Press Releases
Year 2020
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13 Mar 2020
SPORTS EXPO Reopens for Public Visit
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) announces today (13 March 2020) that the SPORTS EXPO located in THE FOREST in Mong Kok will reopen on 16 March 2020 (Monday). The online booking service of the SPORTS EXPO (https://k28.ura-vb.org.hk) has been resumed with immediate effect for the public to book their visit at the date and time slot available. Infection control measures will be implemented at the SPORTS EXPO to reduce the risk of infection and the spread of the virus. These measures include limiting the number of visitors for each visiting session, temporary closure of the Virtual Reality (VR) game section which requires the wearing of VR headset, stepping up the cleansing of the game devices and interactive displays in exhibition zone at the venue, and shortening the opening hours. S
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9 Mar 2020
Urban Renewal Exploration Centre Reopens Public Visiting Session
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) announces today (9 March 2020) that the Urban Renewal Exploration Centre (UREC) will reopen its public visiting session on 13 March 2020 (Friday). The online booking service of the UREC (http://urec.org.hk/) will resume tomorrow (10 March 2020) for the public to book their visit at the date and time slot available. Infection control measures will be implemented at the UREC to reduce the risk of infection and the spread of the virus. These measures include limiting the number of visitors for each visiting session, providing alcohol hand sanitizer, and stepping up the cleansing of the facilities at the venue. The UREC opens to the public every Friday from 10:00am to 12:00nn and from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Visiting sessions for schools and non-government
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6 Mar 2020
Invitation to Tender for Development of URA’s Tonkin Street/ Fuk Wing Street Development Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (6 March 2020) invites a total of 36 property developers to tender for the development of the Tonkin Street/ Fuk Wing Street Development Project (the Project) in Sham Shui Po. The URA will provide the relevant tender documents to the invited property developers, based on which they can submit tenders for the development. All tender submissions should reach the URA Headquarters at 26/F COSCO Tower, 183 Queen’s Road Central, by 12:00 noon on 7 April 2020 (Tuesday). Any submission of the tender received after the specified closing time mentioned above will not be accepted. The tender review panel will consider the tenders received and then make recommendation to the URA Board for its decision on the award of the development of the Project. The
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18 Feb 2020
37 Expressions of Interest received for URA’s Tonkin Street/ Fuk Wing Street Development Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) received a total of 37 Expressions of Interest for the development of the Tonkin Street / Fuk Wing Street Development Project (the Project) in Sham Shui Po when the invitation for submission of Expressions of Interest closed today (18 February 2020). A tender review panel under the URA Board will shortlist the qualified developers from the submissions, taking into consideration their development experience and financial capability to undertake the development in accordance with the shortlisting criteria set by the tender review panel. The URA will soon invite the shortlisted developers to submit tenders for the development of the Project based on the principal tender terms approved by the URA Board. The Project, which covers a site area of about 1,07
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6 Feb 2020
Invitation for Expressions of Interest for Development of URA’s Tonkin Street/Fuk Wing Street Development Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) will invite interested developers to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the development of the Tonkin Street/Fuk Wing Street Development Project (the Project) in Sham Shui Po tomorrow (7 February 2020). The Project, which covers a site area of about 1,070 square metres, was commenced in March 2013. Upon completion, it will provide a maximum total gross floor area of about 9,670 square metres. The successful developer will be required to construct the new development in compliance with the standard and quality requirements, the environmentally sustainable provisions and smart provisions set out in the development agreement of the Project with the aim of creating a sustainable living environment. Information about the submission of the EOI fo
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4 Feb 2020
Reopening of URA offices and public facilities
The Urban Renewal Authority announces today (4 February 2020) that its Headquarters in Sheung Wan, the Cheung Sha Wan office, H6 CONET and Urban Renewal Resource Centre are reopened. Urban Renewal Exploration Centre and SPORTS EXPO will remain closed while all educational activities and docent services will be cancelled until further notice. Members of the public may call at 2588 2333 or email to inquiry@mail1.ura.org.hk for enquiries. (ENDS)
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28 Jan 2020
Temporary closure of URA offices and public facilities from tomorrow
To reduce the risk of the spread of the novel coronavirus in the community, the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) announces today (28 January 2020) that its Headquarters in Sheung Wan, the Cheung Sha Wan office and public facilities will be temporarily closed from tomorrow (29 January 2020) until 2 February 2020. All educational activities and docent services will be cancelled during the period. The URA will review the situation before then. Facilities to be temporarily closed include: H6 CONET, Urban Renewal Exploration Centre, SPORTS EXPO and Urban Renewal Resource Centre. Members of the public may call at 2588 2333 to leave a voice message, or email to inquiry@mail1.ura.org.hk. (ENDS)
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6 Jan 2020
Second Round of Lift Modernisation Subsidy Scheme opens for application starting from 6 January
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) announced that the second round of Lift Modernisation Subsidy Scheme (LIMSS) is opened for application from today (6 January 2020) to 30 June 2020. For representatives of owners organisations who are interested to apply but unable to make an application in time for the first round of application for the LIMSS can now join the second round. To promote lift modernisation and to enhance the safety level of aged lifts, the Government launched the LIMSS in 2019 in partnership with the URA to provide financial assistance and professional support to encourage building owners in need to expedite the planning and commencement of lift modernisation works. The first round of application for the LIMSS ran from 29 March 2019 to 1 Aug 2019 with applications involv
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16 Oct 2019
URA supports Government’s new initiatives on housing to meet housing needs and improve living environment
In response to the announcement made by the Chief Executive in the 2019 Policy Address today (Wednesday) on the new initiatives on housing, a spokesman of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) said the URA welcomes the Government’s new initiatives and will render its full support. Relevant studies will be undertaken to devise the implementation framework for submission to the URA Board for deliberation and approval. Committed to pushing forward the renewal of old urban districts, the URA will secure resources for the implementation of the new housing initiatives (see Appendix) in the coming years to help meet the housing needs and improve the living environment of the people in Hong Kong. With regard to the redevelopment of buildings under the Civil Servants’ Co-operative Building Socie
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2 Aug 2019
URA issues acquisition offers to Queen’s Road West/ In Ku Lane Development Scheme
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today issued acquisition offers to property owners affected by the Queen’s Road West/ In Ku Lane Development Scheme (the Project) in the Central and Western District. Eligible owner-occupiers of domestic properties of the Project will be offered $24,051 per square foot of saleable area which is the unit rate of a notional replacement flat of seven years old situated in the same locality (“Notional Unit Rate”). The Notional Unit Rate was approved by the Land, Rehousing and Compensation Committee (LRCC) of the URA Board on 30 July 2019. In line with the established mechanism, the URA appointed seven independent consultancy firms by open ballot to assess the Notional Unit Rate for the Project. The whole process is transparent and open. The URA’s prev