West Kowloon Law Courts Building
| West Kowloon Law Courts Building | |
|---|---|
西九龍法院大樓 | |
 Construction as of June 2016 | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Location | Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°19′52″N 114°09′12″E / 22.33107°N 114.15328°E |
| Estimated completion | 2016 |
| Cost | HK$2.7 billion |
| Client | The Judiciary |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 60,320 square metres (649,300 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Architectural Services Department |
| Services engineer | Southa Group |
| Main contractor | Shui On Construction |
The West Kowloon Law Courts Building is a new courthouse in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. It sits at the junction of Tung Chau Street and Tonkin Street West, beside the elevated West Kowloon Corridor.
History
The new building was proposed in 2009 to consolidate under one roof the Tsuen Wan Magistrates’ Courts, Small Claims Tribunal, Coroner’s Courts, Obscene Articles Tribunal, and other facilities.[1] It also addresses a shortfall in the number of available courtrooms.[2]
The contract for the design and construction of the courthouse was awarded to Shui On Construction in 2012.[3] The building is scheduled to be completed in 2016.[4]
Description
The proposed courthouse will provide a total net operational floor area (NOFA) of about 16,500 square metres (178,000 sq ft). This figure does not include service areas like corridors, car parking, lobbies, balconies, etc.[1] The total floor area has been quoted as being about 60,000 square metres (650,000 sq ft).[5] It is much larger than a standard Hong Kong courthouse, and as such has been referred to as the "mega court" in local media.[5][6]
Transport
The new courts building is roughly equidistant to both Nam Cheong Station and Cheung Sha Wan Station of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR). It is about a 10 minute walk from both stations.[5]
References
- ^ a b "31LJ – West Kowloon Law Courts Building" (PDF). Legislative Council. 8 February 2012.
- ^ "LCQ8: Judicial manpower intake". Hong Kong Government. 30 May 2012.
- ^ "Group Milestones". Shui On Group. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ Ma, Geoffrey (11 January 2016). "Everyone equal under the law". Information Services Department.
- ^ a b c Moy, Patsy; Chiu, Austin (25 February 2013). "Hong Kong to get mega court to pack in the masses". South China Morning Post.
- ^ Yuen, Mark (1 March 2013). "Mega Court in Sham Shui Po Set to be Completed in 2015". HK Magazine.
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