Harbour Place () is a
private housing estate
A housing estate (or sometimes housing complex or housing development) is a group of homes and other buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country.
Popular throughout the United States ...
in
Hung Hom,
Kowloon,
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
.
History
Hunghom Peninsula
Formerly called Hunghom Peninsula () and built on the
reclaimed land
Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamati ...
of
Hung Hom Bay
Hung Hom Bay was a bay in Victoria Harbour, between Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom in the southeast of Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong.
Since 1994, parts of the bay were reclaimed, and by 2019 it had been completely extinguished. All of present-da ...
, it was an
HOS estate comprising 2,470
flats completed by the
Hong Kong government in 2002.
Harbour Place
Since the government decided to suspend the scheme, Hunghom Peninsula was sold to
Sun Hung Kai Properties
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP; ) is a listed corporation and the largest property developer in Hong Kong as of 2019. The company is controlled by the Kwok family trust, largely the Kwok brothers. The Kwok family trust was set up by Kw ...
and
New World Development
New World Development Company Limited (NWD), is a Hong Kong-based company focused on property, hotels, infrastructure and services and department stores. It was established on 29 May 1970 by Cheng Yu-tung. The company is publicly listed on the ...
in February 2004. In November 2004, the developers decided to
demolish
Demolition (also known as razing, cartage, and wrecking) is the science and engineering in safely and efficiently tearing down of buildings and other artificial structures. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a bu ...
and rebuild the buildings. The
environmentalists
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,
legislators
A legislator (also known as a deputy or lawmaker) is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are often elected by the people of the state. Legislatures may be supra-national (for e ...
and
citizens were worried about the
waste
Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no use. A by-product, by contrast is a joint product of relatively minor economic value. A waste prod ...
pollution
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and strongly opposed the plan. One month later, due to public concerns, the developers decided not to demolish the buildings and renovate existing flats and upgrade facilities instead. In 2008, the extensive renovation and refurbishment of what was once a public housing estate into a luxury residential complex was completed, the flats renamed to Harbour Place () and were sold to the public.
Property description and facilities
Harbour Place comprises seven towers with a clubhouse with food and beverage service and an independent shopping arcade. Harbour Place also offers a bowling alley, games room, movie theater,karaoke room, gym, basketball, tennis, badminton courts and both indoor and outdoor swimming pools.
Leung Chin-man appointment controversy
In August 2008,
Leung Chin-man, former Permanent Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands (Housing) and Director of Housing, joined
New World China Land as
executive director
Executive director is commonly the title of the chief executive officer of a non-profit organization, government agency or international organization.
The title is widely used in North American and European not-for-profit organizations, though ...
and
vice-chairman of the company. This raised public concern on
conflict of interest since Leung involved in the deal of Hung Hom Peninsula with New World China Land's
parent company, New World Development, during his term of service. The Government and
Legislative Council also involved in investigating Leung's case. One week later, New World China Land announced to terminate
employment contract with Leung without any compensation.
New World China land announced the Contract termination with Leung Chin-man
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See also
* Hung Hom station
* Royal Peninsula
References
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Residential buildings completed in 2002
Hung Hom
Private housing estates in Hong Kong
Sun Hung Kai Properties
New World Development
2002 establishments in Hong Kong