Yau Ma Tei Car Park Building () was a public multi-storey car park located at No. 250 Shanghai Street, Yau Ma Tei, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong. From 1970 to 2020, it provided parking spaces to the public in the bustling Yau Tsim Mong area.

The building was demolished to facilitate the construction of the Central Kowloon Bypass. The demolition began in late 2020 and ended on 6 September 2023.

History The Yau Ma Tei Car Park Building and the nearby Yau Ma Tei Government Office occupy the former site of an old market, after which the adjacent Market Street (), considered one of the oldest streets in Kowloon, is named. The market was relocated to the Yau Ma Tei Market (), built in 1957 along Kansu Street.

The Yau Ma Tei Car Park Building opened in early 1970. In 1977, the Gascoigne Road Flyover was built to bypass existing surface roads and go through the building.

A contract for works including the demolition of the Yau Ma Tei Car Park Building was signed on 6 March 2018 between the Highways Department and Build King-SKEC Joint Venture. The car park was closed in phases starting on 1 November 2020, and finally ceased operation on 1 January 2021.Hong Kong Government press release: "Yau Ma Tei Multi-storey Car Park to close by phases from November 1"Transport Department: "Yau Ma Tei Multi-storey Car Park to close by phases from November 1"Hong Kong Government press release: "Yau Ma Tei Multi-storey Car Park to cease operation from January 1"Transport Department: "Cease Operation of Yau Ma Tei Multi-storey Car Park"Transport Department: "Transport in Hong Kong > Parking > Carparks" By the time of its closure, the car park was providing 388 public parking spaces for private cars and 55 for motorcycles.Legislative Council Panel on Transport, 19 May 2017

Features The Gascoigne Road Flyover, part of the West Kowloon Corridor, passes through the building.

Yau Ma Tei Car Park has 770 parking spaces for private cars and 76 parking spaces for motorcycles.

The building also once housed government offices and facilities, as well as non-governmental offices. They include: Yau Ma Tei Public Library on the lower floors Government offices on the uppermost floors Hong Kong branch of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the 9th floor.

See also Murray Road Multi-storey Car Park Building Tsuen Wan Transport Complex

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