Hong Kong authorities plan to complete several promenade projects linking the Kowloon waterfront by the end of 2028, extending the total length of pedestrian pathways on both sides of Victoria Harbour to 34km (21 miles).
The Development Bureau said on Sunday that 14km, or 70 per cent of the 21km developable waterfront on the Kowloon side had already opened, nearly two weeks after the long-awaited 13km promenade on Hong Kong Island was fully connected.
Some sections are set for completion within this year, including a pedestrian passage connecting the West Kowloon Cultural District to Tai Kok Tsui, the waterfront promenade next to the new emergency hospital in Kai Tak, and public spaces at the former Hung Hom railway freight terminal.
“Our target is to extend the total length of the harbourfront promenade on both sides of Victoria Harbour to 34km in 2028 or earlier, and to create an attractive, vibrant, accessible and sustainable harbourfront,” Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho wrote in a blog post.
The total length of the Victoria Harbour waterfront corridor has now been extended to 32km, after the 13km promenade on Hong Kong Island was fully connected last month spanning from Kennedy Town to Shau Kei Wan.
Linn also highlighted the 13km shared path for pedestrians and cyclists in Kai Tak, noting that about 4.3km opened to the public, which included two 400-metre segments connecting Shing Kai Road Garden to Kai Tak Promenade.
Authorities earlier said the remaining sections in the area were expected to be opened progressively from 2026 onwards to dovetail with government and private development projects in the area.
