Kwun Tong Government Offices, Administrative complex in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong.
Kwun Tong Government Offices was a six-storey building at 6 Tung Yan Street in Kwun Tong, Kowloon, completed in 1962. It housed the Social Welfare Department's Kwun Tong office, the Kwun Tong Post Office, the District Office, the District Council secretariat, a Consumer Council advice centre and a Civil Aid Service office. The building closed in March 2012 and was demolished from July 2012.
Kwun Tong grew rapidly in the second half of the 20th century, shifting from one of Hong Kong's main industrial zones to a dense residential and commercial area. As the population expanded, a central location for government services became necessary to meet the needs of the district.
The Kwun Tong District Council held its main meetings in this building, and its secretariat was housed here along with a Consumer Council advice centre and a post office. The name Kwun Tong Government Offices was formal, but the building was officially the Kwun Tong District Branch Office.
The building closed in March 2012 and was demolished from July 2012, so there is nothing left to visit at 6 Tung Yan Street. The cleared site was used for a temporary minibus terminus, hawker market, refuse point and public toilets, and these facilities were shut once Yue Man Square mall opened.
After the building closed in March 2012, demolition began in July 2012. The cleared site was then used for a temporary minibus terminus, a hawker market, a refuse collection point and public toilets, all of which were later shut once Yue Man Square mall opened.
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