Press Releases
Year 2019
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18 Feb 2019
38 Expressions of Interest received for URA’s Hang On Street Redevelopment Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) received a total of 38 Expressions of Interest for the development of the Hang On Street Redevelopment Project (the Project) in Kwun Tong when the invitation for submission of Expressions of Interest closed today (Monday). A tender review panel under the URA Board will shortlist the qualified developers from the submissions, taking into consideration their development experience and financial capability to undertake the development in accordance with the shortlisting criteria set by the tender review panel. The URA will soon invite the shortlisted developers to submit tenders for the development of the Project based on the principal tender terms approved by the URA Board. The Project, which covers a site area of 789.7 square metres, was commenced on
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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
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31 Dec 2018
URA’s “Starter Homes” Pilot Project Units - “eResidence” open for application starting 3 January
The “Starter Homes” (SH) Pilot Project of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA), named “eResidence” and comprising a total of 450 SH units, is open to eligible persons for application starting from 3 January 2019. Application will be closed at 7pm on 23 January 2019. In accordance with the Residential Properties (First-hand Sales) Ordinance, the URA today (31 December 2018) uploaded the sales brochure and price list for the SH Pilot Project units to the eResidence’s website (www.eresidence.hk) and the Sales of First-hand Residential Properties Electronic Platform (www.srpe.gov.hk). The Board of the URA approved in July 2018 to accept an invitation from the Chief Executive to assign 450 residential units in Ma Tau Wai Road/Chun Tin Street Project for sale as SH, with a view to helping
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28 Dec 2018
The URA welcomes appointment of Ben Lui Sau-shun as Executive Director
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Friday) welcomes the government’s appointment of a veteran engineer Mr Ben Lui Sau-shun as Executive Director of the URA, who will succeed Mr Pius Cheng Kai-wah upon his retirement at the end of this month. The appointment will take effect on 1 January 2019 for a term of three years. The Chairman of the URA, Mr Victor So Hing-woh, said, “Mr Lui possesses immense knowledge and experience in implementing development projects and facilities management, especially in promoting the application of sustainable building design in projects. Urban regeneration is indeed an important task with huge responsibility. On behalf of the URA Board, I look forward to having Mr Lui working closely with senior management and staff members of the URA in fostering
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7 Dec 2018
Light Show at Central Market brings festivity and vitality to the community
To create a community with local characteristics and increased vibrancy, the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) will perform its debut projection art mapping show entitled “Snowing Market Light Show@CONET” on the facade of the Central Market from today (7 December 2018) until 5 January 2019, bringing festivity to town during Christmas and New Year holidays through multimedia displays of the architectural features of the Central Market and Hong Kong cityscapes. Co-organised by the URA and the Central and Western District Council, an opening ceremony was held last night (6 December) with Chairman of the URA, Mr Victor So Hing-woh; Chairman of the Central & Western District Council, Mr Yip Wing-shing; Vice-chairman of the Central and Western District Council, Chan Hok-fung and URA Board Member
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26 Nov 2018
URA to issue acquisition offers to Oak Street/Ivy Street project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) will soon issue acquisition offers to property owners affected by the Oak Street/Ivy Street Development Project (Oak Street Project) in Tai Kok Tsui. Eligible owner-occupiers of domestic properties of the Oak Street Project will be offered $18,023 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 is approved by the Land, Rehousing and Compensation Committee (LRCC) of the URA Board today (Monday). In line with the established mechanism, the URA appointed seven independent consultancy firms by open ballot to assess the Notional Unit Rate for the Oak Street Project. The whole process is transparent and open. The URA’s p
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23 Nov 2018
URA’s Oak Street/Ivy Street project: Authorisation by the Secretary for Development
The Secretary for Development (SDEV) has authorised the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) to proceed with the Oak Street/Ivy Street redevelopment project in Tai Kok Tsui, which is published in the Gazette today (Friday). Commenced earlier on 16 March, the project was implemented by way of a development project in accordance with the Urban Renewal Authority Ordinance (URAO), and had received no objection during the following two-month publication period. On 15 August 2018, the URA had submitted, according to the URAO, the project as well as URA’s assessment on the likely effect of the project to SDEV for consideration. The project occupies a gross site area of about 820 square metres, covering seven street numbers of buildings completed between 1963 and 1977. To tie in with the work of
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22 Nov 2018
URA publishes tender amounts of unsuccessful submissions for Castle Peak Road/Un Chau Street Development Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Thursday) published on an anonymous basis the tender amounts offered by the unsuccessful but conforming tenderers in the tender for the Castle Peak Road/Un Chau Street Development Project (the Project) in Sham Shui Po. The URA commenced the tender exercise of the Project earlier and a total of 17 tenders were received when the tender closed on 5 October 2018. After careful deliberation by the URA Board, the URA awarded the tender of the Project to Avion Investment Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Henderson Land Development Company Limited, on 23 October 2018. 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