Richland Gardens

Richland Gardens (Chinese: 麗晶花園) is a home ownership scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme in Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, near the Kai Yip Estate. It was jointly developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and Shui On Land Limited. It consists of 22 residential blocks and a shopping centre completed in 1985.[1][2][3] It was built next to Kai Tak and is one of the closest buildings to the airport.

Not to be confused with Richland Garden (啟豐園), a private housing estate in Tuen Mun.
Richland Gardens
Richland Gardens Shopping Centre
Kowloon Bay Health Centre
Richland Gardens
Traditional Chinese麗晶花園
Simplified Chinese丽晶花园

Kowloon Bay Health Centre Incident

In 1995, the government proposed the construction of a clinic which included a treatment centre for HIV/AIDS infection. The Richland Gardens residents were worried about bringing undesirable people and infectious disease to the area, and strongly protested against the plan.[4][5][6] Although the centre could still open in 1999, the residents continued to protest against the centre, by blocking access to the clinic, annoying and attacking patients and health care workers.[7] Several residents were then sued by the Equal Opportunities Commission, but finally the case was settled out of court in 2001.[8]

Transport

A monorail station has been proposed for Richland Gardens as part of the Environmentally Friendly Linkage System（EFLS） (also known as the Kai Tak monorail).

References
  1. Richland Gardens
  2. "SOCAM - Company Background". www.shuion.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  3. Richland Gardens
  4. "Investigation Reports". www.eoc.org.hk. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  5. Protest "based on ignorance"
  6. 2005 Report of Red Ribbon Centre
  7. "HRW: Locked Doors: The Human Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS in China: V. HONG KONG: ONE COUNTRY, TWO EPIDEMICS?". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  8. "EOC Newsletters". www.eoc.org.hk. Retrieved 2020-08-12.

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