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Place-making Initiatives
The URA placed strong efforts in pursuing place-making initiatives in three of its completed projects, located within the same locality in the Central and Western District, namely The Center (H6), the Peel Street/Graham Street Project (H18) and the Central Market under the ‘CONET5’ concept.
In 2021/22, about 70 events were organised by the community groups at the exhibition space (Community CONET) of H6 CONET, with average of around 4,800 visitors on a weekday. Meanwhile, the market block and four-storey commercial space at H18 (Site B) continued to offer retail, food and beverage outlets to support the local community, complementing the nearby Graham Market. Whereas with the opening of the major portion of Central Market in mid-2021, more opportunities through mural art and other creative ideas for adjoining streets and buildings are being identified to generate more community interest and street vibrancy to sustain a wider network via CONET.
Other significant place-making events organised by the URA in 2021/22 include:
5 CONET stands for Community, Open space and NETwork, which seeks to connect the community spaces through diverse events, exhibitions, performances and cultural activities for the enjoyment of the local community.
SPORTS EXPO
The cheering events for Hong Kong athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, attracting over 600,000 visitors (Co- organised with Yue Man Square)
Yue Man Square
‘Love at Kwun Tong’ Miniature Art Exhibition, attracting 550,000 visitors
Beyblade Burst.YM2 Cup, attracting 360,000 visitors
Central Market
Since August 2021, a total of over 750 events covering a diversified programme of exhibitions, performances, workshops, seminars and festive celebration activities took place at Central Market, attracting over 10 million visitors. The miniature art exhibition titled ‘An Art Journey Into the Past and Present Urban Reinvention · Advance Beyond 25’ amassed over 400,000 visitors in particular.
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