Victoria Harbour is regarded as a symbol for Hong Kong and it gives the name of “Pearl of the Eastern Oriental”. However, due to the need for land to accommodate population growth and construction of transport infrastructure, harbour reclamation became a dominant strategy in meeting these demands. Fortunately, after the Protection of Harbour Ordinance passed in 1996 and judgement handed down by the Court of Final Appeal halted further reclamation on both sides of the harbour. Furthermore, demolition of Start Ferry Pier and Queen’s Pier in 2007 also unveiled the fall of conventional public engagement exercise and the underestimated public aspirations in gaining access to the harbourfront area. At the end, the CE addressed the issues in his 2008 and 2009 Policy Addresses in response to the public request in harbourfront beautification.
Harbourfront regeneration projects started worldwide since early 1950s in the North America. The dissertation first reviewed theoretical concepts that are involved in planning and design issues of harbourfront regeneration. Case studies in Singapore, Vancouver and New York are examined so as to extract critical successful factors. An evaluation framework is then formulated to evaluate the selected case. Kwun Tong Promenade Stage One is selected and will be evaluated against the criteria stipulated in the evaluation framework. Through evaluating and analyzing the case, the deficiency of the planning and design of harbourfront in Hong Kong is unveiled. As a result, a set of recommendations are made to improve the planning and design of harbourfront in Hong Kong. / published_or_final_version / Urban Planning and Design / Master / Master of Science in Urban Planning
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:HKU/oai:hub.hku.hk:10722/182293 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Leung, Sau-man, Esther., 梁秀雯. |
| Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
| Source Sets | Hong Kong University Theses |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | PG_Thesis |
| Source | http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B49885352 |
| Rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works., Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License |
| Relation | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) |
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