WCDC DWFMC Paper No. 11/2020 Written reply on 14 May 2020

Written Reply to the Issues related to Parks and Open Space in District

Regarding a Member’s question on the commissioning dates and existing facilities of the parks and sitting-out-areas in under the purview of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), please see Annex I. Under normal circumstances, the renovation plans and timetables for venue facilities under the purview of LCSD will be drawn up upon discussion with the works department concerned having regard to the degree of wear and tear of the venue facilities and the budget. In 2020-21, LCSD has planned to carry out renovation works for Playground and Road Playground to upgrade the facilities. The department is following up with the works department on the works project and funding arrangements.

The seven locations in the Wan Chai District mentioned in the written question are Li Chit Garden, Dominion Centre, Starcrest, 7 Malloy Street, the Leighton Hill, the Morrison and the Avenue. All these locations are not the leisure venues under the purview of LCSD. The department has not received any complaints or views about the aforesaid facilities.

The Wan Chai District Leisure Services Office of LCSD mainly manages the leisure venues in the Wan Chai District under its purview. It does not have the information on the leisure venues in the Wan Chai District not under the management of LCSD.

The sitting-out-areas currently under construction at Wan Chai North Promenade include the waterfront section between the Central and Western District Promenade (Central Section) and the Convention and Exhibition Centre and another waterfront section near Wan Chai Ferry Pier. The construction of the two sitting-out-areas are coordinated by the Development Bureau and the facilities mainly include waterfront promenade, seats, rain shelters, greening landscape and pet gardens. The sitting-out-areas will be handed over to LCSD for management upon completion. The pedestrian linkage to the waterfront section between the Central and Western District Promenade (Central Section) and the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre was first completed and opened for public use on 21 October 2019. The pedestrian linkage to the waterfront promenade is currently managed by LCSD.

Leisure and Cultural Services Department Wan Chai District Leisure Services Office May 2020 Leisure Facilities in the Wan Chai District (Parks and Playgrounds) Annex I

Active Facilities Passive Facilities

Cycling Pebble Fitness Commissioning 7-a-side Basketball Badminton Ground cum Jogging Children's Landscape Chess Sitting-out Walking Station for Venue Date Soccer Pitch Court Court Skateboard Track Playground d Area Table Area Trail the Elderly Arena  Moreton Terrace Temporary Playground 1995

Tunnel Approach Rest Garden 1972    Tung Lo Wan Garden 1976    Lin Fa Kung Garden 1987     Whitfield Road Open Space 1985  Bowrington Road Market Roof-top Children's Playground 1979    Watson Road Rest Garden 1983    Eastern Hospital Road Sitting-out Area 1983  Tin Hau Temple Garden 1988    Garden No.3 1979    Sitting-out Area 1978   Sitting-out Area 1979  Whitfield Road Rest Garden 1994   Dragon Road Sitting-out Area 2007   Lin Fa Kung Street East Sitting-out Area 1987  Lau Sin Street Temporary Sitting-out Area 1992   Gloucester Road / Cannon Street Sitting-out Area 1976 

Electric Road/Hing Fat Street Amenity Plot 1977  King's Road /Ngan Mok Street Amenity Plot 1977  Green Lane Service Reservoir Sitting-out  2007  Area Wun Sha Street Children's Playground 1960     Kwai Fong Street Playground 2002    Park 1988    Bowen Road Temporary Playground 1992   Children's Playground 1985  

Tai Hang Road Children's Playground 1973   Bowen Road Lovers' Stone Garden 1971  Wong Nai Chung Road Crescent Garden 1996     Sports Road Garden 1996  Drive Playground 1982   Garden 1960  Ka Ning Path Garden 1980   Rest Garden 1974  Eastern Hospital Road Temporary Rest Garden 1995  Stubbs Road Children's Playground 1990   Broadwood Road Rest Garden 1960  Mount Butler Sitting-out Area 1979  Tai Hang Drive Sitting-out Area 1980  Tai Hang Road / Children's Playground 1960 

Tai Tam Reservoir Road Sitting-out Area 1985  Sing Woo Road Rest Garden / Wong Nai Chung Road 1996  Cycling Pebble Fitness Commissioning 7-a-side Basketball Badminton Ground cum Jogging Children's Landscape Chess Sitting-out Walking Station for Venue Date Soccer Pitch Court Court Skateboard Track Playground d Area Table Area Trail the Elderly Arena Stubbs Road Lookout 1970  Stubbs Road Sitting-out Area 1985  Wong Nai Chung Road Rest Garden 1994  Perkins Road Sitting-out Area 1980  Wong Nai Chung Gap Sitting-out Area 1977  Blue Pool Road Sitting-out Area 1987  Ventris Road Garden 1965  Wong Nai Chung Road Sitting-out Area 1977  Southorn Playground 1953     Morrison Hill Road Playground 1983    Playground 1970       Playground 1976   Wan Chai Gap Park 1977     Gloucester Road Garden 1993  Wan Chai Temporary Promenade 1997  Bowen Road Garden 1965     Bowen Road Fitness Trail 1982 Harbour Road Garden 1987  Fleming Road Garden 1992  Coombe Road Children's Playground 1977   Monmouth Terrace Playground 1963   Tung Wah Centenary Square Garden 1971  Garden 1973    Tai Wo Street Playground 1991    Sitting-out Area 1987   Wan Chai Gap Road Playground 1967    Kwong Ming Street Children's Playground 1992 

Lun Fat Street Rest Garden 2007   Tak Yan Street Children's Playground 1967   Sitting-out Area 1987  Kennedy Street Sitting-out Area 1979  Hennessy Road / Sitting-out 1987  Area Tai Wong Street East Sitting-out Area 2007  Wan Chai Gap Road Sitting-out Area 1987  Wing Ning Street Sitting-out Area 1979   Lun Fat Street Sitting-out Area 1980  Queen's Road East Garden 1960  Queen's Road East / Sitting-  out Area 1994 Bowen Road Temporary Sitting-out Area 1996  Queen's Road East / Hennessy Street Sitting-  out Area 1966 Monmouth Terrace Sitting-out Area 1973  Bullock Lane Sitting-out Area 1992  Victoria Park 1957       Wan Chai Park 1993       Total: 85