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R&M specialist magazine CONNECTIONS no. 64
R&M specialist magazine CONNECTIONS no. 64
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Photo credit © Kai Tak Sports Park Limited & Populous<br />
050.7299<br />
A Gem for Sport<br />
at Kowloon Bay<br />
Hong Kong is creating a new gem for sport, the Kai Tak Sports<br />
Park at Kowloon Bay. The iconic center is a shell-shaped<br />
mega-stadium with a pearly shell. The 28-hectare site will be<br />
more than just a breathtaking sports venue.<br />
One hundred companies from all over the world are involved<br />
in the completion, including R&M.<br />
The Hong Kong government calls Kai Tak<br />
Sports Park the most important investment<br />
in sports infrastructure in recent decades.<br />
It is intended to promote the health and<br />
well-being of citizens. Once completed, the<br />
28-hectare Kai Tak Sports Park will be the<br />
largest sports venue in Hong Kong.<br />
A wide range of high-end facilities promotes<br />
«sport for all» and the young sporting talent of<br />
the future. Hong Kong wants to create more<br />
opportunities for local sports students and<br />
top athletes to participate in competitions.<br />
These are the central objectives of the<br />
project.<br />
Hosting major national and international<br />
competitions, the sports park will be the pride<br />
and eye-catcher of the entire city, especially<br />
in 2025, when Hong Kong will host the<br />
National Games together with Guangdong<br />
and Macau.<br />
It was also important for the government to<br />
develop a landscape park for all inhabitants<br />
on the site of the former airport. Here, people<br />
will go out, stroll around, spend their free<br />
time, visit concerts and much more. Kai Tak<br />
Sports Park is said to be a living destination<br />
that promotes positive social interaction<br />
through the power of sport and leisure. The<br />
– Multi-purpose arena for rugby, football,<br />
sports competitions, concerts and events,<br />
space for 50,000 spectators<br />
– Indoor sports center, space for 10,000<br />
spectators<br />
– Public sports field, space for 5,000<br />
spectators<br />
– Eight landscape-designed hectares of public<br />
land for leisure and sports activities,<br />
active and passive recreation, including<br />
cycle paths, sculpture trails, Tai Chi zones<br />
and open lawns<br />
- Investment volume HK$ 29.9 bn<br />
(CHF 3.6 bn)<br />
planners speak of an «urban oasis» that meets<br />
the different needs of the public as well as<br />
professional and amateur athletes.<br />
Suitable infrastructures<br />
Kai Tak Sports Park Ltd. has been implementing<br />
the master plan on behalf of the<br />
government since 2019. It’s going to run<br />
the park for 20 years. The basis is a Design-Build-and-Operate<br />
Agreement (DBO). In<br />
addition to the architectural, constructional<br />
and logistical challenges, it pays particular<br />
attention to the integration of durable and<br />
precisely suitable infrastructures. Among<br />
other things, the planners were looking for<br />
high-quality solutions for data traffic, telephony<br />
and security infrastructure.<br />
A key requirement for the planned data center<br />
and the data and communications network<br />
was that the networks had to be reliable and<br />
provide stable high performance. Providers<br />
should present solutions for outdoor and<br />
indoor cabling, building connections and data<br />
centers.<br />
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