Belcher Bay Promenade, Kennedy Town

The Belcher Bay Promenade, located at Shing Sai Road, Kennedy Town, is the first fully completed project under the “incremental approach” by the current Harbourfront Commission. Construction of the Belcher Bay Promenade commenced in the second half of 2018. Traditionally, the promenade should only be opened to the public after completing the 21-month construction period. That said, having regard to keen public expectation in getting close to the Harbour, the Government strived to first complete and open the 5-metre boardwalk in the first quarter of 2019, allowing the public to enjoy the boardwalk 19 months ahead of the original schedule. The promenade was subsequently fully opened in October 2020.

The project consists of a promenade and an adjacent open space, formerly a public cargo working area. It covers an area of about 5 900 square metres. The promenade is built with a boardwalk of 172 metres in length, providing the public with a round-the-clock leisure space for enjoying a panoramic view of the western waters of Victoria Harbour and the sunset. This project embodies multiple goals such as making good use of vacant harbourfront sites, implementation of an “incremental approach”, introduction of multiple harbourfront experiences, as well as open site management.

The open space provides plenty facilities which allow the public to enjoy the harbourfront in a more comfortable manner, including sheltered seating, play facilities, beverage vending machines, landscaping, toilets, etc. One of the special features of the site is the multipurpose space located at the centre, where benches are provided on the platform for resting and eating.

Another special feature of the open space is that pet owners can bring their pets under leash and enjoy the facilities there together, or let their pets play freely inside the pet corner available within the site.