Domain (Hong Kong shopping centre) explained

Domain
Address:38 Ko Chiu Road, Yau Tong
Location:Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.2963°N 114.2385°W
Developer:Hong Kong Housing Authority
Owner:Hong Kong Housing Authority
Number Of Stores:150
Floor Area:45000square feet
Mapframe:no

Domain is a shopping centre located next to Yau Tong station in Yau Tong, Kwun Tong District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The shopping centre is serving about 80,000 people in Yau Tong Estate, Yau Lai Estate, Yau Chui Court, Yau Mei Court and Lei Yue Mun Estate. It is the largest one owned by Hong Kong Housing Authority after most of its shopping centre assets were sold to Link REIT in 2005.

Description

Domain has a total gross floor area of about 45,000 square metres. It has eight floors with total lettable area of 23,000 square metres.[1] The four-level retail space can accommodate some 150 shops of different varieties. It also includes a community hall and a public transport interchange for buses, minibuses and cross-border coaches.[2]

History

Known in the planning stages as "Shopping Centre at Yau Tong Estate Redevelopment Phase 4", the complex cost about HK$1.5 billion to construct.[3] The construction contract was awarded by the Housing Authority to China State Construction Engineering (HK) in November 2009.[4] The shopping centre opened as "Domain" on 29 September 2012.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/global-elements/estate-locator/detail.html?propertyType=3&id=12066 Domain, Kwun Tong, Kwun Tong, Kowloon East
  2. http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201203/15/P201203150522.htm STH visits Yau Lai Estate and Domain in Yau Tong
  3. News: Ng . Joyce . The Domain, a shopping mall built by the Housing Authority in Hong Kong, opens for business . South China Morning Post . 28 September 2012.
  4. Web site: G.N. 8255 Housing Department . Government of Hong Kong Gazette . Government Logistics Department . 31 December 2009.