Stanley Waterfront Improvement Project

Being one of the most popular visitor destinations on the south side of Hong Kong Island, Stanley offers a unique mix of attractions to shoppers and sightseers: bargain buys, informal restaurants, traditional temples, historic buildings, and spectacular views over the beaches of Tai Tam and Stanley Bay. To further enhance the attractiveness of this famous tourist destination, a new waterfront promenade has been created. Stanley Main Street has been widened and repaved, street lighting has been improved and new street furniture and planting have been added. New landscaping works have also beautified the areas surrounding the Shui Sin Temple and Pak Kan Uk. A new pier has been constructed and this is now covered with the roof from the original Blake Pier in Central. This roof was first dismantled in 1965 and became a pavilion in Morse Park, Kowloon before its latest move to Stanley Waterfront Promenade. The roof's unique style forms an appropriate complement to the colonial Murray House nearby.

This scheme was recognised by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects and awarded a 'Special Architectural Award - Urban Design' in Hong Kong Institute of Architects Annual Award 2008. The project introduces various new elements such as the Blake Pier roof, a boardwalk and marketplace that all blend in with the existing townscape, and rationalise the use of space within the existing street setting.