SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1978
CHATER GARDEN TAKING SHAPE
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THE $8 MILLION CHATER GARDEN, BEING BUILT IN THE HEART OF THE CITY, IS GRADUALLY TAKING SHAPE.
WORK ON PHASE ONE OF THE GARDEN, SITUATED AT THE FORMER HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB GROUND IN CENTRAL, IS NEARING COMPLETION.
+ IT INCLUDES COVERED SITTING AREAS AND A PROMENADE AT GROUND LEVEL OPPOSITE THE BANK OF CHINA BUILDING, MR. FRED WOO, SENIOR ARCHITECT OF P.W.D.'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE SAID.
+A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE GARDEN, WHICH IS FINANCED EY THE URBAN COUNCIL, WILL BE A TURFED BUND ALONG THE MURRAY ROAD AND QUEENSWAY PERIMETER.
+THE BUND WILL ACT AS A SOUND BARRIER AGAINST THE SURROUNDING HEAVY TRAFFIC.+
WORK ON PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT WILL BEGIN AS SOON AS THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY VACATES THE NORTHERN PART OF THE 14,000 SQUARE METRE GARDEN SITE IN CHATER ROAD.
THIS PART WILL CONSIST OF A LILY POND, SITTING AREAS, AND AN ELEVATED VIEWING PLATFORM LINKED TO A SERIES OF FOUNTAINS.
TO PROVIDE EASY ACCESS TO THE GARDEN, THERE WILL BE TWO SUBWAYS AND TWO ELEVATED WALKWAYS ONE AT THE JUNCTION OF MURRAY ROAD AND QUEENSWAY AND THE OTHER AT THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE GARDEN LINKING THE PROPOSED ELEVATED WALKWAY SYSTEM AT THE ADMIRALTY AND THE ELEVATED VIEWING PLATFORM AT THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE GARDEN.
THE WHOLE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1981.
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