And now .. this new viewpoint is complete :

Nice! You walk under a white pavilion to reach this open area. When we saw the building going on we thought the pavilion would be like a view tower, but there's no steps to take you up to the upper levels, although it does have a balcony and looks totally like something to be ascended. Someone mix up the building plans somewhere?

(above) Tower / Pavilion at the Rang Hill Viewpoint. Photo by Dawn in Phuket.
Rang Hill is not exactly a tourist attraction. But it's easy to find and with the nice views and places to eat, worth a look if you are exploring around Phuket Town. We stopped at the weekend to check out the new viewpoint and it was all local people up there. And as my daughter noticed, most of them were taking selfies. It's well built and certainly adds to Rang Hill. We did not stop for food on this particular day. We have eaten at Tunk Ka Cafe many times and we also mean to try the Rang Hill View restaurant which is half way up the hill. The Breeze restaurant is a little pricier.
Previously, the view from Rang Hill was more limited looking southwest towards Chalong and the Big Buddha. There were snatches of views to the south from Tunk Ka, looking through the trees, but now with this viewing platform you get a view spanning more than 180 degrees and I think it looks great.

(above) View from Rang Hill. You can see a full size version here. It was just about possible to see Phi Phi in the distance (nearly 50km away to the southeast). Most of Phuket Town is visible, you can see south to Cape Panwa, southwest to Chalong and (visible on the right side of the top photo of the viewpoint) west to the hills including the Big Buddha and Radar Hill.
Now I need to visit again around sunset time! I think this viewpoint has been done really well. Good job, Phuket municipality! We were just in Hua Hin last month and they have built several viewpoints on top of the hill (Khao Hin Lek Fai) to the west of the town. This viewpoint at Rang Hill certainly rivals Hua Hin. I'll try to get up again soon for a sunset.
More Phuket Viewpoints
Khao Kad Viewpoint
The "3 Beaches" Viewpoint
Phromthep Cape