Ka Wai Man Road Sitting-out Area

二戰後，成立於1901年的東華痘局結束其歷史使命得以拆卸改建為一別亭、八達書院和花園等設施。1958年，西環邨在堅尼地城尾落成，位於八達書院後方的山坡上，當局為了方便車輛出入，興建一條道路由屋邨中央連貫至高差約38米下的域多利道，起初為一條盤山小徑。到1960年，呂明才紀念小學和堅尼地城警察宿舍陸續落成後，道路拓寬並命名為加惠民道。1994年起，政府在馬路的北側行人道上沿著斜坡因應原有的8棵樟樹，數次見縫插針地加建和改建了涼亭、座椅等設施，休憩處形成今貌。挺拔的樟木枝繁葉茂，覆蓋整段斜坡，郁郁蔥蔥的綠植與硬質木紋涼亭和混凝土護土坡之間形成了對話。由馬路的入口沿坡而上，自然氣息在車水馬龍的道路轉變為綠色充盈空間的瞬間被無限放大。

After World War II, the Tung Wah Smallpox Hospital, established in 1901, was demolished. The site was converted into facilities such as Yat Pit Pavilion, Bagdad College, and a garden. The Sai Wan Estate was completed in 1958 at the western end of Kennedy Town, on the hillside behind Bagdad College. To facilitate vehicular access, the then-existing hilly track was transformed into a road leading from the centre of Sai Wan Estate to Victoria Road of about 38 metres in vertical distance. In 1960, after the completion of the SKH Lui Ming Choi Memorial Primary School and the Kennedy Town Police Quarters, the road was widened and named Ka Wai Man Road. Since 1994, the government started to fill the space between the sidewalk and eight Cinnamomum camphora trees growing on the slope to the north of the road with pavilions, seats and other facilities, forming the sitting-out area’s current state. The 8 towering and densely foliated Cinnamomum camphora casts a shadow over the slope, where the lush greenery is in sharp contrast to the hardwood pavilions and the concrete retaining slope. As you walk up the slope from the roadside entrance, you can experience the sudden transition from heavy traffic to a green and lively space.