25-521: Belcher Bay is a bay at Kennedy Town on the northwest shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong . It is located east of Sulphur Channel . The bay is named after Edward Belcher , a Nova Scotia -born British naval officer who surveyed the surrounding water and land in the Victoria Harbour in 1841. Green Island and Little Green Island are located within the bay. It is currently used as
50-792: A number of luxury buildings built along the waterfront. The western terminus of the Hong Kong Tramways is located in Kennedy Town next to The Merton in Catchick Street. Kennedy Town is also served by Kennedy Town station , opened in 2014 as part of an extension of the Island line of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR). Kennedy Town is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 11. Within
75-540: A site for larger ships to load and unload goods between barges instead of mooring along docks. In 2019, Belcher Bay Promenade opened in phases. However, due to a plan to build a road connecting western Hong Kong Island to the northeastern part of Lantau Island , land reclamation in front of the promenade would be necessary and would require the closure of the area for five years. 22°17′N 114°07′E / 22.283°N 114.117°E / 22.283; 114.117 This Hong Kong Island location article
100-470: A total of around 60 square kilometres of land created by 1996. The first reclamations can be traced back to the early Western Han dynasty (206 BC – 9 AD), when beaches were turned into fields for salt production . Major land reclamation projects have been conducted since the mid-19th century. In 1851, a fire broke out on the North side of Queen's Road Central , burning down many buildings on
125-508: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kennedy Town Kennedy Town is an area at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was named after Arthur Edward Kennedy , the 7th governor of Hong Kong from 1872 to 1877. Administratively, it is part of Central and Western District . Due to its distance from major commercial cores and longtime inaccessibility by train, urban development in this area
150-523: Is a high-rise private housing development in the area, as well as Manhattan Heights completed in the year 2000. There are approximately 138 developments in the area. Following the new MTR extension, new land for potential property developments in the district is in high demand. In a District Council meeting concerning the development of west Kennedy Town in March 2015, the proposed rezoning plan gained general support despite some expressing their worries about
175-449: Is built on reclaimed land. In October 2018, a development project was announced with the intention of creating 1700 hectares of land in the form of new islands off the east coast of Lantau, to house an estimated 1.1 million people. The project has an estimated cost of HK$ 500 billion. Much reclamation has taken place in prime locations on the waterfront on both sides of Victoria Harbour . This has raised environmental issues of
200-672: The Central Harbourfront Event Space, Tamar Park and the Hong Kong Observation Wheel . The bridge project involved the creation of four islands, including one in Hong Kong. Currently under construction, an expansion of Tung Chung on the north shore of Lantau island. The project is expected to be completed in 2023. The third runway and the extension of Terminal 2 in the Hong Kong International Airport
225-708: The Kennedy Town Swimming Pool is in Kennedy Town while Phase II is in Shek Tong Tsui. The elderly home in front of The Belcher's, Jockey Club Student Village I, and the Centennial Campus are in Kennedy Town, while The Belcher's itself and the part of The University of Hong Kong from the Chow Yei Ching Building to The Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building are in Shek Tong Tsui. In 1886, when Arthur Edward Kennedy
250-490: The boundary – Serene Court, The Sail at Victoria, and Island West Transfer Station, are all widely considered part of Kennedy Town. Kennedy Town Service Reservoir Playground, Lap Chee College of Shun Hing College, Block A of Smithfield Garden, Wah Fai House, and Serene Court straddle the boundary of Victoria. Since the borders of Kennedy Town have not officially been redefined, the above properties are technically either partly or entirely outside of Kennedy Town. The eastern boundary
275-619: The city, inscribed " City Boundary 1903 ". One of them is located next to the Kennedy Town Temporary Recreation Ground at Sai Ning Street ( 西寧街 ). Streets in Kennedy Town include: Two of the earliest public housing estates of Hong Kong are located in Kennedy Town: Sai Wan Estate , completed in 1958, and Kwun Lung Lau , built in 1967. More recent luxury residential developments include, The Merton , completed in 2005, which
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#1732783889227300-498: The coast. To treat the large amount of rubble that resulted from the fire, the Government decided to clear it by submerging it into Victoria Harbour and reclaiming land. In 1852, this was complete, and the new road was named Bonham Strand after Sir George Bonham, 3rd Governor of Hong Kong . One of the earliest projects, the works were completed in two phases. The second added 50 to 60 acres (24 ha) of land in 1890 during
325-477: The community's carrying capacity. Outlined areas to be rezoned and redeveloped include the ex-Mount Davis cottage area on Victoria Road, the Hong Kong Academy temporary campus and former Police Married Officers Quarters on Ka Wai Man Road, as well as the ex-Kennedy Town Incinerator and Abattoir site on Cadogan Street. The project is expected to provide about 3,000 public and private residential units. For
350-477: The end of the 20th century. For district council elections purposes, the area roughly corresponds to the "Kennedy Town and Mount Davis ", " Kwun Lung " and " Sai Wan " constituencies. The boundaries of such constituencies may be subject to modification. Kennedy Town is the western section of the historical Victoria City . In 1903, the Hong Kong Government erected seven boundary stones for
375-498: The long-discussed redevelopment project regarding the district's half-century-old buildings, the Housing Authority admitted they have no plans to implement it after considering the costs and effects to rebuild and relocate, which will foreseeably increase the public housing burden. Historic buildings and places in Kennedy Town include: The neighbourhood is primarily Chinese, but a growing number of expats are moving into
400-461: The most bustling street in the area. The old airport, Kai Tak, was located In Kowloon and part of the land is reclaimed. A section of runway and most parking stands were built on reclaimed land. The new towns were mostly built on reclaimed land, such as Tuen Mun , Tai Po , Sha Tin , Ma On Shan , West Kowloon , Kwun Tong and Tseung Kwan O . These were built in a series of three phases. The "new" airport, Chek Lap Kok International airport
425-468: The north, by Sulphur Channel to the west, Shek Tong Tsui to the east and Mount Davis and Lung Fu Shan to the south. Historically, the district's western limit was legally defined as the western boundary of the City of Victoria. However, post-war development south of the boundary – Kennedy Town Service Reservoir Playground, Shun Hing College, Smithfield Garden, Mei Wah Mansion, Wah Fai House, and west of
450-685: The protection of the harbour which was once the source of prosperity of Hong Kong, traffic congestion in the Central district , as well as the collusion of the Hong Kong Government with the real estate developers in the territory. Hong Kong legislators passed the Protection of the Harbour Ordinance in 1996 in an effort to safeguard the increasingly threatened Victoria Harbour against encroaching land development . In
475-477: The school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Bonham Road Government Primary School and Li Sing Primary School [ zh ] (李陞小學). Land reclamation in Hong Kong The reclamation of land from the ocean has long been used in mountainous Hong Kong to expand the limited supply of usable land with
500-522: The second phase of construction. It was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken during the Colonial Hong Kong era. It significantly expanded the land around Praya Central . Yau Ma Tei had two phases of Reclamations. The first was during the 1880s, which pushed the coast from near Shanghai Street to Reclamation Street . During this project a hill near what is today Austin Road
525-489: Was built on two islands and was opened in 1998. Land was reclaimed to build a third runway and extend the current Terminal 2 in the airport. ( View here ) Several projects in and around Victoria Harbour , constructed for various purposes. This includes transportation improvements such as the Hong Kong MTR Station, Airport Express Railway & Central-Wanchai Bypass, as well as public recreation space such as
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#1732783889227550-401: Was flattened and Nathan Road was prolonged through Yau Ma Tei. The second phase was between 1900 and 1904, which again pushed the coast from Reclamation Street to today's Ferry Street , between Jordan Road and Mong Kok Road . Most of today's Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei west of Nathan Road was reclaimed. After this, Yau Ma Tei became the center of commercial activity, and Shanghai Street
575-523: Was governor, land was reclaimed along the coast of Kennedy Town. It formed a narrow coastal strip of land that included the Kennedy Praya and the coastal area from Beach Street via Collinson Street to Shek Tong Tsui. Additional land was reclaimed along the coast of Kennedy Town between 1933 and 1939, but works were suspended before the Battle of Hong Kong in 1941. Further reclamation was conducted at
600-546: Was less vigorous than in other parts of urban Hong Kong. But since the MTR was extended to the area in 2014, it began rapidly gentrifying, with many older businesses, such as vehicle repair workshops and cha chaan tengs , making way for new luxury developments, as well as high-end bars and restaurants. Kennedy Town occupies the northwestern part of Hong Kong Island . It is bordered by the Belcher Bay of Victoria Harbour to
625-493: Was not de jure defined but nevertheless de facto formerly defined as the alley between Belcher Court and Nam Hung Mansion. The border is also evidenced by the bend in the street grid, of which the alley is the axis. Due to the lack of space to relocate the Kennedy Town Swimming Pool for the Kennedy Town station , it had to be moved to Shek Tong Tsui. As a result, the border was de facto redefined as Collinson Street. Phase I of
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