Introduction
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Kai Tak River, commonly known as the Kai Tak Nullah, the waterway situated between Kowloon City and San Po Kong was historically called as Long Jin River. At this juncture, a future model—human landscape—for urban district where nature and culture become integral is discovered. Through the Green Corridor construction project, we aim to explore 4 core zones with 4 particular themes along the canal:
Zone A: Environmental Art
An exhibition ground
Zone B: Grassroot Market
It inhabits Kai Tak River and the village front and creates a dynamic street life.
Zone C: Environmental Education
An experimental area as Ecological Educational Trail to learn about how the ecological changes happened in the Kai Tak River, and how human beings managed their behaviors and ecosystems in order to live sustainably.
Zone D: Nga Tsin Wai Bridge
A bridge design competition will be carried out. A proposed future development to restore the historic moat bridge and strengthen community connections.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
The project will demonstrate:
“Kai Tak River”– to rediscover a lost human landscape towards a social sustainability
In order to restore the Kai Tak Nullah to its original beauty and to provide a better living environment to the community, the project aims:
- To revitalize the waterway
- To enhance its ecological values
- To link Kai Tak River with green spaces and cultural heritages
- To enrich current education curriculum (such as Liberal Studies and Other Learning Experience)
- Pollution condition before drainage project
- Living example of environmental protection: Nga Tsin Wai Village
- Civil Education of “Love Our Living Environment”: self-identity of the student who is living in the district
- To demonstrate the “Green Art” project
- To enhance the awareness of self-integration towards “Living with the river”, which will be a sustainable influence to the younger generation.