Press Releases
Year 2010
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24 Feb 2010
URA commences the Ma Tau Wai Road/Chun Tin Street project with special measures
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Wednesday) announced the commencement of a redevelopment project involving two rows of 50-year-old-plus tenement buildings at a site in To Kwa Wan where a block collapsed on 29 January 2010, as well as adoption of special measures for this special project in view of the unique circumstances, the residents' sub-standard living conditions and their psychological burden after the accident. The Secretary for Development, Mrs Carrie Lam, the Chairman of the URA, Mr Barry Cheung, and Managing Director of URA, Mr Quinn Law, outlined the development plan and the special measures at a media briefing this afternoon following the announcement by the Financial Secretary (FS) at the annual Budget Speech that approval has been given to URA to include the proje
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12 Feb 2010
Two URA projects: authorization by the Secretary for Development
The Secretary for Development (SDEV) has authorized the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) to proceed with the San Shan Road / Pau Chung Street project in Ma Tau Kok and the Shun Ning Road project in Sham Shui Po. The authorization for the two projects is given under section 24 (4) (a) of the Urban Renewal Authority Ordinance (URAO) and is published in the Gazette today (Friday). Both were implemented by way of a development project in accordance with section 26 of the URAO. The implementation notices of the San Shan Road/Pau Chung Street project and the Shun Ning Road project were published on the Gazette on 29 May 2009 and 26 June 2009 under section 23 of the URAO respectively. Both were followed by a two-month consultation period. In accordance with section 24(3) of the URAO, the San Sh
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6 Feb 2010
URA starts on-line and face-to-face surveys for the Central Oasis
The Secretary for Development, Mrs. Carrie Lam, and the Chairman of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA), Mr. Barry Cheung, today (Saturday) officiated at the launching ceremony of a three-week e-Poll to solicit public views for the Central Oasis revitalisation project of the Authority. Members of the public can express their views on the future use of the Central Oasis at a designated website (www.centraloasis.org.hk) starting today until 26 February 2010. In parallel, a survey firm, commissioned by the URA, will conduct a street poll at various locations in the vicinity of MTR stations throughout the territory during the same period. Following the Chief Executive's Policy Address 2009, the URA has been tasked to revitalise the ex-Central Market building. It announced in October 2009
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22 Jan 2010
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited wins URA’s development project at Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Friday) announced that Grandwood Investments Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited, has won the contract for the joint development project at Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street in Sham Shui Po in a public tender exercise. The project comprises two adjacent sites at Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street of about 36,000 square feet. The URA's proposal is to redevelop the sites to provide about 390 residential units, including some 60 flats with elderly-friendly facilities. Besides, some 4,100 square feet of floor area for Non-Government Organisations specialising preferably in services for senior citizens, 50,000 square feet of commercial floor area and 6,200 square feet of public op
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18 Jan 2010
Tender closes for development of Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Monday) announced that a total of eight tender offers have been received for the joint venture development of Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street Project in Sham Shui Po. A tender review panel will consider the tenders received and make recommendation to the URA Board for a decision in due course. Earlier, the URA received 15 submissions expressing an interest in the joint venture development of the project; all of them were invited to submit a tender for the development. The project comprises two adjacent sites at Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street of about 36,000 square feet. The URA's proposal is to redevelop the sites to provide about 390 residential units, including some 60 flats with elderly-friendly
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18 Dec 2009
Invitation to tender for development of URA's Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Friday) invited a total of 15 property developers to tender for the joint development of the Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street Project in Sham Shui Po. The project comprises two adjacent sites at Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street of about 36,000 square feet. The URA's proposal is to redevelop the sites to provide about 390 residential units, including some 60 flats with elderly-friendly facilities. Besides, some 4,100 square feet of floor area for Non-Government Organisations specialising preferably in services for senior citizens, 50,000 square feet of commercial floor area and 6,200 square feet of public open space will also be provided in the project. Following the expression of interest exercise which
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11 Dec 2009
Community Advisory Committee starts work on Central Oasis
The 16-member Central Oasis Community Advisory Committee (COCAC), set up to advise the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) on revitalising the Ex-Central Market as an urban oasis for Hong Kong people, held its first meeting today (Friday). Chaired by Professor David Lung, the COCAC comprises 15 other members from various backgrounds, including District Council members, professionals, academics and businessmen. All of them are invited to join the COCAC on their own personal capacity. "In deliberating the way forward for the project, an important part of the committee's task is to collect and collate views and suggestions from various segments of the community, including business operators before making recommendations to the URA on the future use and trade mix of the Central Oasis," said
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7 Dec 2009
Result of Expression of Interest for Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street Project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) received a total of 14 Expressions of Interest in the joint venture development project at Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street project in Sham Shui Po on the closing date today (Monday). A tender review panel under the URA Board will shortlist the qualified parties and invite them to submit a tender for the joint venture development project. It is expected that the tender exercise will take place in the near future. The project comprises two adjacent sites at Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street of about 36,000 square feet. The URA's proposal is to redevelop the sites to provide about 390 residential units, including some 60 flats with elderly-friendly facilities. Besides, some 4,100 square feet of floor area for No
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30 Nov 2009
Invitation for Expression of Interest Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street project
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) tomorrow (Tuesday) will invite interested parties to submit Expressions of Interest for the joint development of the Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street project (Project) in Sham Shui Po. The project comprises two adjacent sites at Lai Chi Kok Road / Kweilin Street and Yee Kuk Street of about 36,000 square feet. The URA's proposal is to redevelop the sites to provide about 390 residential units, including some 60 flats with elderly-friendly facilities. Besides, some 4,100 square feet of floor area for Non-Government Organisations specialising preferably in services for senior citizens, 50,000 square feet of commercial floor area and 6,200 square feet of public open space will also be provided in the project. Parties interested in
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3 Nov 2009
Enhanced relocation assistance for domestic tenants in hardship
市區重建局（市建局）今日（星期二）宣布，決定加強本局自2006年起為住宅租客提供的搬遷補助金措施，以協助更多有需要遷出重建區及有經濟困難的租客。 市建局發言人表示：「是次優化援助措施的目標，主要是協助在市建局凍結人口調查中已登記，但在獲得行政長官會同行政會議或發展局局長批准推行項目和收購有關單位前，已經遷離受影響單位的住宅租戶。」 他解釋，由於相關重建項目正在規劃之中，本局尚未取得有關的批准進行重建，因此無法展開物業收購及安置居民的工作，亦沒有法定身份，介入業主與租客之間的租約事宜。 不過，市建局了解到遷出的租客在另覓居所時會遇到經濟上的困難，故特別作出靈活處理，希望透過增加搬遷補助金，適當地降低審批門檻，以及加快處理撥款程序，協助有真正經濟困難的租客，渡過難關。 優化後的措施包括： 增加搬遷補助金，為有困難的租客提供協助：現時很多受重建項目影響的租客均居住於面積狹小及樓宇狀況極差的單位內。在加強措施下，有困難的租客可以獲取約相等於按其住戶人口可獲編配的市區公共房屋單位面積為計算基礎，金額等同面積相約的私人樓宇6個月平均市值租金(現為3個月平均市值租金)。這個金額估計一般約為有關租戶的10個月或以上的月租。當社區服務隊建議及市建局批准其個案，有困難的租客在遷出有關單位後，就可以立即取得搬遷補助金。 放寬審批的門檻：根據優化的措施，租客將較容易符合獲取搬遷補助金的資格。例如放寬居港年期的要求。 防止濫用：如有關租客已是公屋住戶、已購置居屋或已接受業主賠償等，他們將不符合接受搬遷補助金的資格。為防止補助金政策被濫用，市建局會要求相關的租客提供證明。 一如以住，市區重建社區服務隊同時會為有困難的租客提供其他服務，例如協助有住屋需要的租戶申請社會福利署體恤安置，解決他們長遠的住屋問題。 市建局發言人重申，如物業業主在凍結人口調查後要