Press Releases
Year 2010
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24 Feb 2010
URA commences the Ma Tau Wai Road/Chun Tin Street project with special measures
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Wednesday) announced the commencement of a redevelopment project involving two rows of 50-year-old-plus tenement buildings at a site in To Kwa Wan where a block collapsed on 29 January 2010, as well as adoption of special measures for this special project in view of the unique circumstances, the residents' sub-standard living conditions and their psychological burden after the accident. The Secretary for Development, Mrs Carrie Lam, the Chairman of the URA, Mr Barry Cheung, and Managing Director of URA, Mr Quinn Law, outlined the development plan and the special measures at a media briefing this afternoon following the announcement by the Financial Secretary (FS) at the annual Budget Speech that approval has been given to URA to include the proje
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12 Feb 2010
Two URA projects: authorization by the Secretary for Development
The Secretary for Development (SDEV) has authorized the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) to proceed with the San Shan Road / Pau Chung Street project in Ma Tau Kok and the Shun Ning Road project in Sham Shui Po. The authorization for the two projects is given under section 24 (4) (a) of the Urban Renewal Authority Ordinance (URAO) and is published in the Gazette today (Friday). Both were implemented by way of a development project in accordance with section 26 of the URAO. The implementation notices of the San Shan Road/Pau Chung Street project and the Shun Ning Road project were published on the Gazette on 29 May 2009 and 26 June 2009 under section 23 of the URAO respectively. Both were followed by a two-month consultation period. In accordance with section 24(3) of the URAO, the San Sh
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6 Feb 2010
URA starts on-line and face-to-face surveys for the Central Oasis
The Secretary for Development, Mrs. Carrie Lam, and the Chairman of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA), Mr. Barry Cheung, today (Saturday) officiated at the launching ceremony of a three-week e-Poll to solicit public views for the Central Oasis revitalisation project of the Authority. Members of the public can express their views on the future use of the Central Oasis at a designated website (www.centraloasis.org.hk) starting today until 26 February 2010. In parallel, a survey firm, commissioned by the URA, will conduct a street poll at various locations in the vicinity of MTR stations throughout the territory during the same period. Following the Chief Executive's Policy Address 2009, the URA has been tasked to revitalise the ex-Central Market building. It announced in October 2009
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22 Jan 2010
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited wins URA’s development project at Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Friday) announced that Grandwood Investments Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited, has won the contract for the joint development project at Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street in Sham Shui Po in a public tender exercise. The project comprises two adjacent sites at Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street of about 36,000 square feet. The URA's proposal is to redevelop the sites to provide about 390 residential units, including some 60 flats with elderly-friendly facilities. Besides, some 4,100 square feet of floor area for Non-Government Organisations specialising preferably in services for senior citizens, 50,000 square feet of commercial floor area and 6,200 square feet of public op
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18 Jan 2010
Tender closes for development of Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Monday) announced that a total of eight tender offers have been received for the joint venture development of Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street Project in Sham Shui Po. A tender review panel will consider the tenders received and make recommendation to the URA Board for a decision in due course. Earlier, the URA received 15 submissions expressing an interest in the joint venture development of the project; all of them were invited to submit a tender for the development. The project comprises two adjacent sites at Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street of about 36,000 square feet. The URA's proposal is to redevelop the sites to provide about 390 residential units, including some 60 flats with elderly-friendly