Press Releases
Year 2024
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25 Sep 2024
URA Launches Home Safety Improvement Community Programme to Enhance Home and Fire Safety for the Elderly and Underprivileged Families in Old Districts
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) launches the Home Safety Improvement Community Programme (HSICP) in partnership with community organisations in Kowloon City, Central and Western District, Kwun Tong, Sham Shui Po, and Yau Tsim Mong to provide home safety solutions with essential safety and fire protection facilities for free to the needy elderly and underprivileged families, including those living in sub-divided units and ethnic minorities. A ceremony was held today (25 September 2024) at the URA’s Building Rehabilitation Resource Centre in To Kwa Wan and was officiated by the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Miss Alice Mak, Managing Director of the URA Ir Wai Chi-sing, District Officer (Yau Tsim Mong) Mr Edward Yu, District Officer (Sham Shui Po) Mr Paul Wong, District Officer (C
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20 Sep 2024
One Tender Submission Received for the URA’s Kai Tak Road / Sa Po Road Development Scheme
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) received one tender submission for the development of the Kai Tak Road / Sa Po Road Development Scheme (KC-015 Project) in Kowloon City before the deadline for submission at noon today (20 September 2024). A URA spokesperson remarked that the URA will not speculate on the considerations of the developers and consortia in submitting tender for the KC-015 Project. Developers and consortia in general take into account various factors when bidding for development projects, such as their liquidity reserves, the impact of interest rates on interest expenses and property prices, construction costs, the inventory of unsold units, and prevailing market demand. To enhance the attractiveness of the KC-015 Project, the URA has refined the criteria for shortlist
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21 Aug 2024
URA’s HK$12 Billion Triple-tranche Hong Kong Dollar Bond Issuance
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) announced today (21 August 2024) the successful pricing of its triple-tranche HK$12 billion senior bonds offering under its US$3 billion Medium Term Note Programme (the Offering). The Offering comprises HK$4 billion 3-year, HK$5 billion 5-year and HK$3 billion 10-year bonds. The proceeds from the Offering will fund its capital expenditure on urban renewal projects and for general corporate purposes. The triple-tranche bond offering is summarised in the table below: Tenor Coupon Issuance 3-year 3.35% HK$4 billion 5-year 3.45% HK$5 billion 10-year 3.55% HK$3 bi
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12 Aug 2024
Invitation to Tender – URA’s Kai Tak Road / Sa Po Road Development Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (12 August 2024) invited a total of 30 developers and consortia to submit a tender for the development of the Kai Tak Road / Sa Po Road Development Project (the Project) in Kowloon City. The URA will provide the tender documents to the invited developers and consortia to prepare their tenders. Interested developers or consortia have to submit their tender proposals to URA Headquarters at 26/F COSCO Tower, 183 Queen’s Road Central, by 12 noon on 20 September 2024 (Friday). Late submissions will not be considered. A tender review panel under the URA Board will carefully examine the submissions received and recommend to the URA Board to make the decision regarding the award of the development contract of the Project. Commenced in February
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9 Aug 2024
URA Commences Redevelopment Project in Kowloon City to Create Greater Planning Gains through Holistic Planning with Approved Adjoining Development Scheme
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (9 August 2024) commences the Ma Tau Wai Road / Lok Shan Road Development Project (KC-020 Project) in Kowloon City and proceeds with the relevant statutory planning procedures. Through integrated planning and design, the KC-020 Project will create synergy with the adjoining Kau Pui Lung Road / Chi Kiang Street Development Scheme (CBS-2:KC Scheme) approved earlier, bringing extended planning gains to the area. At the media briefing today, General Manager (Planning and Design) of the URA, Mr Mike Kwan, remarked, “The KC-020 Project is implemented to achieve the objectives set out in the 2011 Urban Renewal Strategy. The Project will amplify the planning gains through holistic site planning with the adjoining CBS-2:KC Scheme which is one of the pilot
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12 Jul 2024
30 Expressions of Interest Received for URA’s Kai Tak Road / Sa Po Road Development Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) received a total of 30 Expressions of Interest for the development of the Kai Tak Road / Sa Po Road Development Project (the Project) in Kowloon City before the deadline for submission at noon today (12 July 2024). A tender review panel under the URA Board will evaluate the submissions and shortlist qualified developers and consortia based on their development experience and financial capability. The shortlisted developers and consortia will be invited to submit tenders for the development of the Project according to the principal tender terms previously approved by the URA Board. Commenced in February 2019, the Project was approved by the Chief Executive-in-Council on 29 September 2020. Covering a site area of 5,307 square metres, the Project will
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27 Jun 2024
Invitation for Expression of Interest – URA’s Kai Tak Road / Sa Po Road Development Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) will invite developers and consortia to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to develop the Kai Tak Road / Sa Po Road Development Project (the Project) in Kowloon City tomorrow (28 June 2024). The URA initially invited EOIs for the development of the Project in October 2023. After careful consideration of various factors, the URA has decided to schedule the tendering of the Project in the third quarter of this year and, in parallel, enhance the criteria for shortlisting qualified developers eligible to bid for the Project. Due to the time that has elapsed, the URA will once again invite interested developers and consortia to submit EOI for the Project. Commenced in February 2019, the Project was approved by the Chief Executive-in-Council on 29 Se
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24 May 2024
Building Drainage System Repair Subsidy Scheme Ends after 31 May 2024
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (24 May 2024) announced that the Building Drainage System Repair Subsidy Scheme (the Scheme), launched in 2021 by the Government in partnership with the Urban Renewal Authority (URA), will end after 31 May 2024. To address public concerns regarding issues caused by defective drains during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government announced a funding of HK$1 billion in the 2021-2022 Budget to launch the Scheme. It provides technical and financial support for owners of domestic units of private residential or composite buildings aged 40 years or above to carry out repair and improvement works on the drainage pipes in the common areas of their buildings, thereby improving the building conditions and environmental hygiene. Considering that the pandem
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13 May 2024
URA Follows up on Vendor’s Cloud Server Platform System Security Incident
In view of the recent online server platform system security incidents involving a cloud server platform provided by an IT services vendor which the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) has also subscribed to, it has recently found that some personal data stored on the vendor’s cloud server platform might carry the potential risk of a data breach. The URA has immediately deactivated the vendor’s cloud server platform, deleted the relevant data and reported the incident to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong. The incident involved the URA’s Nga Tsin Wai Road / Carpenter Road Development Scheme (the Project) of Kowloon City which commenced property acquisition at the end of last month. On 30 April, the URA sent letters to affected owners, tenants and shop operat
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30 Apr 2024
URA Issues Acquisition Offers to Property Owners of Nga Tsin Wai Road / Carpenter Road Development Scheme
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (30 April 2024) issued acquisition offers to property owners affected by Nga Tsin Wai Road / Carpenter Road Development Scheme (the Project*) of Kowloon City. Eligible owner-occupiers of domestic properties of the Project will be offered $14,599 per square foot of saleable area, which is the unit rate of a seven-year-old notional replacement flat situated in the same locality (“Notional Unit Rate”). In addition, eligible domestic owner-occupiers of the Project will be offered the choice of a flat-for-flat (FFF) unit in the future development to be constructed on the Project site, or a FFF unit at the URA’s Kai Tak Development Project as an option on top of cash compensation. The above Notional Unit Rate, approved by the Land, Rehousing and Compen