Press Releases
Year 2006
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27 Oct 2006
URA Welcomes New Appointments to the Board
The Chairman of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA), Mr Edward Cheng Wai-sun, today (Friday) welcomes the appointment of Mr Walter Chan Kar-lok, Dr Isaac Ng Ka-chui, Mr Aaron Wan Chi-keung and Mr Stephen Yip Moon-wah as non-executive directors of the URA Board. "With their varied background, profound expertise and experience, the new members to the URA Board will certainly make significant contributions to the work of the URA in fulfilling its mission of bringing forward a sustainable urban renewal programme. This programme will improve not only the livelihood of residents in the old districts but also generate a continuous driving force furthering the economic development of Hong Kong," Mr Cheng said. "We look forward to working closely together with them as a team and with our stakehold
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23 Sep 2006
Happy Mid Autumn Festival for elderly residents in Sham Shui Po
一年一度的中秋佳節即將來臨，由市區重建局職員及其家屬自發組成的探訪隊，今日（星期六）展開愛心探訪之旅，特地探望了居住在市建局深水?海壇街重建項目的長者、單親家庭及其他居民，提早與他們分享佳節的歡樂氣氛。 深水?海壇街重建項目是市建局其中一個較大型的項目，現時仍然處於法定的城市規劃階段，估計約涉及680戶家庭。在救世軍市區重建服務隊的協助下，近四十名市建局探訪隊成員攜同應節食品，探望了重建項目內約七十戶家庭。 居民對於探訪隊員表達的愛心關懷及餽贈，莫不欣喜開懷；特別是長者家庭，當他們見到只有四、五歲的探訪隊成員，莫不笑逐顏開，令家中頓時充滿節日的歡樂氣氛。 今次是市建局職員探訪隊連續第三年，自發在佳節探訪舊區居民。過去兩年分別探訪了中西區和大角咀區的居民。探訪隊成員包括來自資訊科技、人事管理、財務管理、合約規格管理、地區發展、規劃設計、對外關係和社區發展等不同部門的市建局職員及其家屬。 （完） 二○○六年九月二十三日
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15 Sep 2006
URA commences property acquisition for Sham Shui Po Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Friday) issues purchase offers to owners of 160 property interest affected by the Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street development scheme in Sham Shui Po. Measuring 35,500 square feet, the two adjacent project sites at Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street include some 320 households comprising 800 residents, living in 17 buildings that were mostly built in the 1950's. Owner-occupiers of domestic properties will be offered $3,894 per square foot on a saleable area basis. The owners will have ample time to consider the URA's offers and to accept them within the next 60 days. "According to the Government's policy approved by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council in March 2001, owners who actually live t
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18 Aug 2006
URA begins property acquisition of Fuk Tsun Street project in Tai Kok Tsui
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Friday) issued acquisition offers to owners affected by the Fuk Tsun Street / Pine Street project in Tai Kok Tsui, where some 300 residents are living in three dilapidated residential blocks built in the 1950s and 60s. A total of 80 property interests are affected by the project. Owner-occupiers of domestic properties will be offered $4,131 per square foot on a saleable area basis. They will have ample time to consider the URA's offers and to accept them within the next 60 days. "According to the Government's policy approved by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council in March 2001, owners who actually live there will receive a home purchase allowance on top of the market value of the properties concerned. The total compensation amount
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16 Aug 2006
Mallory Street project begins property acquisition
The Mallory Street revitalization project of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) in Wan Chai has taken a major step forward when owners of four private property interests within the site boundary are offered purchase proposals today (Wednesday). Occupying an area of about 8,400 square feet, the project stands at a site which currently has two rows of "Tong Lau" comprising 10 Grade II listed buildings, of which 6 are owned by the Government. The URA intends to redesign, restore and refurbish six buildings of four-storey at Mallory Street to provide about 20 partitioned units of about 650 square feet each for individual users. This pilot project is a new and unprecedented attempt of the URA to help revitalize the older part of Wan Chai and foster Hong Kong's development of cultural and crea
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10 Aug 2006
URA roadshow unveils development concepts for Kwun Tong Town Centre
A district-wide roadshow on three future development concepts of the Kwun Tong Town Centre redevelopment project of the Urban renewal Authority (URA) is unveiled today (Thursday), marking a major milestone of the project, by far the largest single project ever undertaken by the URA in terms of size and complexity. The three concepts are developed separately by three architectural consultant firms based on various notional schemes proposed by the Kwun Tong community and planning and architecture professionals in a participatory workshop in January this year. Whilst the concepts adopt different styles and features, all three aim to give Kwun Tong a town centre of quality urban living combining extensive greening, large open space, enhanced public and community facilities, all-weather tr
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8 Aug 2006
Community Participation in Development Designs for the Kwun Tong Town Centre Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) announced today (Tuesday) the launch of a two-month public consultation exercise on the development design concepts of the Kwun Tong Town Centre, the largest single redevelopment project that the Authority has ever undertaken. Speaking at a media conference, the Managing Director of the URA, Mr Billy Lam, said the Kwun Tong Town Centre project, covering a site area of 5.3 hectares, would take 12 years or more to complete and would provide a strong impetus for the sustainable growth of Kwun Tong, as well as serving as an important hub of East Kowloon. "The URA has been, and will continue to, work very closely with the local community as partners in building a modern and vibrant Kwun Tong Town Centre of tomorrow," Mr. Lam said. The URA's Chairman of
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30 Jun 2006
URA Fuk Tsun Street / Pine Street development project: authorization by the Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands
The Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands (SHPL) has authorized the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) to proceed with the Fuk Tsun Street / Pine Street development project in Tai Kok Tsui. The authorization is given under section 24(5) of the Urban Renewal Authority Ordinance (URAO) and is published in the Gazette today (Friday). The implementation of the project was first published on the Gazette on 16th December 2005 under section 23(1) of the URAO. This was followed by a two-month consultation period. The project was submitted to SHPL on 21st April 2006 in accordance with section 24(3) of the URAO. The project area is bounded by Fuk Tsun Street, Pine Street and Ivy Street, covering an area of about 536 sq. m. The buildings within the project site were built in the 1950s and 1960s
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24 Jun 2006
Community workshop on Peel Street /Graham Street (H18) Project
Views and aspirations of the community are today (Saturday) articulated in a workshop on the future design of the Peel Street/Graham Street project of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) in the Central and Western District. Jointly organized by the Central & Western District Advisory Committee (DAC) of the URA and the Concern Group on Urban Renewal Projects of the Central & Western District Council, the workshop is part of URA's ongoing efforts to collect public views on the future design of this project. Mr Edward Cheng, Chairman of the URA Board, described the workshop as an effective way to enable a wide cross-section of the community to actively participate in shaping an important part of their future habitat. "Through this workshop, the URA will not only have a firm grasp of th
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8 May 2006
URA conducts community opinion survey for Sai Yee Street project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Monday) conducts an opinion survey in the site boundary as well as the vicinity of Sai Yee Street project in Mong Kok to collect the views of affected owners, tenants and the community at large on the way forward for the project. Sai Yee Street project is one of the 25 projects announced but not commenced by the former Land Development Corporation in 1998. The survey, undertaken by a survey team of the University of Hong Kong appointed by the URA, is to gauge community aspirations and their preferences for redevelopment and rehabilitation. "Recently, there have already been diverse views voiced within the community on the subject of whether redevelopment or rehabilitation should be adopted as the mode for this area's renewal," a spokesperson fo