It will be located on part of the former site of Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate, directly across Kwun Tong Road from Kowloon Bay station.

The Urban Council explored the provision of a regional cultural centre in East Kowloon as early as the mid-1980s.

A site was chosen in Sai Tso Wan immediately south of the Kwun Tong Magistracy.

The Kwun Tong District Board strongly advocated a 1000-seat auditorium but the Council doubted the prospective utilisation rate of such a facility.

[2] Alongside new public housing, a civic centre was also included in the redevelopment plans for the former Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate.