Press Releases
Year 2020
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6 Feb 2020
Invitation for Expressions of Interest for Development of URA’s Tonkin Street/Fuk Wing Street Development Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) will invite interested developers to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the development of the Tonkin Street/Fuk Wing Street Development Project (the Project) in Sham Shui Po tomorrow (7 February 2020). The Project, which covers a site area of about 1,070 square metres, was commenced in March 2013. Upon completion, it will provide a maximum total gross floor area of about 9,670 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 environment. Information about the submission of the EOI fo
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4 Feb 2020
Reopening of URA offices and public facilities
The Urban Renewal Authority announces today (4 February 2020) that its Headquarters in Sheung Wan, the Cheung Sha Wan office, H6 CONET and Urban Renewal Resource Centre are reopened. Urban Renewal Exploration Centre and SPORTS EXPO will remain closed while all educational activities and docent services will be cancelled until further notice. Members of the public may call at 2588 2333 or email to inquiry@mail1.ura.org.hk for enquiries. (ENDS)
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28 Jan 2020
Temporary closure of URA offices and public facilities from tomorrow
To reduce the risk of the spread of the novel coronavirus in the community, the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) announces today (28 January 2020) that its Headquarters in Sheung Wan, the Cheung Sha Wan office and public facilities will be temporarily closed from tomorrow (29 January 2020) until 2 February 2020. All educational activities and docent services will be cancelled during the period. The URA will review the situation before then. Facilities to be temporarily closed include: H6 CONET, Urban Renewal Exploration Centre, SPORTS EXPO and Urban Renewal Resource Centre. Members of the public may call at 2588 2333 to leave a voice message, or email to inquiry@mail1.ura.org.hk. (ENDS)
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6 Jan 2020
Second Round of Lift Modernisation Subsidy Scheme opens for application starting from 6 January
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) announced that the second round of Lift Modernisation Subsidy Scheme (LIMSS) is opened for application from today (6 January 2020) to 30 June 2020. For representatives of owners organisations who are interested to apply but unable to make an application in time for the first round of application for the LIMSS can now join the second round. To promote lift modernisation and to enhance the safety level of aged lifts, the Government launched the LIMSS in 2019 in partnership with the URA to provide financial assistance and professional support to encourage building owners in need to expedite the planning and commencement of lift modernisation works. The first round of application for the LIMSS ran from 29 March 2019 to 1 Aug 2019 with applications involv
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16 Oct 2019
URA supports Government’s new initiatives on housing to meet housing needs and improve living environment
In response to the announcement made by the Chief Executive in the 2019 Policy Address today (Wednesday) on the new initiatives on housing, a spokesman of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) said the URA welcomes the Government’s new initiatives and will render its full support. Relevant studies will be undertaken to devise the implementation framework for submission to the URA Board for deliberation and approval. Committed to pushing forward the renewal of old urban districts, the URA will secure resources for the implementation of the new housing initiatives (see Appendix) in the coming years to help meet the housing needs and improve the living environment of the people in Hong Kong. With regard to the redevelopment of buildings under the Civil Servants’ Co-operative Building Socie
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2 Aug 2019
URA issues acquisition offers to Queen’s Road West/ In Ku Lane Development Scheme
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today issued acquisition offers to property owners affected by the Queen’s Road West/ In Ku Lane Development Scheme (the Project) in the Central and Western District. Eligible owner-occupiers of domestic properties of the Project will be offered $24,051 per square foot of saleable area which is the unit rate of a notional replacement flat of seven years old situated in the same locality (“Notional Unit Rate”). The Notional Unit Rate was approved by the Land, Rehousing and Compensation Committee (LRCC) of the URA Board on 30 July 2019. In line with the established mechanism, the URA appointed seven independent consultancy firms by open ballot to assess the Notional Unit Rate for the Project. The whole process is transparent and open. The URA’s prev
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31 Jul 2019
Submission of first-round application for Lift Modernisation Subsidy Scheme postpones
The Lift Modernisation Subsidy Scheme (LIMSS) jointly launched by the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) and the Government is originally closing today (31 July, Wednesday) for submission of the first-round application. In view of the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 issued by the Hong Kong Observatory, the deadline for submission of the first-round application is postponed to 1 August (Thursday). In case the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above is still in force at 2pm tomorrow, the deadline for submission of the first-round application will be further postponed to 2 August (Friday). (ENDS)
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12 Jul 2019
URA encourages innovative ideas among young people to foster special characteristics of Central and Western District
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) joined hands with the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) and Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), both under the Vocational Training Council (VTC), for the second year to co-organise the Innovative Design Competition 2018/19. The competition aims to encourage tertiary students to apply their knowledge into practice while bringing about local characters and smart-living elements to the Central and Western District through creative designs. The Final Adjudication cum Award Ceremony was held on 5 July (Friday). Having considered the rich historical characteristics of the Central and Western District, the competition this year aimed to promote the understanding of the district’s local development and living culture among tertiary students whi
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10 Jun 2019
URA publishes tender amounts of unsuccessful submissions for Hang On Street Redevelopment Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Monday) published on an anonymous basis the tender amounts offered by the unsuccessful but conforming tenderers in the tender for the Hang On Street Redevelopment Project (the Project) in Kwun Tong. The URA commenced the tender exercise of the Project earlier and a total of 18 tenders were received when the tender closed on 10 April 2019. After careful deliberation by the URA Board, the URA awarded the tender of the Project to Gainplace Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lai Sun Development Company Limited, on 30 April 2019. In addition to publishing the name of the successful tenderer and its holding company upon the award of the tender through a press release, the URA also disclosed at the same time the successful tender amount of HK$883 m
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5 Jun 2019
The URA welcomes the re-appointment of Wai Chi-sing as Managing Director
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Wednesday) welcomes the Government's re-appointment of Mr Wai Chi-sing as Managing Director of the URA for a term of three years with effect from 15 June 2019. The Chairman of the URA, Mr Chow Chung-kong, said: “Since taking office as Managing Director of the URA in June 2016, Mr Wai has demonstrated strong leadership and professional expertise. He has accomplished much in the past three years, especially in initiating a number of strategic studies, which will lead to forward-looking and sustainable developments of urban renewal. We at the URA Board look forward to working with Mr Wai to promote urban renewal with the objective to improve the standard of housing and built environment in Hong Kong.” Feeling honoured on his re-appointment,