Kowloon Tsai Park
| Kowloon Tsai Park | |
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| 九龍仔公園 | |
Artificial Turf Soccer Pitches inside park
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| Location |
Kowloon Tsai, Hong Kong |
| Area | 14.99 ha |
| Opened | June 1964 |
| Operated by | Leisure and Cultural Services Department |
| Public transit access | Lok Fu Station |
Coordinates: 22°19′58″N 114°11′00″E / 22.33278°N 114.18333°E
Kowloon Tsai Park is a park located in the Kowloon Tsai area of New Kowloon in Hong Kong. It lies within the Kowloon City District and opened in June 1964.
In the 1950s, the area was used as a borrow area to supply fill for the extension of the nearby Kai Tak Airport runway. The Urban Council commissioned architecture firm Leigh and Orange to draw up plans for the redevelopment of this area of "barren hills and waste lands" as a new recreational area for the citizens of Kowloon. The first phase of the new park opened in 1964.
The Kowloon Tsai Swimming Pool, the first in Kowloon, was funded by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club and also opened in 1964. Originally, the pool was not open in the evening because it sat under the airport flight path, hence the Civil Aviation Department would not agree on the use of outdoor floodlighting there.
The park consists of three football fields (2 artificial grass and 1 natural grass), two basketball courts, two 7-a-side football courts, one public swimming pool, two tennis courts, a Bauhinia Garden and children's playgrounds.
Kowloon Tsai Sports Ground is located within the park. It consists of an international standard football field, running tracks and a spectator stand with bathroom facilities. The grandstand seats 1,216.
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