Ap Lei Chau Wind Tower Park, Urban park in Southern District, Hong Kong
Ap Lei Chau Wind Tower Park is an urban park in Hong Kong's Southern District featuring a tall wind tower as its focal point. The space includes landscaped areas, walking paths, and seating spots with views across the water toward nearby islands.
The park opened on 28 September 2009 on the site of a former Citybus depot, built at a cost of HK$100 million with Design 2 as architectural designer and consultant. In 2020 the government proposed HK$112.4 million for a footbridge and lift tower linking the park to Ap Lei Chau Estate; work began in 2021 and the link opened on 30 June 2023.
The park's design follows a traditional fishing harbour theme, and its exhibition gallery presents Hong Kong's fishing and shipbuilding trades along with the customs and daily life of local fishermen. The Southern District Tourism and Culture Festival and a charity run have been held here.
The park lies on the north shore of Ap Lei Chau, west of the Ap Lei Chau waterfront promenade and south of Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter. A lift and footbridge completed on 30 June 2023 connect the park with Ap Lei Chau Estate, reached via the lift at the western end of the jogging trail. The Wind Tower observation deck is climbed on foot.
The park's 10-metre wind tower is shaped like a traditional fishing boat and topped with solar-powered lights that change colour with the wind, from all green in calm air to all red at Beaufort force 8 or above. Visitors can climb it for views over the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter.
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