The Urban Council commissioned architecture firm Leigh and Orange to draw up plans for the redevelopment of this area of "barren hills and waste lands" as a new recreational area for the citizens of Kowloon.

Originally, the pool was not open in the evening because it sat under the airport flight path, hence the Civil Aviation Department would not agree on the use of outdoor floodlighting there.

Kowloon Tsai Sports Ground is located within the park.

It consists of an international standard football field, running tracks and a spectator stand with bathroom facilities.

[5] The famous checkerboard for the Kai Tak Runway 13 approach can be found at the top of the park.