Press Releases
Year 2019
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31 Jan 2019
Invitation for Expressions of Interest for Development of URA’s Hang On Street Redevelopment Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) will invite interested developers to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the development of the Hang On Street Redevelopment Project (the Project) in Kwun Tong tomorrow (Friday). The Project, which covers a site area of 789.7 square metres, was commenced on 7 November 2014 under the third round of the URA’s Demand-led Redevelopment Projects (Pilot Scheme). Upon completion, it will provide a maximum total gross floor area of about 6,660 square metres. The successful developer will be required to construct the new development in compliance with the standard and quality requirements, the environmentally sustainable provisions and smart provisions set out in the development agreement of the Project with the aim of creating a sustainable living envi
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26 Jan 2019
The URA’s Community Service Partnership Scheme joins hands with young people to care for families in old districts
Partnering with six tertiary institutions and social service organisations, the Community Service Partnership Scheme (CSPS) of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) has completed a series of volunteer programmes in the 2018/19 academic year under the theme of environmental protection and sustainable development, benefitting the physical and mental well-being of some underprivileged families. A joint effort by the URA, tertiary students and district service organisations, CSPS is an ongoing volunteer programme dedicated to serve the needy residents in the old districts. In response to the residents’ needs, CSPS has extended its service to other districts and operated at a larger scale this year. Organised for the second time, this year’s “Upcycling Programme” covered not only the Central an
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25 Jan 2019
Positive response with over 20,800 applications received for URA’s “Starter Homes” Pilot Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) has received more than 20,800 applications for its “Starter Homes” (SH) Pilot Project, named “eResidence” and comprising a total of 450 SH units, when the submission of application closed at 7pm on 23 January 2019. About 90% of the applications were submitted online. Since the commencement of applications for the SH project on 3 January 2019, more than 14,000 visitors viewed the show flat, while the enquiry service hotline centre received over 4,200 enquiries, among which 67% was about the eligibility criteria. 64% of the applications are single-person applicants and 36% are family applicants with majority having a household size of two. Applications from two-member families accounted for 23% of the total number of applications. Regarding the age