九龍政府船塢 (Also known as CCRC)

1979-1981

Planned for 5,000. (housed up to 10,000)

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The site of Canton Road Government Godowns had been part of the Royal Navy depot since the 1880s. The site was used as coal sheds, and there was once a small torpedo storage on the site. By the 1920s, several wharves were built around the site, and gradually the area was mostly used for civilian commercial use. After WWII, the wharves along Canton Road, in particular towards Tsim Sha Tsui (Southeast of the site), were redeveloped into shopping malls and piers, while the Government Godowns remained. In the 1980s, when the site was used as a camp for asylum seekers, the surrounding wharves were being redeveloped into hotels, ferry terminals, office buildings, and shopping malls.

The urban fabric surrounding the site changed drastically again in the early 2000s with the reclamation of the West Kowloon area. The site was incorporated into part of the West Kowloon Cultural District masterplan, Hong Kong’s flagship urban development project. In 2018, Xiqu Centre, a performance centre dedicated to Chinese opera was completed on the site. The surrounding areas have also since been redeveloped into luxurious housing and commercial buildings. The “landing site” for Vietnamese refugees has now become a gateway to Hong Kong’s cultural tourism complex. It is also next to the high-speed rail station that connects Hong Kong with mainland China.

 

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