Chai Wan Factory Buildings in this record are referring
to the cluster of buildings, near Chai Wan Station, on streets of Kut
Shing Street (吉勝街), Cheung Lee Street (祥利街), Lee Chung Street (利眾街), and
Ning Fu Street (寧富街).
It does not include those factory buildings in Sheung On Street, Kwun Yip Street, Fung Yip Street, Ka Yip Street, On Yip Street, Sun Yip Street.
Re-development of old buildings and old districts has never stopped. In Chai Wan, particularly near Chai Wan Station, there are quite a lot of old factory buildings, which are not tall but it seems that their appearance does not belong to the 21st century. It does not mean that buildings of old-fashioned outlook must be demolished. But in today world, when effectiveness and economic benefit are always measured, old buildings become the targets to be re-developed.
At the time of my visit, a new building of about 30
storeys has been erected in a couple of years. This trend must continue
in the course of time.
Chai Wan Factory Estate (柴灣工廠邨大廈)
The building which is closest to Chai Wan Station and is the product of 1950s is the Chai Wan Factory Estate (柴灣工廠邨大廈). It is a building of H-shape and 5 storeys. It is now under a revitalization project and should be developed to be a construction of community service. Stay tuned.
Chai Wan Factory Buildings
柴灣工廠大廈
Chai Wan, Hong Kong.
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