When we first saw a headline in the SCMP saying proposals for a zip-line at The Peak were in the offing, we were as excited as you probably are now. We’re sorry to inform you, however, that the planned zip-line will not be a super fun thrill-seakers’ alternative to the tram (you thought that too, right?), but a self-contained 120-metre attraction going from the roof of a new shopping mall to a lower platform. Boring!
But alas, not everything can be as awesome as in our heads, and this will probably still be pretty cool, and perhaps make the trip to the top worthwhile for all those disappointed tourists expecting to see something other than smog.
The Peak Galleria is seeking permission from the Town Planning Board to allow Flightlinez, a Canadian-based firm, to install the attraction on a 9.5-metre-high platform on the roof. However, such a move would exceed the height limit of the mall by around four metres, so we’ll have to wait and see.
Plans for a similar attraction in Lantau by Ngong Ping 360 were withdrawn last year after objections from both green groups and government advisors. Let’s hope everyone agrees that The Peak is spoilt enough already not to be adversely affected by this disappointingly-contained, but still fairly fun, idea.
