The predecessor of the Cattle Depot Art Park was the Ma Tau Kok Animal Quarantine Depot, the central slaughtering centre for cattle in Kowloon at that time, hence the name of the Cattle Depot. After the closure, the government granted the Cattle Depot to artists. More than ten art groups have settled in and will exhibit their works from time to time.

 

Another feature of the Cattle Depot is its architectural style. The complex is made entirely of red brick, including a rare brick chimney, in a Western Victorian style, and the roof is made of Chinese tile roofs, a mixture of Eastern and Western architectural features. At the same time, the building retains the former feeding troughs for cattle, including chains and iron rings. Visitors interested in art and pre-war architecture should not miss the Cattle Depot Art Park.

 

Traffic

MTR:	Tuen Ma Line -- To Kwa Wan Station
	You may take the lift at Exit A to reach the ground level, walk north along Pau Chung Street for about 350 metres to San Shan Road, turn right to Kowloon City Road, you can use the pedestrian bridge to cross the East Kowloon Corridor and arrive at the Cattle Depot Art Park.

 

Bus

Bus routes		Origin stop ← →Terminal	Alighting stop
KMB	3B	Tsz Wan Shan (Central)← →Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road)	Grand Waterfront
	5C	Tsz Wan Shan (Central)← →Star Ferry Pier
	5D	Telford Garden← →Hung Hom (Circular)
	11B	Kwun Tong (Tsui Ping Road)← →Kowloon City Ferry Terminal
	11K	Chuk Yuen Estate← →Hung Hom Station
	12A	Cheung Sha Wan(Sham Mong Road)← →Whampoa Garden
	21	Choi Wan← →Hung Hom Station
	61X	Tuen Mun Town Centre← →Kowloon City Ferry Terminal
	85X	Ma On Shan Town Centre← →Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road)

 

Easy-to-Reach Index：
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Recommendation Index：			Tour time: Approx 30 minutes

 

Short comment: The park is designed to provide dedicated access for wheelchair users and barrier-free toilets. The park's environment is comfortable and pleasant, a suitable place to rest and take a break in the busy city.

 

 

Hint: The Cattle Depot Artist Village next to it is also open to the public. Still, most internal studios have stairs, and the entrance is narrow, attracting more visitors on specific dates when there are public exhibitions. And another barrier-free toilet is available at the junction of Ma Tau Kok Road and Kowloon City Road near the entrance to the Artist Village.

 

 

 

Address: 39 San Shan Road, To Kwa Wan

 

The slaughterhouse ruins are rare in Hong Kong and well worth seeing.

 

The Tin Hau Temple in To Kwa Wan was built in 1885. It was initially created on To Kwa Wan Village's seaside then, and the Tin Hau Temple was left on the original site after reclamation. The temple has a bronze bell, plaques, and door couples cast during the Guangxu period. Every year, the Kwun Yum Treasury Opening Festival and the Tin Hau Festival (the 23rd day of the 3rd month of the lunar calendar month) attract many worshippers to the temple to thank the gods and pray for their welfare. In addition to Tin Hau and Kwun Yum, there are also deities worshipped in the temple, such as the Dragon Mother and the Holy Graces.

 

 

 

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Recommendation Index：			Tour time: Approx 15 minutes

 

 Traffic

MTR:	Tuen Ma Line -- To Kwa Wan Station
	You may take the lift at Exit A to reach the ground level, walk along Lok Shan Road towards To Kwa Wan Market for about 150 metres to Ha Heung Road, and you will arrive at Tin Hau Temple.

 

Short comment: The threshold of Tin Hau Temple is very low and accessible to wheelchair users. You can also enter the other halls.

 

Info:

For barrier-free toilets, please go to the public toilet on Kowloon City Road next to To Kwa Wan Market.

 

 

Address: 49 Ha Heung Road, To Kwa Wan

The To Kwa Wan Municipal Services Building is known locally as the Red Apple because of its striking facade, which features red apples. The most well-liked locations for the district's people are the library, the market, and the hawker centre, all of which are housed in the Municipal Services Building.

 

 

 

Easy-to-Reach Index：
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Recommendation Index：			Tour time: Approx 15 minutes

 

 Traffic

MTR:	Tuen Ma Line -- To Kwa Wan Station
	You may take the lift at Exit A to reach the ground level, walk along Lok Shan Road towards To Kwa Wan Market for about 150 metres to Ha Heung Road, and you will get there.

 

Short comment: The wide aisles of the hawker centre are convenient for wheelchair access, there is no fixed seating, the tables are also suitable for wheelchair users to be seated, and the prices are low, which is quite popular among the residents.

 

 

Address: 165 Ma Tau Wai Road, To Kwa Wan

The Ko Shan Theater was inaugurated in 1983. Its new wing, which features a theater, performance hall, conference room, exhibition hall, activity room, and rehearsal room with 3,000 seats, opened at the end of October 2014 with a concentration on Cantonese opera performances. With six exhibition spaces divided into digital technologies and interactive forms, the adjacent Cantonese Opera Education and Information centre aims to increase the general public's awareness of Cantonese opera. Visitors can participate in participatory activities like Cantonese opera make-up while there to advance the growth of Cantonese opera.

 

 

Easy-to-Reach Index：
Barrier Free Index：
Recommendation Index：			Tour time: Approx 30 minutes

 

Traffic

MTR:	Tuen Ma Line -- To Kwa Wan Station
	You may take the lift at Exit D2 to reach the ground level, go south along Ma Tau Wai Road, cross Chatham Road North at the traffic light in front of you, and then turn into Kiang Hsi Street to reach the park entrance leading to the Ko Shan Theater.

 

Short comment: Visitors can enter from Ko Shan Road Park and pass through several ramps to reach the Ko Shan Theater.

 

 

 

The Ko Shan Theater includes the old wing theater and the new wing auditorium with ramps, automatic doors in the lobby, lifts, low counters, and accessible toilets, making it suitable for wheelchair users.

 

 

 

 

 

Info:

The Cantonese Opera Education and Information Centre in the new wing provides an overview of the genre's history, as well as Cantonese opera singing and interviews with well-known performers. Additionally, there is an interactive area where visitors can finish the make-up game according to the directions and then, using the linked filming feature, shoot images of their Cantonese Opera make-up in real time to retain as a keepsake.

 

 

Opening hours:

Monday, Wednesday to Friday: 1:00 p.m. -- 8:00 p.m. (in three sessions)
                Session 1: 1:00 p.m. -- 3:00 p.m.
                Session 2: 3:30 p.m. -- 5:30 p.m.
                Session 3: 6:00 p.m. -- 8:00 p.m.

Weekend and Holiday: 10:30 a.m. -- 8:00 p.m. (in four sessions)
                Session 1: 10:30 a.m. -- 12:30 a.m.
                Session 2: 1:00 p.m. -- 3:00 p.m.
                Session 3: 3:30 p.m. -- 5:30 p.m.
                Session 4: 6:00 p.m. -- 8:00 p.m.

Closed on Mondays (except public holidays)

 

Address: 77 Ko Shan Road, Hung Hom