Yesterday i had dinner in Hutchison House. After dinner our dinner party had the idea to walk towards the harbour front in order to catch a ferry. Rather than taking the usual route through the office buildings and shopping malls, we crossed over Connaught Road towards City Hall.
To my surprise, there was a small opening to the newly opened road from Central to Wan Chai. So we took that path and walked along that new road towards IFC from where we turned towards the Central Ferry Pier.
THAT'S when it struck me! Once again our city planners have already successfully f***k up the design of the new Central harbour front. Not only do we have to cross Connaught Road (where please??? one crossing is at Hutchison House, one is the underpass to the old ferry pier, where else???), we now also have to cross a new 6-lane highway which is separating the heartland of Central from this new harbour front area.
No way, it can't be that bad, i told myself and had a casual glance at the design proposal that is displayed along the construction noise walls when walking towards the new Central Ferry Pier.
And guess what! There are only three pedestrian crossings across this new 6 lane highway. Three for an area between Central/IFC to Wan Chai Convention Center! And one of it is the area of the new Government building, where they will for sure find a reason to block it to ensure there are no protests there.
What's wrong with these guys? Not that i expected a lot, but do they ever think about the people who actually live in this city???