Focus Discussion: Revitalisation Initiatives for Graham Street Market
A focus meeting to solicit public views on the proposed
initiatives for maintaining and enhancing the local character and
vibrancy of the market in the vicinity of the Peel Street/Graham
Street project of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) will be held on
Thursday (7 August 2008) evening at The Center in Central.
A spokesman for the URA said: "We have been soliciting community
views on the planning of the Peel Street/Graham Street project
since 2005. While the Master Layout Plan of the project has
been approved by the Town Planning Board in May 2007, the URA
attaches a great deal of importance on maintaining the local
features and characters within and in the vicinity of the Peel
Street/Graham Street project."
A Conservation Advisory Panel comprising experts, District Council
members and representatives of hawkers and residents has been set
up to look into matters related to preservation elements around our
project area. A public forum was held in August 2007 to
collect community aspirations.
"Taking into account the recommendations of the Conservation
Advisory Panel and views on maintaining the market activities with
regard to the on-street hawker and market related activities
in-situ, URA has commissioned consultants to look into various
related issues," the spokesman added. The URA Board has recently
approved a number of initiatives, which are proposed to revitalise
and enhance the Graham Street Market.
A focus meeting is being arranged this Thursday on the latest
initiatives in revitalising the market in Graham Street and Peel
Street, he said.
Details of the focus meeting are as follows:
Date : 7 August 2008 (Thursday)
Time : 7:30 - 9:30p.m.
Venue : Joint Professional Centre, Unit 1, G/F, The Center, 99
Queen's Road Central
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