Nam Cheong Park, Urban park in Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong.
Nam Cheong Park is an urban park in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, bordered by Sham Mong Road, Hoi Fai Road, Lin Cheung Road and Yen Chow Street. Its centre is a large open lawn of short grass, with a paved path and benches along one edge, a tall lamppost on the other, and trees and high-rise buildings beyond. Facilities include a children's playground, fitness equipment for elderly persons, toilets and a running track.
Nam Cheong Park opened in July 1998 on land reclaimed in the 1990s under the Airport Core Programme. The site was zoned "District Open Space" to act as a buffer between Nam Cheong Estate and the West Kowloon Highway, similar to Lai Chi Kok Park between the highway and Mei Foo Sun Chuen. In the early 2000s half the park was taken over by West Rail line construction, and later much of it served as temporary works areas for the Express Rail Link.
The park's name comes from Nam Cheong Estate and Nam Cheong station beside it, and its Chinese name is 南昌公園. The lawns and running track are used for informal exercise, while the playground and fitness equipment for elderly persons draw families and older residents from the surrounding estate.
Nam Cheong Park is bounded by Sham Mong Road to the east, Hoi Fai Road to the south, Lin Cheung Road to the west and Yen Chow Street to the north, a short walk from Nam Cheong station and Nam Cheong Estate. A running track, lawns, a children's playground, fitness equipment for elderly users and toilets are on site. Parts of the grounds have been taken over by temporary works areas, so some sections may be fenced off.
The park was laid out as a buffer between Nam Cheong Estate and the West Kowloon Highway, the same arrangement used at Lai Chi Kok Park, which separates the highway from Mei Foo Sun Chuen; both were developed at the same time.
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