Awards and Recognitions

Urban Renewal Information System (URIS) is a state-of-the-art project of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) applying Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to the urban renewal process. Within URIS environment, applications are designed for the business needs. URIS facilitates teamwork at divisional and corporate levels. With the use of GIS applications, calculation assumptions are more transparent and easy to comprehend. URIS proves the possibility of making a win-win-win situation where effective & efficient inter-divisional communication, trustworthy assessment and advanced spatial technology can be synergized for the greater good. URA team envisions that further advancement of URIS continues to empower surveyors, propelling new momentum and opportunities for a smarter city.

Carrying the mission of bringing new life into the historic buildings, surveyors of URA are determined to showcase a sustainable leasing project by incorporating conservation elements and social values into business. The legacy of 618 Shanghai Street is first introduced with illustrations of four core character defining elements including streetscape and architectural merits that make the shophouses the talk of the town. The conservation-cum-revitalisation project has given new life to the last remaining Cantonese verandah cluster in Hong Kong, allowing local residents, different generations of other districts and visitors to have their footprints and stories told at 618 Shanghai Street to which we all belong.

The Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP) Awards aims to raise public awareness in good planning principles and practice, and to encourage pursuit of excellence amongst planners in Hong Kong and mainland China.

Central Market demonstrates a very successful case of heritage revitalisation in Hong Kong. This project is of high significance to Hong Kong, and recognises the significant contribution of the planning profession in heritage conservation and active reuse of historical buildings. It also adopts a sustainable financing and management mode that aims at transforming Central Market into a lively, attractive and sustainable heritage building.

The Structural Excellence Award aims to promote excellence in structural engineering demonstrated through the design and construction of buildings and structures.

A Grand Award winner in the Heritage category, the Central Market Revitalisation project targets to revive the pre-war building into a vibrant retail hub at the heart of the commercial district. Comprehensive structural assessments was carried out to understand the loading capacities and condition of the heritage building. Extensive repair works using various technologies and methods was adopted to reinstate the building with minimum alternations to its structure and appearance.