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28-729: New Kowloon is an area in Hong Kong, bounded to the south by Boundary Street , and to the north by the ranges of the Eagle's Nest , Beacon Hill , Lion Rock , Tate's Cairn and Kowloon Peak . It covers the present-day Kwun Tong District and Wong Tai Sin District , and northern parts of the Sham Shui Po District and Kowloon City District . The name of this area is rarely used in day-to-day life. Areas that belong to New Kowloon are usually referred to as part of Kowloon. However, in land leases, it

56-482: A "City Within a City", covering 580 hectares (1,400 acres), including 300 hectares (740 acres) of reclaimed land. It proposed land development for residential, commercial and industrial use. The designated population of this new town was around 285,000. The development would also include a 7.9-hectare (20-acre) park and a 2.7-kilometre (1.7 mi) promenade. The proposed development included two MTR connections, with Diamond Hill and Kwun Tong . The study refocused

84-535: A hospital, rail yard, and post office were proposed. The MTR provisions were replaced by the Sha Tin to Central Link . The study re-designated the Kai Tak Development as an "Environmentally Friendly City". In response to opinions on land reclamation, the authority reduced the reclamation area to 133 hectares (330 acres) while the overall site area declined to 460 hectares (1,100 acres). The new designated population

112-532: Is 26,0000. The metropark was to shrink to 24 hectares (59 acres) but the promenade would be extended to 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi). It also first proposed a cruise terminal . The MTR-centric strategy continued in the study, with the new Environmentally Friendly Linkage System proposal. In June 2002, the Executive Council of Hong Kong approved Outline Zoning Plans (S/K19/3 and S/K21/3) for Kai Tak (North) and Kai Tak (South). Major development projects included

140-436: Is 86,000 people, accommodated in 30,000 housing units, including 13,000 constructed as part of public housing estates . The total gross floor area is over 14,400,000 square feet (1,340,000 m ) with over 110 hectares (270 acres) of open space. The total cost for the development is about HK$ 100 billion. After several years of planning and discussion, and the decision of a judicial review on Central and Wan Chai Reclamation ,

168-637: Is common to refer to land lots in lot numbers as "New Kowloon Inland Lot number #". By the Convention of Peking in 1860, the territory of British-owned Kowloon was defined as area in Kowloon Peninsula south of a line which later became Boundary Street (known as Kowloon, inclusive of Stonecutter's Island ), which was ceded by the Qing Empire (Ch'ing Empire, Manchu Empire) to the United Kingdom under

196-596: Is technically in New Kowloon and not part of Kowloon as statutorily defined. In modern-day conversations, the term "New Kowloon" is now rarely heard in Hong Kong. New Kowloon is no longer regarded as part of the New Territories , but as a part of the Kowloon urban area beyond Boundary Street. Nevertheless, the legal definitions of Kowloon, New Kowloon and New Territories remain unchanged—New Kowloon has remained legally part of

224-802: The MTR Sha Tin to Central Link depot on the original airport site, a multi-use stadium, a metro park, the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal with helicopter landing site at the end of former runway, and the Central Kowloon Route . A new road: Trunk Road T2, paralleling the Kwun Tong Bypass , will be built within the development area, allowing traffic to go directly to Tseung Kwan O through the Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel . However, on 27 February 2003,

252-717: The New Territories instead of Kowloon . On 1 July 1997, the territories on both sides of Boundary Street (ceded and leased respectively) were transferred to China , along with the rest of Hong Kong . However, the designation "New Kowloon" still has some legal implications. Almost all lands of Hong Kong are government land (known as crown land in Commonwealth countries and before 1997 in Hong Kong), while all crown leases (now known as government leases in Hong Kong) of New Kowloon and New Territories lands had been expired on 27 June 1997, but automatically extended up to 30 June 2047 due to

280-504: The New Territories , but as part of the Kowloon urban area (on both sides of Boundary Street), except for statutory and land rent proposes, where the original arrangement has remained in place. Administratively its portion west of the East Rail line forms part of the boundary between Yau Tsim Mong and Sham Shui Po districts, until the former western coast of the peninsula, from whereupon

308-688: The Sino-British Joint Declaration . This renewal implies that, all privately owned land leases of New Kowloon, has to pay government rent ( crown rent in Commonwealth countries) as leases in the rest of the New Territories, and unlike the rest of the Kowloon. Most Kowloon land leases (Kowloon south of the Boundary Street) are not required to pay the government rent to the government, unless they are new leases, or are old leases having been renewed and such clauses have been inserted in

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336-527: The "Study on Harbour Reclamations and Urban Growth" ( 海港填海及市區發展研究 ) in October 1983. It was a study for a proposed plan to address the urban development of Hong Kong. The government worked on the "Metroplan Selected Strategy" study ( 都會計劃選定策略研究 ) between 1987 and 1990. Its purpose was to provide a wide-ranging plan for urban renewal -focused land-use, transport and environmental planning . The studied areas included West Kowloon , Kai Tak and other regions. The study

364-840: The Convention. On the other hand, the territory north of Boundary Street (later known as New Kowloon) remained part of Qing Empire until it was leased as part of the New Territories to the UK in 1898 for 99 years under the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory (also known as the Second Convention of Peking ). The area of New Kowloon was defined in statutory law first in November 1900 (and referred to as such) and again in December 1937 to increase land available for urban development. For most part

392-649: The High Court judgement, the Planning Department began the Kai Tak Planning Review with "no reclamation" as its principle. This was the final plan. The first stage infrastructure projects are mostly completed and open. These are the first stage projects: The second stage infrastructure projects were expected to completed after 2016. These are the second stage projects: The final stage infrastructure projects are expected to completed after 2024. These are

420-421: The Hong Kong government restarted KTD review and planning in 2004. The Executive Council passed the revised development plan and restarted the project. According to the development plan, the first stage projects finished in or before 2013. The second stage projects will be finished in or before 2016 and the final stage projects will be completed in or before 2025. The Hong Kong colonial government commissioned

448-414: The New Territories joined the colony. Although the street marks the historical boundary, the road did not come to exist until 1934, more than 30 years after the lease of boundary north. The road was built to accelerate the development of Kowloon Tong and identify the difference in calculation of rates between the boundary north and south. In everyday life, New Kowloon is no longer regarded as part of

476-482: The boundary follows the streets on the reclamation. On 1 July 1997, sovereignty of the territories on both sides of Boundary Street was handed over from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China , along with the rest of Hong Kong. Kai Tak Development The Kai Tak Development ( Chinese : 啟德發展計劃 ), abbreviated as "KTD" and formerly called South East Kowloon Development ( 東南九龍發展計劃 ), refers to

504-416: The development as a "City Within a City" with territorial facilities. The site area and reclamation provisions remained the same as in the previous proposal. However, the designated population rose to 320,000 while the metropark was expanded to 50 hectares (120 acres). It was also the first plan to propose leisure facilities, such as a multi-purpose sports complex and aviation museum. Other facilities, including

532-485: The final stage projects: The Tuen Ma line involves construction of two stations within the KTD: Kai Tak station and Sung Wong Toi station . The Environmentally Friendly Linkage System (EFLS) is a monorail transportation system with 12 stations proposed by the government. It will cost around 1.2 billion Hong Kong dollars. The estimated passenger count is up to 200,000 in 2031. The system will account for 15 percent of

560-466: The intersection with Tung Chau Street in the west, and ends at its intersection with Prince Edward Road West in the east, near the former Kai Tak Airport . The street previously marked the boundary between the southern part of Kowloon, ceded by the Qing dynasty to Great Britain in 1860 along with Stonecutters Island , and the northern part of Kowloon ( New Kowloon ) (which remained part of China until it

588-760: The non-government organisation Society for Protection of the Harbour applied for Judicial Review against the Town Planning Board. The Society believed that the Wan Chai Development Phase II would violate the Protection of the Harbour Ordinance . The High Court's final judgement is against the Town Planning Board. The reclamation plan was suspended. The High Court's judgement raised three tests had to be satisfied for reclamation: This judgement affected

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616-577: The northern boundary of the area was defined by the 500 feet (152 metres) contour. In practice, nevertheless, both the areas to the south and to the north of Boundary Street (i.e. both Kowloon and New Kowloon), from the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east to Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Lai Chi Kok Bay in the west, are collectively known as "Kowloon". For example, a postal address in Kwun Tong will identify "Kowloon" as its regional destination, even though it

644-626: The public transportation in the Kowloon East Development. The EFLS project is now headed by the Development Bureau with public consultation carried out by the Civil Engineering and Development Department . Construction was predicted to start in 2018 and to be completed in 2023, but was put on hold indefinitely. There is opposition to the monorail system and other proposing a tram system (using Ground-level power supply ) as

672-511: The reclamation plan within Kai Tak Development. In order to satisfy the three tests, the new Harbour-front Enhancement Committee was established for consultation on the reclamation in Wan Chai and Kai Tak. The committee, led by chairman Lee Chack-fan, was organised by six government officials and twenty-three members from different professional organisations, environmental organisations, harbour protection organisations and business merchants. Due to

700-730: The redevelopment of the former Kai Tak Airport site in Kai Tak , Kowloon, Hong Kong. After the airport relocated to Chek Lap Kok in 1998, the Hong Kong government planned for urban development on the old airport site. The plan calls for a multi-purpose sports complex, a metro park, the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal , a hotel, a housing estate, and commercial and entertainment construction projects over an area of more than 328 hectares (810 acres). The plan also covered nearby development in areas including Ma Tau Wai , Kowloon City , San Po Kong , Kowloon Bay and Kwun Tong . The planned population

728-548: The renewed lease contract. The land reclaimed from the Kowloon Bay water body, such as Kai Tak , are also referred as part of New Kowloon in land leases, although these lots do not appear to be included in the 1937 map. 22°20′03″N 114°11′14″E  /  22.3341°N 114.1871°E  / 22.3341; 114.1871 Boundary Street Boundary Street is a three-lane one-way street in Kowloon , Hong Kong . It runs in an easterly direction from its start at

756-464: Was leased as part of the New Territories to the United Kingdom in 1898 for 99 years under the Second Convention of Peking ). After the lease, the boundary was renamed from Boundary Line to Old Frontier Line . The boundary was marked by a long line of tall bamboo fences, which effectively blocked smuggling between Chinese Kowloon and British Kowloon at that time. The barrier became obsolete when

784-465: Was passed by the Executive Council on 17   September 1991. Afterwards, related government departments implemented the strategy according to the study. In 1998, the Planning Department undertook several studies on East Kowloon development. After several modifications, the land reclamation plan and the population plan were altered considerably. This plan proposed the development of Kai Tak as

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