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Focus

Prime Location for Commercial Development

Mong Kok is a major commercial area well served by public transport including different MTR
stations. The Site is conveniently located in the urban core and has an area of about 1.18
hectares thus capable for Grade A office development. With Grand Century Place (office and
shopping mall) and Royal Plaza Hotel (Figure 2) nearby, the development of Grade A office,

hotel, shop and services and place of entertainment at the Site could create synergy reinforcing
the identity of Mong Kok as a key commercial/office node in Kowloon.

Improvement to Public Realm and meeting Local Needs and Aspirations

The very busy local roads in Mong Kok are approaching their maximum carrying capacities.
Road widening/improvement opportunity is limited in this old urban area. Traffic congestion
very often is aggravated by on-street public light buses (PLB) and cross-boundary (X-B) coach
services. Whilst the existing Mong Kok Road Footbridge (Figure 4) provides an east-west

connection between the Mong Kok East Station and the MTR Tsuen Wan Line Mong Kok
Station, there is limit direct access from the Mong Kok East Station to the south and the current
footbridge cross Argyle Street is narrow and very busy. Redevelopment of the Site could
accommodate the PLB and X-B services and improve pedestrian connection and walkability.

As postulated in the population profile, the population of elderly people in Mong Kok is
higher than the territorial average, which gives rise to a pressing need for various government/

institution/community (GIC) facilities. There is also a deficit in the provision of local and
district open space according to the Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines (HKPSG).
Redevelopment of the Site provides such an opportunity to meet these shortfalls and uplift the
street environment.

Maximising Use of Scare Land Resources

From the development intensity point of view, to maximise the use of scare land resources,
development potential of the Site can be maximised with a maximum plot ratio (PR) of 12
for commercial use as compared with residential use with a maximum PR of 9, as permitted

under the Mong Kok Outline Zoning Plan (OZP) for these two zonings. Therefore, the Site is
recommended for commercial use with no mix of residential use.

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