Kai Tak Sports Park

Kai Tak Sports Park is a multi-purpose sports venue that is been built at the site of the former Kai Tak Airport in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The sports park will be located on the north western part of the old Kai Tak Airport, where some of the parking stands used to be.[1]

Kai Tak Sports Park
啟德體育園
LocationKowloon, Hong Kong
Public transitKai Tak Station

Sung Wong Toi Station

Kowloon City Ferry Pier
OperatorASM Global
Acreage28 hectares
Construction
Broke ground23 April 2019
ArchitectPopulous
Main contractorsHip Hing Engineering
Website
https://kaitaksportspark.hk/en

When it opens, Kai Tak Sports Park will become the largest sports venue in Hong Kong [2] and will provide high quality sports facilities to support the future sports development of Hong Kong. [3]

South China Morning Post reported that the sports park would be completed by 2023,[4] costing HK$30 billion[4] and would have a 50,000-seat Main Stadium with a retractable roof, a 10,000-seat Indoor Sports Center and a 5,000-seat Public Sports Ground.[5]

Development
Construction Site in 2017

American engineering firm AECOM was engaged by the Civil Engineering and Development Department of HKSAR to undertake the Kai Tak Development project in early 2007.[6] In the 2011-12 policy address delivered by Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, he stated that the government is studying financing options and mode of operation of the proposed multi-purpose stadium complex at Kai Tak and will start the preliminary work as soon as possible.[7]

On 5 November 2012, the Home Affairs Bureau completed an initial technical feasibility study of the Kai Tak multi-purpose complex and submitted it to the Legislative Council. In the study, the bureau proposed a "design-build-operate" approach - design, construction, operations and maintenance under a single entity - to ensure effective delivery from designing the complex to its long-term operation. The study also recommended that the project be financially supported by a combination of government and private financing in order to maximize efficiency and innovation. The stadium will have a retractable roof and a capacity of 50,000 for international sports and entertainment events. The facilities were proposed to be completed by 2020.[8]

HK$62.7 million in pre-construction funds for the Kai Tak Multi-purpose Sports Complex was approved by the Legislative Council Finance Committee members on 3 July 2015.[9]

On 23 June 2017, the Hong Kong legislators in the finance committee granted the cash for the HK$31.9 billion sports complex in Kai Tak after a six-hour debate. 36 lawmakers green-lit the sports park, with 21 voting against it.[10]

On December 28, 2018, the government announced that the contract for the design, construction and operation of the Kai Tak Sports Park was awarded to Kai Tak Sports Park Limited, a subsidiary of New World Development and NWS Holdings established specifically for the project.[11]

The groundbreaking ceremony of the Kai Tak Sports Park was held on 23 April 2019.[3]

Facilities

Kai Tak Sports Park is designed around a covered Kai Tak Sports Avenue, an indoor and outdoor pedestrian walkway starting at the Station Square (the connection to the park linking new MTR stops Kai Tak Station and Sung Wong Toi Station) and takes people all the way to the Dining Cove overlooking the Victoria Harbourfront. [4]

Taking center stage at Kai Tak Sports Park, will be the 50,000 seat "Pearl of the Orient" themed Main Stadium.[12] The stadium is complete with the latest technology in its retractable roof and a flexible pitch surface that can be switched between natural turf to other surfaces to host a range of international, regional and local events in any weather.[13] It will also feature an infinity edge design above the south stand with a vast activity platform that looks out over Victoria Harbour. [13]

Meanwhile, the sports park's Indoor Sports Center will provide a large multi-purpose space with retractable seating to host major competitions or events of up to 10,000 seats and to accommodate sports courts for community use.[2] A 5,000 seat Public Sports Ground will also be provided for hosting school athletic events, athletic training and local league games.[2]

Other facilities include more than 8 hectares of open spaces [13], outdoor ball courts, a children's playground, a health and wellness center, a bowling center and retail and dining outlets. [2]

Transportation

The sports park is easily accessible from the Kai Tak station and the Sung Wong Toi station on the Tuen Ma line, as well as to the Kowloon City Ferry Pier and neighboring bus terminals.

Tuen Ma Line

Project Team

Kai Tak Sports Park's project team members include Hip Hing Engineering, Populous, ASM Global and Lagardère Sports and Entertainment.[14] Hip Hing Engineering is the main contractor of the project supported by Populous, SKA and Arup as design team.

Schedule and Penalties

The government has imposed strict performance indicators for the Kai Tak Sports Park with a penalty of HK$500,000 for every day if the operator fails to meet usage requirements in the main stadium, HK$100,000 for the indoor centre and HK$50,000 for the public ground accordingly.[15] The time for operational acceptance is 1,640 days (54 months) from the commencement of the contract (February 1, 2019). This means that the park should be finished by June, 2023.[11]

Nearby Facilities
  • Metro Park
  • Kai Tak Grid Neighbourhood
  • To Kwa Wan Recreation Ground
  • EMSD Headquarter
  • Zero Carbon Building
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See also

References
  1. "Kai Tak sports complex cost put at HK$23 billion by government". South China Morning Post. 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  2. "Government awards contract for Kai Tak Sports Park (with photos)". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  3. "Sports park construction starts". Hong Kong's Information Services Department (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  4. "Better than London's Olympic Park? That's Hong Kong's new sports park". South China Morning Post. 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  5. "Kai Tak sports complex cost put at HK$23 billion by government". South China Morning Post. 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  6. Kai Tak Development, Hong Kong AECOM. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  7. 2011-12 Policy Address - From Strength to strength. Sports Development. 144. 2011-12 Policy Address. Hong Kong Government. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  8. Kelly Ip (6 November 2012). "Single operator mooted for Kai Tak complex". The Standard. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013.
  9. "Legco gives green light to HK$62.7 million for Kai Tak stadium". South China Morning Post. 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  10. Chan Kin-wa (23 June 2017). "Hong Kong Legco grants cash for Kai Tak sports park – 11 years after it was first mooted". South China Morning Post.
  11. "New World wins right to build and run HK$30 billion Kai Tak Sports Park". South China Morning Post. 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  12. "Groundbreaking ceremony held for HK's Kai Tak Sports Park - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  13. "Populous sees Kai Tak Sports Park plan as setting a new multipurpose sport precinct benchmark - Australasian Leisure Management". www.ausleisure.com.au. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  14. "Hong Kong awards 25-year contract for Kai Tak Sports Park". Verdict Designbuild. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  15. "Kai Tak Sports Park operator to face huge fines for failing to fill venues". South China Morning Post. 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
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