New look: Highways Department Major Works Project Management Office Senior Engineer Robert Chan shows the Yau Ma Tei revamp plan.

The Highways Department will use the construction of the Central Kowloon Route as an opportunity to achieve a sustainable Yau Ma Tei through integrated planning with conservation, enhancement and land-use restructuring.

This was the message from Major Works Project Management Office Senior Engineer Robert Chan who recently told news.gov.hk the mainstream proposal of the Yau Ma Tei revamp for the Central Kowloon Route project has been reached after a series of focus groups and public forums.

The new 4.7km link will connect West Kowloon with Kowloon Bay and the future Kai Tak development with a whole new urban design concept for the affected Yau Ma Tei area.