The Nam Cheong Park is an urban park in the
Sham Shui Po
Sham Shui Po () is an area of Kowloon, Hong Kong, situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, north of Tai Kok Tsui, east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei (). It is located in and is the namesake of the Sham Shui ...
area of
Kowloon
Kowloon () is one of the areas of Hong Kong, three areas of Hong Kong, along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories. It is an urban area comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It has a population of 2,019,533 and a populat ...
, Hong Kong. The park is managed by the
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), is a department in the Government of Hong Kong. It reports to the Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau, headed by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism. It provides leisure and cultural ...
. It is located near
Nam Cheong station,
Nam Cheong Estate, and
Tung Chau Street Park. The park is bordered by Sham Mong Road in the east, Hoi Fai Road in the south, Lin Cheung Road to the west, and Yen Chow Street to the north.
History
The park is built on land reclaimed in the 1990s as part of the
Airport Core Programme. The site was zoned "District Open Space" to act as a buffer zone between Nam Cheong Estate and the West Kowloon Highway. This is similar to Lai Chi Kok Park, which acts as a buffer zone between the highway and
Mei Foo Sun Chuen
Mei Foo Sun Chuen or simply Mei Foo is a large private housing estate in Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Mei Foo Sun Chuen was the first large scale private housing estate in Hong Kong and at the time of completion, the 99-tower complex ...
, which was developed at the same time. The park opened in July 1998.
In the early 2000s, half the park was occupied by
West Rail line construction. More recently much of the park has been occupied by temporary works areas for the
Express Rail Link.
Features
* Children's playground
* Fitness equipment for elderly persons
* Lawns
* Toilets
* Running track
See also
*
List of urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong
References
External links
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Urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong
Sham Shui Po
1998 establishments in Hong Kong