Press Releases
Year 2017
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11 Oct 2017
URA supports Government’s initiatives to enhance building safety and fire safety standards
With respect to the announcement made by the Chief Executive in the 2017 Policy Address today (Wednesday) on the Operation Building Bright 2.0 and the subsidy scheme for fire safety works for aged buildings, a spokesman for the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) made the following response: "The URA fully supports the Government's initiatives to improve the building condition as well as fire safety standards for compliance with the requirements under the Fire Safety (Buildings) Ordinance for aged buildings. The URA is looking forward to playing a role in these initiatives, thus assisting building owners to improve their living condition. The URA will actively explore and work out the implementation framework with the Government departments for submission to the URA Board for deliberati
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9 Oct 2017
9 tenders received for development of URA’s Peel Street/Graham Street Project (Site C)
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) received a total of nine tenders for Site C of the Peel Street/Graham Street project (the Project) when the invitation for submission of tender closed today (Monday). A tender review panel (TRP) under the URA Board will consider the tenders received and make recommendation to the URA Board for its decision on the award of tender for Site C of the Project. The URA earlier invited interested developers/consortia to submit Expressions of Interest for the tender of Site C of the Project. After careful consideration of the Expressions of Interest received, the TRP invited 27 property developers/consortia to submit tender. The Project is divided into three sites (Sites A, B and C) and is being implemented in phases. The site being put up for develo
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3 Oct 2017
URA launches concession scheme for Smart Tender
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Tuesday) launched a concession scheme for the "Smart Tender" Building Rehabilitation Facilitating Services (Smart Tender) in response to the Government's 2017-18 Budget initiative to earmark $300 million to allow property owners to join Smart Tender at a concessionary rate. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between the Government and URA which stipulated the establishment of a concession fund and the implementation framework of the concession scheme for Smart Tender. The URA introduced the Smart Tender in May 2016 to provide professional and technical assistance to property owners of multi-owned private residential or composite buildings with more than three storeys, with an aim to encourage more owners to carry out build
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27 Sep 2017
Amendments to the Master Layout Plan of URA’s Kwun Tong Town Centre Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) submitted a planning application to the Town Planning Board (TPB) in June 2017 for revising the Master Layout Plan of the Kwun Tong Town Centre Project, in view of a plan to separate Development Areas 4 and 5 of for development in different stages, thus enhancing the accessibility by providing connection between the MTR station and the vicinity of the redevelopment project, upon the completion of Development Area 4. During the consultation period of the TPB, the URA received views on the detailed design of the project from the District Council and the community, covering among others, detailed design of the multi-purpose centre cum commercial tower, as well as detailed landscape design of the Yue Man Square garden. During the period, the URA has also
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27 Sep 2017
41 Expressions of Interest received for URA’s Reclamation Street/Shantung Street Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) received a total of 41 Expressions of Interest for the development of the Reclamation Street/Shantung Street project in Mong Kok when the invitation for submission closed today (Wednesday). A tender review panel under the URA Board will shortlist the qualified developers/consortia, taking into consideration their experience and financial capability to undertake the development in accordance with the requirements and criteria set by the URA. The URA will soon invite the qualified developers/consortia to submit tenders for the development based on the principal tender terms approved by the URA Board earlier. The project site covers an area of about 1,389 square metres. Upon completion, it is planned to provide about 187 residential units with a tot
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18 Sep 2017
Invitation for Expressions of Interest for Development of URA’s Reclamation Street/Shantung Street Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) will invite interested developers/consortia to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the development of the Reclamation Street/Shantung Street project in Mong Kok tomorrow (Tuesday). The project site covers an area of about 1,389 square metres. Upon completion, it is planned to provide about 187 residential units with a total residential gross floor area of about 10,424 square metres and 2,085 square metres of commercial gross floor area. To create a sustainable living environment, the successful tender will be required to construct the development in compliance with the standard and quality requirements, the environmentally sustainable provisions and smart provisions in respect of home energy and water consumption system, home health and wellnes
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16 Sep 2017
URA and TWGHs’ Young Leaders Programme nurtures secondary students to become future leaders
The "Touching Lives; Reaching Out: Young Leaders Programme", co-organised for the first time by the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) and the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs), concluded today (Saturday) with a finale event held at Citywalk in Tsuen Wan where participating students set up exhibition booths to showcase their leadership skills and achievements attained from the six-month leadership programme. The finale event was officiated by Chief Executive of TWGHs, Mr Albert Su Yau-on, and Managing Director of the URA, Ir Wai Chi-sing, who were joined by 60 participating students from TWGHs Mrs Wu York Yu Memorial College, TWGHs Lee Ching Dea Memorial College, TWGHs Chang Ming Thien College and TWGHs Wong Fut Nam College. The Young Leaders (YL) Programme, launched in March this year,
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7 Sep 2017
市建局向觀塘區議會提供文件說明觀塘項目設計修訂要點 (Chinese version only)
就市區重建局（市建局）向城市規劃委員會最新呈交有關觀塘市中心項目的規劃申請，市建局今日（9月7日）向觀塘區議會提供文件，闡述各項規劃設計和所作修訂的要點，以供議員知悉。詳情如下。 今次規劃申請之重點，是要將觀塘市中心重建計劃第4發展區及第5發展區分開發展，以便加快重建步伐和改善區內行人和車輛交通，並且提供更多的公共休憩空間。 就近日有輿論指市區重建局（市建局）最新向城市規劃委員會（城規會）呈交有關觀塘市中心重建的規劃申請，憂慮新方案有別於早年的方案，今次規劃申請之重點，是要將觀塘市中心重建計劃第4發展區及第5發展區分開發展，加建平台連接觀塘港鐵站，以便加快重建步伐和改善區內行人和車輛交通，並且提供更多的公共休憩空間。有關規劃申請的重點，市建局在遞交申請前，已於2017年4月6日出席區議會會議並作介紹。 市建局現列舉以下修訂要點，以供各界知悉。 1. 公眾休憩空間及綠化比例 在市建局最新的規劃申請中（圖1），地積比率依然維持在8.06，與2008年方案一樣沒有改變。住宅 ˴ 商業 ˴ 政府及社區設施樓面面積全部維持不變。反之，公眾休憩用地則由2008年獲批准原方案的8,700平方米，增加至9,348平方米。綠化空間比例佔主地盤面積，亦由原規劃的不足3成增加至超過3成（圖2）。此外，市建局亦保持承諾保留原裕民坊公園內的三棵古樹。另外，市建局在聽到並考慮有關部門不希望公園內有水景設計，以確保公眾使用者安全的意見後，作出相關的設計修改。至於公園的內部設計尚未開始，待細部設計時會向議會講解。 2. 加強行人連接 所有規劃連接觀塘市中心重建計劃範圍與周邊的行人連接，與2008年方案相比並沒有減少反而加增。在最新的規劃申請中，連接觀塘港鐵站的行人連接，則由原本的兩組行人天橋，因應區議會意見，擴展成為一個廣闊的平台（圖3），以疏導日益增長之
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5 Sep 2017
Invitation to Tender for Development of URA’s Peel Street/Graham Street Project (Site C)
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Tuesday) invited a total of 27 property developers/consortia to tender for the development of Site C of the Peel Street/Graham Street project. The URA will provide the relevant tender documents to the qualified property developers/consortia, based on which they can submit tenders for the development. All tender submissions should reach the URA Headquarters at 26/F, COSCO Tower, 183 Queen's Road Central, by 12:00 noon on 9 October 2017 (Monday). Any submission of the tender received after the specified closing time mentioned above will not be accepted. The tender review panel will later consider the tenders received and make recommendation to the URA Board for its decision on the award of a development agreement. The project is divided int
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11 Aug 2017
28 Expressions of Interest received for URA’s Peel Street/Graham Street Project (Site C)
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) received a total of 28 Expressions of Interest for the development of Site C of the Peel Street/Graham Street project when the invitation for submission closed today (Friday). A tender review panel under the URA Board will shortlist the qualified developers, taking into consideration their experience and financial capability to undertake the development in accordance with the requirements and criteria set by the URA. The URA will soon invite the qualified developers to submit tenders for the development based on the principal tender terms approved by the URA Board earlier. The project is divided into three sites (Sites A, B and C) and is being implemented in phases. The site being put up for development is Site C bounded by Graham Street, Gage St