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West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade

The West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade is a 20,000-square metre public open space situated at the southern tip of West Kowloon. Its 400-metre harbour-front walk, the longest in Hong Kong, is a great place for families to gather. The timber walkway and nearby lawns provide an excellent vantage point to take in the spectacular scenery of Victoria Harbour.

The one-kilometre-long Dragon of Lanterns built along the promenade is a waterfront cultural landmark. The artwork was created jointly by the Government and the people of Hong Kong. The Dragon of Lanterns consists of 70 four-metre-high triangular lighting towers (lanterns). Over 60 local artists have offered their talents to paint or do calligraphy on the lanterns. The artwork, together with the music generated by the wind chimes hung at the top, make the Dragon of Lanterns a unique visual and audio experience for visitors. Also, visitors can sign the hundreds of handprints on the timber boardwalk to symbolise the participation of the public in the beautification of the harbour-front.

Adopting an environmentally friendly design, West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade is a refreshing public space created in the most cost-effective and sustainable way: renovated old containers to house toilets and a management office; abandoned seating benches have been fixed and recycled; the boardwalk has been paved with low-cost, unfinished timber boards; and demolition debris has been recycled for use as concrete.

Location

Southern tip of the West Kowloon
Entrance is at the junction of Austin Road West and Nga Cheung Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.

Area

About 20,000 square metres

Facilities

-	400-metre timber boardwalk
-	Pergola
-	Landscape area and lawn
-	Children's play area and sand pit
-	Dragon of Lanterns
-	Toilets
-	Cycling track
-	Metered carpark (about 30 private-car spaces and 2 coach spaces)
-	Access road and footpath
-	Management office

Transport

-	Kowloon Motor Bus No. 8 (Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier - Ho Man Tin - Yau Ma Tei - MTR Kowloon Station) and green mini-bus No. 77M (Tsim Sha Tsui East - Peking Road - MTR Kowloon Station) will stop at Austin Road West near the entrance to the access road for the promenade.
-	MTR Kowloon Station (about 15 minutes' walk)
-	Public Transport Interchange near Kowloon Station (about 17 minutes' walk) Bus No. 8, 11, 203E, 215X, 207A and 281A, and GMB No. 26, 74 and 77M
-	Bus stops at Western Harbour Crossing Toll Plaza (about 10 minutes' walk, all cross-harbour buses passing through Western Harbour Crossing will stop at the bus stops)

Opening hours

7am to 11pm daily

Construction cost

$9.9 million

Useful tip

Bring an umbrella to shelter from the sun or rain.

September 2005

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