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Strategic Initiatives Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail

Kowloon City in Transformation: The Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail

Service Overview

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Supported by the Urban Renewal Fund, the Welfare Council’s 7-year Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail project began operation on 1st January, 2018. The project is designed to bring residents and stakeholders together in an effort to promote heritage preservation and the cultural value of Kowloon City. The Council hopes that the spirit of the community will be preserved in spite of redevelopment and new infrastructure.

 

At 6.5km long, the trail is divided into 5 sections stretching from Kowloon City Park to its north, across Sung Wong Toi, To Kwa Wan and St. Mary's Church in Hung Hom to its south. All construction works of the five routes had been completed in Dec 2022, including refurbishing planters and railings, installing infill blocks, sign plates, information panels and elderly-friendly benches, etc. People can also scan the panels through the AR technology of our mobile app for the history of Kowloon City.  In the meantime, in addition to organising docent tours and exhibitions about Kowloon City, project staff have also been collecting public opinion and promoting the concept of participatory design at roadside booths and workshops. Such activities would give the general public a glimpse of the concepts behind the design and its details, thus engaging them in the process and achieving one of the project's goals: to bring the community together. The project also invited residents, other citizens and local groups to form a team of volunteers known as the "KC Transformers”, who, together, create and promote trail-related activities.

Service Feedback

九龍城主題步行徑導賞員寬姐:「本身對歷史文化都很有興趣,自己去旅行寧願選擇古古舊舊的地方,多於去大都會。做了導賞員之後,就更加投入去發掘周遭的故事。地膽導賞員的使命,就是要將社區的歷史文化與年輕一代去分享。年輕人未必太關心這個地方的過去,或許多一點機會跟他們分享,可能他們會想多認識。」

Recent Publications

九龍城主題步行徑《步蹤》第21期
Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail Bulletin Issue 21 (Chinese only)
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九龍城主題步行徑《步蹤》第20期
Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail Bulletin Issue 20 (Chinese only)
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九龍城主題步行徑《步蹤》第19期
Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail Bulletin Issue 19 (Chinese only)
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九龍城主題步行徑《步蹤》第18期
Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail Bulletin Issue 18 (Chinese only)
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九龍城主題步行徑《步蹤》第17期
Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail Bulletin Issue 17 (Chinese only)
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九龍城主題步行徑《步蹤》第16期
Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail Bulletin Issue 16 (Chinese only)
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九龍城主題步行徑《步蹤》第15期
Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail Buleetin Issue 15 (Chinese only)
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Recent Videos

The Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail Officially completed

The Welfare Council was supported by the Urban Renewal Fund to design and operate the Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail. The Walking Trail is the first in Hong Kong to be themed after a district, stretches more than 6.5 kilometres, and comprises five routes, each with its own characteristics. By connecting residents and stakeholders in the district, the Walking Trail promotes the preservation of historical relics and the development of arts, culture, and more.

 
After five years, the Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail, titled ‘Kowloon City in Transformation’, has completed construction. The five routes are, respectively, the Walled City Historical Walk; the Local Culture Walk; the Community Art Walk; the Waterfront Leisure Walk; and the Temple and Church Walk. Combining the history of the Walled City, local historical sites, art and culture, cityscape and religious features, not only does it link up the district’s main historical buildings and facilities, it also passes on the district's precious history and reinterprets the stories of people and the community.

【得獎感受】「全港中學生畫說.龍城——社區智慧地圖創作比賽」x「全港小學生想像.龍城—資訊環設計比賽」(Chinese only)

Have you noticed there are community wisdom maps and information rings installed on the streets while you are walking in Kowloon City? Those are the creations from our local students! We organised two territory-wide design competitions for primary and secondary school students so as to encourage them to familiarise with the community and showcase the uniqueness of Kowloon City. We received over a hundred submissions and some of the award-winning entries had become the hardware facilities displayed along the streets in Kowloon City.
Students found it incredible to witness their artworks being exhibited on the street. Some said they actually did not know much about Kowloon City when they enrolled for the competition. Since then, they started to get in touch with local residents and discovered many interesting stories about this place at the end. On the other hand, one of the students who used to live in Kowloon City, had a strong attachment to this community and the student was also inspired by “The Atlas” from Dung Kai Cheung as well when designing the artwork. What do you think about Kowloon City? What do students think about it? What are their inspirations of creations? Let’s listen to their sharings!

Sound Stories: Immersion in Old Kowloon Walled City

Kowloon Walled City used to be the most densely populated place in the world. It was notorious for its governance without government, also known as "City of Darkness". It was converted to a park after demolition in 1993 but a few historical relics were preserved. Kowloon Walled City was not only a place with rich historical values, but also a place of collective memories.

 

Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail held an activity called "Immersion in Old Kowloon Walled City" in June and July 2022. Through data research, field studies, sharings and interviews, participants were able to familiarise with Kowloon Walled City in depth, they created 10 articles together which will be presented in audios and shown in the hardware facilities in Route 1 of the Walking Trails. Apart from historical records, there are more interesting stories about Kowloon Walled City beyound your imagination waiting for you to discover. Let's find out one by one with the KCTWT mobile app right now!

Last Journey: Hung Hom funeral industry tour

Our “CityGuy” have been planning to design a route about the funeral industry from the beginning of the training. They did a lot of research and interviews. Why did those “big hotel” located in Hung Hom? How to form a funeral community? What’s the feeling of people live nearby? The guided tour explained the questions one by one. Thank you for the journey you have created.

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The Kowloon City Themed Walking Trail

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