Press Releases
Year 2014
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25 Feb 2014
Property acquisition for Kai Ming Street demand-led redevelopment project to start soon
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) will issue conditional acquisition offers to property owners affected by the Kai Ming Street demand-led redevelopment project in To Kwa Wan early next month, following its advanced commencement in December 2013 under the third-round demand-led pilot scheme scheduled for implementation in the Authority's 2014/15 Business Plan. Eligible owner-occupiers of domestic properties of Nos. 41 - 51 Kai Ming Street (odd numbers) will be offered $10,968 per square foot of saleable area which is equivalent to the unit rate of a notional replacement flat of seven-year-old situated in similar locality and of similar size. The Land, Rehousing and Compensation Committee of the URA Board approved the conditional offers for the project after careful deliberation today (Tu
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24 Feb 2014
Invitation for Expression of Interest for Development of Kwun Tong Town Centre Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) will invite interested parties to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the development of a residential-cum-retail and commercial project in two designated development areas of its mega-scale Kwun Tong Town Centre project starting from tomorrow (Tuesday). The project is the largest redevelopment project ever undertaken by the Authority since its establishment. The two areas being put up for development are Development Areas 2 and 3 which occupy a site of about 21,754 square metres bounded by Yue Man Square, Hong Ning Road, Mut Wah Street and Hip Wo Street in Kwun Tong. The new development in the two areas will comprise a total residential gross floor area of 138,980 square metres providing about 1,700 residential units, together with a gross floor
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21 Feb 2014
URA commences the 16th redevelopment project in Sham Shui Po
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Friday) kicked off the planning procedure of a development project at Castle Peak Road/Un Chau Street in Sham Shui Po, commencing the 16th redevelopment project initiated by the Authority in addition to four demand-led redevelopment projects now under way in the district. At a media briefing to outline details of the project, Director (Acquisition and Clearance) of the URA, Mr Ian Wong, said the string of redevelopment projects and continuous building rehabilitation efforts by the URA in Sham Shui Po are set to improve the living environment of the district gradually in the next few years. "Adopting a multi-pronged approach in urban renewal, the URA has been helping some 6,500 people in Sham Shui Po to improve their living conditions through
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17 Feb 2014
23 Expression of Interest Submissions received for Development of San Shan Road/Pau Chung Street Project in Ma Tau Kok
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) received a total of 23 Expressions of Interest for the residential-cum-commercial development of San Shan Road/Pau Chung Street project in Ma Tau Kok when the invitation for submission closed today (Monday). A tender review panel under the URA Board will shortlist qualified companies and invite them to submit tenders for the development project. The tender exercise will take place in the near future. With a site area of about 1,170 square metres, the project occupies a corner site abutting San Shan Road and Pau Chung Street in Ma Tau Kok. The project is planned to deliver a total gross floor area of about 10,534 square metres for an estimated total of 144 residential units, together with the provision of commercial space of about 1,756 square metres.
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7 Feb 2014
Invitation for Expression of Interest for Development of San Shan Road/Pau Chung Street Project in Ma Tau Kok
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) will invite interested parties to submit Expressions of Interest for the development of a residential-cum-commercial project at San Shan Road/Pau Chung Street in Ma Tau Kok beginning next Monday (10 February 2014). With a site area of about 1,170 square metres, the project occupies a corner site abutting San Shan Road and Pau Chung Street in Ma Tau Kok. The project is planned to deliver a total gross floor area of about 10,534 square metres for an estimated total of 144 residential units, together with the provision of commercial space of about 1,756 square metres. At least 50 per cent of the residential units in the development will each not exceed 46.5 square metres in saleable area (i.e. about 500 square feet). Parties interested in the development
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4 Feb 2014
URA statement: Arrangements for relocation of fixed stall operators at Mut Wah Street and Hip Wo Street bazaars
To tie in with the development of the Kwun Tong Town Centre project of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA), the fixed stall operators of the temporary bazaars at Mut Wah Street and Hip Wo Street in Kwun Tong will be relocated to the interim bazaar being built by the URA at the former Kwun Tong Central Government Offices in March / April this year. The new interim market provides much better facilitates for business than the existing bazaar and is indeed very close to the MTR Kwun Tong Station. Currently there are 112 licensed fixed stall operators at the two bazaars and 7 licensed on-street operators in the redevelopment area. The relocation arrangements are as follows: Ex-gratia allowances All licensed fixed stall and on-street operators are expected to move out before 28 February 201
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17 Jan 2014
Invitation to tender for development of Shun Ning Road Project in Sham Shui Po
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Friday) invited a total of 16 property developers to tender for the residential-cum-commercial development of Shun Ning Road project in Sham Shui Po. The project with a site area of about 825 square metres is located at Shun Ning Road near Tonkin Street in Sham Shui Po. The total residential gross floor area is about 6,186 square metres. It is expected that 50% of the total number of residential units will each have a saleable area of not more than 46.5 square metres (i.e. about 500 square feet). Following the expression of interest exercise which was closed on 11 December 2013, a tender review panel under the URA Board has decided to invite 16 interested property developers for tender (full list at annex), after taking into consideration their
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31 Dec 2013
URA welcomes appointment of Pius Cheng as Executive Director
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Tuesday) welcomes the Government's appointment of Mr Pius Cheng Kai-wah as an Executive Director of the URA, effective 1 January 2014. "As one of the Executive Directors of the URA, Mr Cheng's profound knowledge and expertise in urban renewal, particularly in the areas of policy formulation and execution, are invaluable for advancing our core businesses of redevelopment and rehabilitation under the Urban Renewal Strategy (URS)," said the URA Chairman, Mr Victor So Hing-woh. Mr Cheng first joined the URA in 2002 as a legal counsel, assisting to lay a solid foundation for the URA when it was set up. He then served as the Authority's Director for Legal Services from 2007, and Director for Corporate and Legal Services since 2011. He has been playing
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20 Dec 2013
URA’s demand-led redevelopment project in Tai Kok Tsui: Authorisation by the Secretary for Development
The Secretary for Development (SDEV) has authorised the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) to proceed with a demand-led redevelopment project in Tai Kok Tsui. The authorisation, which is published in the Gazette today (Friday), is given under Section 24(5) of the Urban Renewal Authority Ordinance (URAO) for a redevelopment project at No. 8 - 10 Fuk Chak Street / 7 - 9 Li Tak Street in Tai Kok Tsui. The demand-led project was implemented by way of a development project in accordance with Section 26 of the URAO. The commencement notice of the Fuk Chak Street / Li Tak Street project was published in the Gazette on 28 June 2013, under Section 23 of the URAO. It was followed by a two-month publication period, during which no objection was received. In accordance with Section 24(3) of the URAO, t
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19 Dec 2013
URA announces advanced commencement of the Kai Ming Street demand-led redevelopment project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Thursday) announced the advanced commencement of a demand-led redevelopment project at 41-51 Kai Ming Street (odd nos) in To Kwa Wan, the first of several projects under the third-round demand-led pilot scheme selected and scheduled for implementation in its 2014/15 Business Plan. Speaking at a media briefing session this afternoon, the Managing Director of the URA, Ms Iris Tam, said the arrangement to advance this project was made after giving special consideration to the fact that the Buildings Department has issued demolition orders to the owners of 45, 47, 49 and 51 Kai Ming Street today. "We understand that if the project is to commence in our next financial year as scheduled, property owners affected by the demolition orders will be put