engineering

Grand Promenade

Grand Promenade is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Grand Promenade rather than just read about it. In short: The Grand Promenade (simplified Chinese: 嘉亨湾; traditional Chinese: 嘉亨灣; Jyutping: ga1 hang1 waan1) is a high-rise residential development located at 38 Tai Hong Street, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is developed by Henderson Land Development and its subsidiary, The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Co Ltd. in 2005.

Key takeaways

Grand Promenade belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Grand Promenade to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Grand Promenade from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Grand Promenade (simplified Chinese: 嘉亨湾; traditional Chinese: 嘉亨灣; Jyutping: ga1 hang1 waan1) is a high-rise residential development located at 38 Tai Hong Street, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is developed by Henderson Land Development and its subsidiary, The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Co Ltd. in 2005. Grand Promenade is built along the east coast of Hong Kong Island. The complex consists of 5 towers ((omitted tower 4) with towers 2, 3, and 5 being interconnected Grande Promenade provides 2,020 residential units. The saleable area of Grande Promenade ranges from 293 sq.ft. to 2,170 sq.ft. The towers are arranged in a way that most units have a panoramic view of Victoria Harbour, Lei Yue Mun, Tathong Channel, or Shaukeiwan Typhoon Shelter. There are clubhouses and swimming pools for residents of the estate. Grand Promenade is also a pet-friendly private housing estates on Hong Kong Island.

Grand Promenade is one of the 20 major housing estates in Hong Kong, and one of the constituent housing estates of the Centa-City Leading Index. According to the 2021 Population Census in Hong Kong, Grand Promenade's median monthly income from major occupations and median monthly household income are HKD45,000 (USD5,750) (ranking 14th in Hong Kong) and HKD67,300 (USD8,600) (ranking 37th in Hong Kong). In terms of architecture, the 3 towers of Grand Promenade (Towers 2, 3 and 5) are 219 meters high, making them the 36th tallest buildings in Hong Kong. The other two buildings (Towers 1 and 6) are 209 meters high, making them the 63rd tallest buildings in Hong Kong. In addition, Grand Promenade is the tallest residential buildings and the third tallest building in Eastern District on Hong Kong Island, so it is one of the landmark buildings in the district.

History and naming Grand Promenade was formerly the Sai Wan Ho Ferry Pier. In Jyutping, Grand Promenade is pronounced as "Ga Hang Waan". The name 'Ga Hang' implies smooth sailing in all endeavours, with 'Ga' representing diversity and inclusivity, 'Hang' representing smoothness and unobstructed progress, and 'Waan' representing the waterfront location of the property. The name embodies the ideal of a high-quality, seaside residence on Hong Kong Island where everything goes smoothly.

Housing Completed in 2005 by Henderson Land Development, there are 5 residential towers (Tower 4 omitted) in a L-shape built upon the base with a total of 2,020 apartments. Residential floors start from 7/F or 8/F to 71/F or 73/F (4/F, 14/F, 24/F, 34/F, 40/F, 44/F, 54/F & 64/F omitted), have 3 to 8 units per floor and a saleable area of 293 sq.ft to 2,170 sq.ft. Each unit has a balcony or flat roof. The penthouses have a rooftop with a jacuzzi.

Amenities The development has an extensive clubhouse facilities. Club@Sea, currently located on the 6th floor, covers an area of 130,000 sq.ft. and has more than 70 facilities, which are categorised into four themes: Leisure World, Fitness World, Sports World and Family Kingdom. Facilities include a table tennis room, multi-function room, art studio, game room, band room, Chinese opera room, glow bowling centre, American pool/snooker, karaoke rooms, aerobics/yoga room, piano rooms, conference room, golf simulator room, learning kitchen room, gymnasium, tepidarium, wine gallery etc. Also, it has a garden-style garden platform and sky garden, a 25-meter outdoor all-weather swimming pool, a private dog park and a jogging trail, providing the resident with space for fresh air and entertainment.

Ancillary facilities Next to Lei King Wan, there is a gathering area of various speciality restaurants - "SOHO East", as well as supermarkets and daily necessities chain stores on the ground floor. There are many livelihood stores and restaurants around MTR Sai Wan Ho Station, banks, shopping malls, cooked food centres and markets. In terms of community recreational facilities, there are Quarry Bay Park, Aldrich Bay Park, Sai Wan Ho Waterfront Park, Island East Sports Centre, Sai Wan Ho Sports Center, Sai Wan Ho Playground and Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre nearby for public use. Grand Promenade is close to Cityplaza and the core business district of Taikoo Place, and there are many international schools nearby, with complete living and transportation facilities. Therefore, it is favoured by business and corporate tenants and expats like Hong Kong drifter, Japanese and Korean families. At the same time, it also attracts professionals and middle-class people to live here.

Transportation Grand Promenade is accessible by public transportation and road, with major highways nearby. It is located 5-min away from Sai Wan Ho MTR station while being next to the Harbour and within easy access to the central business districts in Hong Kong. Grand Promenade is located just a 10-min walk distance to Taikoo Place in Quarry Bay and it is just 12min- & 18min-away only to Causeway Bay and Central, Hong Kong by MTR. There is a public transport interchange on the ground floor of Grand Promenade and a 3-storey parking lot on the upper floor. There are many direct bus and minibus routes to Causeway Bay, Admiralty, Central, Stanley etc. There are also various transportation nearby, including trams and ferries to Kwun Tong & Lei Yue Mun. Therefore, it is favoured by people and tenants who work and study on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon East, especially Hong Kong drifters and professionals who work in Central, Admiralty, Wan Chai and Quarry Bay. At the same time, it also attracts plenty of professionals and middle-class people to live here.

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Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Grand Promenade

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Grand Promenade claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Grand Promenade before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Grand Promenade ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Grand Promenade

In research: Grand Promenade appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Grand Promenade in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Grand Promenade is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures completed in 2005, Henderson Land Development, Residential skyscrapers in Hong Kong, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Grand Promenade outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Grand Promenade in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Grand Promenade means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Grand Promenade in simple terms?

Why does Grand Promenade matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Grand Promenade?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Grand Promenade.