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Central Market/Central Oasis Central Market
Proposed ‘Central Oasis’
The Central Market is a Grade 3 historic building and the
site is zoned “OU” annotated “Building with Historical
& Architectural Interests Preserved for Commercial,
Cultural and/or Community Uses” and subject to a
maximum building height of 4 storeys and the provision of
POS of not less than 1,000m² on the Central District OZP.
Planning permission is required for any new development,
or major addition, alteration and/or modification to, or
any demolition of the façades and special architectural
features of the building.

On 19 July 2013, the Board approved a planning application
(No. A/H4/92) with conditions for proposed new
additions to the building for cultural/leisure/recreational/
food and beverage/retail uses/landscaped area/ancillary
support and minor relaxation of building height restriction
to revitalise the Central Market into a low-rise leisure
landmark named ‘Central Oasis’. The development of
‘Central Oasis’ will be divided into two phases to maintain
the operation of the public passageway at the second floor
within the building connecting the Mid-levels Escalator
and the elevated walkway networks at the harbourfront.
A ‘Landscape Atrium’ with no permanent structures other
than landscape and architectural features and an ‘Urban
Floating Oasis’ to accommodate diversified cultural,
recreational, leisure, food and beverage, and retail uses
for public enjoyment, as well as to support another layer
of POS were proposed.

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