Breathing new life into drab Hong Kong nullah
Government plans ‘vibrant public space that residents can stop to enjoy’
The musty smell of stormwater is hard to ignore near the King Yip Street nullah, a 1km, concrete-lined drain channel that connects Kwun Tong’s Tsui Ping area to Kowloon Bay.
There is nothing appealing about this piece of infrastructure, which has helped control flooding in the district for more than 50 years.
But that is set to change when the Drainage Services Department’s revitalisation plan for the nullah – or “Tsui Ping River” as it will then be known – is completed in a few years. The project aims to improve the catchwater’s look, accessibility, environment, water quality and even ecology.
Senior engineer for drainage projects Chan Hak-keung said the idea was to add recreational and ecological value to the nullah’s functional value.
“In the past the nullah was a barrier within the community,” Chan said.
