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 / 22.33107; 114.15328Coordinates: 22°19′52″N 114°09′12″E / 22.33107°N 114.15328°E / 22.33107; 114.15328
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

  1. 1 2 "31LJ – West Kowloon Law Courts Building" (PDF). Legislative Council. 8 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "LCQ8: Judicial manpower intake". Hong Kong Government. 30 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Group Milestones". Shui On Group. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Ma, Geoffrey (11 January 2016). "Everyone equal under the law". Information Services Department.
  5. 1 2 3 Moy, Patsy; Chiu, Austin (25 February 2013). "Hong Kong to get mega court to pack in the masses". South China Morning Post.
  6. ↑ Yuen, Mark (1 March 2013). "Mega Court in Sham Shui Po Set to be Completed in 2015". HK Magazine.
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