Choi Hung Road Playground
Park in Kowloon, Hong Kong
| Choi Hung Road Playground | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 彩虹道遊樂場 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 彩虹道游乐场 | ||||||||||
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Choi Hung Road Playground (Chinese: 彩虹道遊樂場) is located in Choi Hung Road, San Po Kong, Wong Tai Sin District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The playground is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong.
History
Choi Hung Road Playground was built by the Urban Council and opened on 14 July 1964 by Urban Councillor Elsie Elliott.[1] The park was later expanded to occupy the site formerly occupied by the adjacent Kai Tak Amusement Park. In the 1980s, a new gymnasium, market and cooking centre were built.
Facilities
- Hockey stadium
- Soccer field
- Park pavilion
- Peak park
- Observation deck
- Tennis court
- Handball court
- Basketball court
- Badminton centre
- Rooftop tennis court
- Gymnasium
- Market
- Cooking centre
- Chess benches
- Elderly fitness station
- Fountain
Opening hours
The park is opened to the general public from 7:00am to 11:00pm
Public transport
Choi Hung Road Park is within 10 minutes of walking distance from the Wong Tai Sin station and the Diamond Hill station of the MTR. One can also go to Choi Hung Road Park by boarding a bus or minibus which passes by Choi Hung Road.
References
- ^ "New Wongtaisin playground to be opened on Tuesday". South China Morning Post. 12 July 1964. p. 20.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Choi Hung Road Playground.
- 康樂及文化署的官方網站 (繁體中文)
- 1972年：啟德遊樂場的影像
- 2008年11月：亞洲戲院及國寶戲院的遺址的影像
- 2008年11月：啟德遊樂場的遺址的影像
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- Chuk Yuen
- Lok Fu
- Ngau Chi Wan
- Tsz Wan Shan
- Wang Tau Hom
- Wong Tai Sin
MTR stations
- CCC Heep Woh College
- Choi Hung Estate Catholic Secondary School
- Good Hope School
- Ho Lap College
- International Christian Quality Music Secondary and Primary School
- Lok Sin Tong Yu Kan Hing Secondary School
- Lung Cheung Government Secondary School
- Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School
- Our Lady's College
- Tak Oi Secondary School
- Choi Hung Estate
- Choi Hung Road Playground
- Chuk Yuen Estate
- Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital
- Jat's Incline
- Lok Fu Estate
- Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate
- Mei Tung Estate
- Plaza Hollywood
- Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate
- Wang Tau Hom Estate
- Wong Tai Sin Temple
- Tai Hom Village (demolished)
This list is incomplete.
