CBD2 envisioned as Hong Kong's first smart city
With many new office buildings, communal facilities and infrastructure works already completed and in use, the CBD2, Hong Kong's new business hub after Central, is taking shape.
With many new office buildings, communal facilities and infrastructure works already completed and in use, the CBD2, Hong Kong's new business hub after Central, is taking shape.
According to government updates, Kai Tak Cruise Terminal and parts of the Runway Park, Kwun Tong Promenade and infrastructural facilities have been completed. The 24-hectare Metro Park, the city's largest city park in the future, is now in the planning and pre-development phases.
Including the Kai Tak development area, the CBD2 is envisioned as Hong Kong's largest commercial district overtaking the existing CBD on Hong Kong Island. As a whole, CBD2 will ultimately double the current size of Central in terms of commercial floorspace.
The latest proposals involve transforming the CBD2 into a "smart city". According to Energizing Kowloon East Office (EKEO), the development of the CBD2 embraces six smart-city elements, i.e. Smart Economy, Smart Mobility, Smart Environment, Smart People, Smart Living and Smart Government.
To improve mobility, the government is now studying feasibility of incorporating ICT infrastructure into the transport systems. The aim is to reduce car journey time, improve walkability of pedestrians and facilitate multi-modal trips.