CitySpeak X: Green City. Cool City: Jonathan Mckinley - Rising expectations for space for leisure, recreation and sports

Public Open Space 6 March 2010

Central Park, New York

Ueno Park, Tokyo

Lumpini Park, Bangkok

Chater Garden, Hong Kong

Chater Garden

Kowloon Park

Hong Kong Park

Sports Commission – Community Sports Committee Study Adults aged 20 or above should ideally take part in sport or similar physical activity five times per week and for 30 minutes per day 29% of Hong Kong adults achieve this benchmark 32% of adults can be classed as physically inactive

Less demanding benchmark Baseline indicator: adults should take part in moderate or vigorous sport or similar physical activity three times a week for at least 30 minutes each time. 44% of adults achieve this benchmark 32% are (still) inactive

What about the kids? Children need at least 60 minutes sport or other moderate to vigorous physical activity 5 days a week 34% of children achieve this level 20% of children are inactive

Less demanding benchmark? 30 minutes three times per week 77% of children are “active” 6% of children are inactive We can meet lowest standards for children’s activity for about three quarters of our kids

Where to play? Grass pitches – usage rate 100% Artificial turf pitches – usage rate 98% Public hockey grounds - one Public baseball grounds – one, sort of Even if we were to get more people up and going, they would have nowhere to go

Projects in the pipeline – Tseung Kwan O population characteristics Population 360,000 In 15-34 age group – about 30% 26 secondary schools 38 primary schools

Tseung Kwan O – Current facilities Currently 60 ha of public open space in Tseung Kwan O Grass pitches – 0 (none) Artificial turf pitches – 1 (one) 7-a-side hard pitches – 4 Outdoor basketball courts – 2 Sports ground - one

Tseung Kwan O Town Park Currently 60 ha of public open space in Tseung Kwan O Planning Standards and Guidelines suggest need for 70.8 ha 7 ha site for town park Opportunity for more sports facilities

Tseung Kwan O Town Park

Tseung Kwan O Town Park Garden with a large lawn Large artificial lake Open-air amphitheatre Jogging track Children’s play area

Tseung Kwan O district open space 2 ha site zoned “open space” Chinese-style garden Covered piazza Entrance corridor 6-lane artificial turf bowling green

District Open Space

You can always go to Kwun Tong… Population: about 600,000 One 7-a-side grass pitch Three 11-a-side grass pitches Two 7-a-side artificial turf pitches PLUS 23 7-a-side hard pitches 23 outdoor basketball courts

Victoria Park

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CitySpeak X: Green City. Cool City: Jonathan Mckinley - Rising expectations for space for leisure, recreation and sports

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