East Kowloon Cultural Centre

Performance venue in Ngau Tau Kok, Hong Kong

East Kowloon Cultural Centre
東九文化中心

Site of the future cultural centre in front of Amoy Gardens

Public transit| Kowloon Bay station
Type| Cultural complex
Construction
Opened| 2020-21
Construction cost| HK$4.1 billion
Architect| Architectural Services Department
General contractor| Leighton Contractors
East Kowloon Cultural Centre

Traditional Chinese| 東九文化中心
Simplified Chinese| 东九文化中心
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Dōng Jiǔ wénhuà Zhōngxīn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping| dung1 gau2 man4 faa3 zung1 sam1

The East Kowloon Cultural Centre is an under construction arts complex in Jordan Valley, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It will be located on part of the former site of Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate, directly across Kwun Tong Road from Kowloon Bay station. It will be built on a 2.16-hectare (5.3-acre) site at an estimated cost of $4.1 billion and is expected to open in 2021.[1]

The centre will house five performance halls including a 1,200-seat multi-purpose hall and a 550-seat theatre, plus three smaller venues.[1] It was designed by Rocco Yim and the Architectural Services Department.

## History[edit]

The Urban Council explored the provision of a regional cultural centre in East Kowloon as early as the mid-1980s. A site was chosen in Sai Tso Wan immediately south of the Kwun Tong Magistracy. The Kwun Tong District Board strongly advocated a 1000-seat auditorium but the Council doubted the prospective utilisation rate of such a facility.[2] Instead, the Kwun Tong Bypass and an electric substation were built on the site.[2]

Alongside new public housing, a civic centre was also included in the redevelopment plans for the former Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate. This was endorsed by Kwun Tong District Council in November 2006.[3]

Construction commenced in 2016, and is expected to be complete in 2020.[4] The contractor is Leighton Contractors (Asia) Limited.[5]

## Facilities[edit]

* auditorium (1,200 seats)
* theatre (550 seats)
* three studios for music, dance and drama (120-250 seats each)
* large rehearsal room
* two small rehearsal rooms

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Chou, Oliver (19 November 2015). "Move over West Kowloon, Hong Kong's East Kowloon set for cultural blooming". South China Morning Post.
2. ^ a b "Provision of a Cultural Centre in Kwun Tong (UC.FIN.90.86)". Urban Council. 30 June 1986.
3. ^ "Item for Public Works Subcommittee of Finance Committee: 60RE – Construction of the East Kowloon Cultural Centre" (PDF). Legislative Council. April 2015.
4. ^ Chan, Holmes (30 April 2019). "Contractor responsible for MTR construction scandal faces new allegations over East Kowloon Cultural Centre". Hong Kong Free Press.
5. ^ "Construction of the East Kowloon Cultural Centre". Capital Projects Under Construction. Architectural Services Department. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

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Kwun Tong District

Areas|

* Cha Kwo Ling
* Kowloon Bay (part)
* Kwun Tong
* Sai Tso Wan
* Lam Tin
* Ngau Tau Kok
* Jordan Valley
* Shun Lee
* Yau Tong

Landmarks|

* Amoy Gardens
* Domain
* East Kowloon Cultural Centre
* Four hills of Kowloon
* Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre
* Kwun Tong Garden Estate
* Kwun Tong Promenade
* Kwun Tong Swimming Pool
* Laguna City
* Lok Wah Estate
* Lower Ngau Tau Kok (II) Estate
* Millennium City
* apm
* Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground
* Sceneway Garden
* Sceneway Plaza
* Telford Gardens
* Tsui Ping Estate
* Upper Ngau Tau Kok Estate
* Yue Man Square
* Public housing estates in Lam Tin
* Public housing estates in Ngau Tau Kok and Kowloon Bay
* Public housing estates in Yau Tong

Transport|

| MTR stations|

* Kowloon Bay
* Kwun Tong
* Lam Tin
* Ngau Tau Kok
* Yau Tong

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Water|

* Kwun Tong Ferry Pier

Education|

* ECF Saint Too Canaan College
* Fukien Secondary School
* Kellett School Kowloon Bay Campus
* Kwun Tong Government Secondary School
* Kwun Tong Kung Lok Government Secondary School
* Kwun Tong Maryknoll College
* Mu Kuang English School
* Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong Secondary Campus
* St. Catharine's School for Girls
* St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School
* United Christian College (Kowloon East)

History|

* Death of Chan Yin-lam

This list is incomplete.

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