The department also helps promote the local community economy by upgrading existing facilities in various districts to enhance their attraction to local visitors and tourists. The aim is to generate more business activities and create more jobs. Projects completed in 2003 included the provision of alfresco dining facilities at the Sai Kung Waterfront Park, the supply of bike kiosks at Sha Tin Park and Tai Po Waterfront Park and improvements in the Kowloon Walled City Park. Projects in progress cover the construction of a footpath linking the five beaches in Tuen Mun, exploring the feasibility of converting the Seaview Building at Repulse Bay Beach for hotel use, and the provision of a Chinese teahouse with arts and crafts stalls at the Kowloon Walled City Park.

Visiting the Sha Tin Park and Tai Po Waterfront Park can be more fun by renting a bike at the parks' kiosk.