PDF Format - Our Harbour Front

1. INTRODUCTION
Victoria Harbour is a special public asset and a natural heritage of Hong Kong. Lying
at the heart of the Central and the Territory, areas around the Central Ferry Piers play a
very important strategic role: a show-case for other harbour front areas and a landmark
for promoting the image of Hong Kong. The community has a strong desire to protect
and preserve the Harbour, including that important fraction at the Central Ferry Piers
(Nos. 1-8) and their Adjoining Areas. Based upon this public aspiration, a series of
direct public participatory events including a brainstorming session, random survey
and interviews, workshop, exhibition and public forum were designed to collect public
opinions. They were with the following vision, goals and objectives:
Vision:
To make the areas attractive, vibrant, accessible and symbolic of Hong Kong - a
place for the people and a place of life
Goals:
• To bring the people to the Areas and the Areas to the people.
• To enhance the scenic views of the Areas and maintain visual access to the
harbour-front.
• To enhance the Areas as unique attraction for the public and tourists.
• To create a quality harbour-front through encouraging attractions such as
retail, leisure and recreational facilities, and providing an integrated
network of open space and pedestrian links to various traffic facilities.
• To maintain a safe and efficient network for the transport of people.
Objectives:
• To provide a platform for the stakeholders including the general public,
local groups, professional bodies and Government departments to exchange
views, visions and comments on enhancement of the Central Ferry Piers
and their adjoining areas.
• To provide an opportunity for different sectors of the community and
Government departments to work in collaboration with a view to
formulating a design framework for future enhancement projects in the
Study Area.
• To encourage public participation in the planning and design of the Central
Ferry Pier Areas
• To collect public opinions for preparation of the design specifications
• To identify the design parameters through the above
• To prioritize these design parameters
• To produce a design specifications for future planning and development of
the areas, having taken the above into consideration
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