park reveals key design features at design exhibition
The role of the Kai Tak Sports Park in supporting the Hong Kong Government’s aims to promote sport for all, support elite athletes, and make the city a centre for major international sports events has been revealed at recent exhibition.
Attending Hong Kong’s 25 Years of Design exhibition from 31st August to 3rd September 2022, details of how the precinct aims to cater to the needs of local community as well as attract visitors - offering a variety of activity, facilities and events any day of the year were disclosed.
Speaking at the exhibition, Tang King Shing, Director (Strategic Planning) of Kai Tak Sports Park, advised “Kai Tak Sports Park has been promoting community sports through our community project ‘Kai Tak Sports Initiatives’ which is a sports foundation, allowing people from different backgrounds to enjoy sports together.
“As the place to support our local elite athletes, Kai Tak Sports Park could hold not only local, but regional or international major sports events in the future. This could provide opportunities for them to compete with athletes from other places and attract local spectators at the same time.
“Moreover, we also support developing the sports industry and enhancing sports professionalism. We believe that there will be huge benefits to both the industry and the career of the athletes by making the sports industry sustainable,” he added.
With a team of international and local designers, builders and operators working together to develop a master plan to transform the historic Kai Tak site, the new precinct aims to create a new relationship among the existing urban fabric, surrounding developments and the harbourfront to create a state-of-the-art, multi-purpose and vibrant sports complex for generations to come.
Offering open spaces and facilities for community recreation coupled with a prime harbour-side location, the 28-hectare precinct dedicated is designed to offer visitors an enjoyable and vibrant experiences.
Richard Breslin, Director of Populous (Principal-in-charge for Kai Tak Sports Park) advised “nowhere in the world is there anything like this level of integration between international sports and entertainment facilities combined with community recreation, retail and leisure facilities that has been designed for Kai Tak Sports Park.”
Image shows members of the Kai Tak Sports Park development team at the 25 Years of Design exhibition: Darren Burden, Executive Director for venue operator ASM Global; Simon Lee, Director, Design Management - Kai Tak Sports Park; Richard Breslin; Jeffrey LAM Kin-fung, Hong Kong Legislative Council members; Regina IP LAU Suk-yee, Convenor of the Executive Council; John Sharkey, Project Director - Kai Tak Sports Park; King Shing Tang, Director, Strategic Planning - Kai Tak Sports Park and Yeung Tak-keung, Commissioner for Sports, Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, Government of the Hong Kong SAR at the Kai Tak Sports Park booth. Credit: Kai Tak Sports Park Limited.
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