Essential Public Infrastructure Works entrusted by the Government

A number of public pedestrian and transport links to the WIL will be constructed in conjunction with the project.

1. Construction of a covered pedestrian link at Sands Street, which includes:
  • two lifts in a single lift tower at the junction of Sands Street and Rock Hill Street, with a linked platform at the upper level at Sands Street;
  • a 30m long, one-way escalator at the upper reach of Sands Street;
  • a 20m long walkway between the linked platform and the escalator; and
  • associated works including road, drainage and geotechnical works.

Photomontage of lift and escalator at Sands Street
2. Construction of a covered footbridge link to the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Centennial Campus which includes:
  • a 30m long footbridge across Pok Fu Lam Road linking the proposed Hong Kong University Station to the HKU Centennial Campus; and
  • associated works, including road, drainage and landscaping works.

  • Photomontage of station entrance at Pokfulam Road
3. Construction of a green minibus boarding/alighting area at Kennedy Town Station, which includes:
  • Boarding/alighting area for green minibuses with passenger shelters;
  • modification of the junction of Smithfield and Forbes Street; and
  • associated works, including road, drainage, street lighting, E&M and landscaping works.

Photomontage of GMB Boarding / Alighting Area at Kennedy Town Station

Re-provisioning, Remedial and Improvement Works

The construction of WIL across the densely populated areas of the Western District will inevitably affect some existing public facilities. The Corporation will re-provision some of these facilities during the construction of WIL:

  • Reprovisioning of facilities included in Centre Street Market West Block;
  • Reprovisioning of Whitty Street public toilet and Pest Control Office;
  • Reprovisioning of playgrounds/sitting out areas/amenity areas permanently closed to make way for station entrances or other railway facilities;
  • Reprovisioning of Hong Kong Central Dental Laboratory;
  • Modification of Centre Street Market East Block (comprising both temporary and permanent reprovisioning works);
  • Modification of facilities at Kwok Hing Lane (comprising both temporary and permanent reprovisionging works);
  • Modification of market toilet at Shek Tong Tsui Cooked Food Centre;
  • Temporary reprovisioning of public toilets at David Lane;
  • Modification of the footbridge linking Haking Wong Building of the University of Hong Kong across Pok Fu Lam Road;
  • Reprovisioning of the Kennedy Town Swimming Pool; and
  • Reprovisioning of the David Trench Rehabilitation Centre.

  • Photomontage of the new Kennedy Town Swimming Pool

  • Photomontage of the new David Trench Rehabilitation Centre