Press Releases
Year 2008
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25 Jan 2008
Invitation to Tender for Pine Street/Anchor Street Project in Tai Kok Tsui
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Friday) invited a total of 13 property developers to tender for the joint development of the Pine Street/Anchor Street redevelopment project in Tai Kok Tsui. The project covers a site area of about 25,000 square feet and upon completion, is expected to deliver a maximum gross floor area of about 225,500 square feet for residential and commercial use. Following the expression of interest exercise which closed on 28 December 2007, 13 submissions were received by the Authority. A tender review panel under the URA Board has decided to invite all of the 13 interested parties for tender, after taking into consideration their experience and financial strength to undertake the development in accordance with the requirements and criteria set by the Auth
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3 Jan 2008
Acquisition offers to owners of Nga Tsin Wai Village
The URA today (Thursday) issues acquisition offer letters to the owners affected by the Nga Tsin Wai Village project. Because of the unique circumstances of this project site, which is an urban village with some indigenous villagers, the URA has introduced a special compensation package, in addition to the two standard ones, based on the practices adopted by the Government for the resumption of urban area village. Standard Compensation Package The first method is based on Government's current Home Purchase Allowance (HPA) policy for domestic property interests, which is commonly known as the "seven-year rule." HPA is the difference between the market value of a notional seven-year-old flat in a comparable quality building in a similar locality and that of the acquired property. In add
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28 Dec 2007
Expression of Interest for URA's Pine Street/Anchor Street Project in Tai Kok Tsui
In response to media enquiries today (Friday) on result of the expression of interest exercise for the Pine Street/Anchor Street joint development project in Tai Kok Tsui, a spokesman of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) said that a total of 13 submissions have been received. A tender review panel under the URA Board will shortlist the qualified parties and invite them to submit a formal tender for the development. It is expected that the tender exercise will take place in the near future. The project covers a site area of about 25,000 square feet and upon completion, is expected to deliver a maximum gross floor area of about 225,500 square feet for residential and commercial use. (END)
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24 Dec 2007
Progress of Lee Tung Street Project (Chinese Only)
有關新聞界查詢利東街重建項目一位樓梯檔前商戶在利東街的抗議行動，市區重建局主席張震遠今日（星期一）發表以下聲明： 灣仔利東街/麥加力歌街重建項目是前土地發展公司在一九九八年宣布後未能開展的其中一個項目。經居民代表及意見團體的大力游說下，政府及立法會早在市建局成立之前，已經承諾會要求市建局給予優先處理。 重建利東街是大部分灣仔區居民和灣仔區議會的期望和訴求： 灣仔區議會在二零零四年六月委託香港大學進行的居民意見調查顯示，有七成的業主和租客，贊成全面重建利東街；贊成保留利東街的只有百分之四至九。市建局本身進行的社區訴求調查亦與區議會的調查結果吻合。 灣仔區議會在二零零六年十一月討論利東街項目總綱發展藍圖及在今年九月討論有關的道路改善計劃時均通過動議，要求盡快落實重建工程。 城市規劃委員會在今年五月亦核准市建局的總綱發展藍圖。 我看不到有足夠理由繼續拖延下去，辜負大部分市民和灣仔區議會的期望，而令利東街一帶變成「死城」。 原本在項目範圍內居住和營商的業主和租戶，全部已在去年年底前和平遷出。當時自動願意接納市建局或政府補償方案的業主，亦超過九成。 對於居民團體的建案，我們亦曾徵詢保育專家的意見，認為利東街的唐樓沒有特殊的歷史價值或建築特色，城規上訴委員會也有同樣結論，並在今年四月十二日的會議中，決定不接納H15關注組的上訴。同時，經過結構工程專家的勘探研究後，結論是利東街的舊樓相當殘破，不宜保留。 市建局的規劃方案，是經過數年來多番諮詢居民和社區之後訂定的，特色包括以居民團體所倡議的「啞鈴方案」布局進行設計，重塑利東街原有的矮樓街鋪特色。城市規劃委員會經全面諮詢公眾和灣仔區議會的意見後，亦在今年五月核准了市建局的總綱發展藍圖。 市建局的方案可以提供更多地面公共休憩空間，加強空氣流通，方便行人東西走向，及增加景觀廊。這方案亦有完整的
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21 Dec 2007
URA spurs sports activity zone in Mong Kok
Mong Kok will see the birth of a Sports Activity Zone through urban regeneration with the Urban Renewal Authority's commencement of a $3.14 billion Sports Retail City project spearheading the regenerating process. The Sports Retail City is designed to enhance the unique local character of the sports retail trade in Fa Yuen Street, Nelson Street and Shantung Street, which is dubbed Trainers Street due to its concentration of trainers shops. All sports retailers affected will be able to choose to move back to continue their business when the project is completed. The URA today (Friday) unveils an innovative design for the Sports Retail City by a team of architecture consultants led by Professor Bernard Lim. On the one hand, the design breaks up the building mass skillfully into a juxta-
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20 Dec 2007
Local Characters reinforced by a Thematic Wedding City in Wan Chai
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Thursday) unveiled plans to create a "Wedding City" featuring Hong Kong's first wedding traditions and culture gallery as well as a social enterprise pilot scheme in the Lee Tung Street redevelopment project in Wan Chai. Announcing the plans at a press briefing, the Chairman of the URA, Mr Barry Cheung, explained that the idea was to bring back wedding related shops and businesses to give a local character of Lee Tung Street which was destined for redeveloping into a new community hub of shopping, culture and leisure. All wedding card shops formerly operating in Lee Tung Street will be offered priority to lease premises to operate their businesses in the Wedding City. "The Wedding City will be thematically designed and decorated, and will prov
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13 Dec 2007
Invitation for Expression of Interest for Pine Street/Anchor Street Project in Tai Kok Tsui
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) will invite real estate developers to submit an expression of interest for the joint development of the Pine Street/Anchor Street redevelopment project in Tai Kok Tsui tomorrow (Friday). The project covers a site area of about 25,000 square feet and upon completion, is expected to deliver a maximum gross floor area of about 225,500 square feet for residential and commercial use. Parties interested in the project are requested to indicate their professional competence and financial capability to undertake the development in accordance with the requirements and criteria set by the Authority. Submissions should be made to the URA Headquarters at 10/F Low Block, Grand Millennium Plaza, 181 Queen's Road Central, by 5 pm on 28 December, 2007 (Friday). A
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10 Dec 2007
Vounteer Service by URA Staff in Kwun Tong (Chinese Only)
兩幢位於市區重建局（市建局）觀塘市中心重建計劃範圍內的住宅樓宇，今年提早展開「歲晚大掃除」互助清潔行動。 是次清潔行動由市建局的職員會，聯同基督教家庭服務中心為觀塘市中心計劃成立的社工隊負責籌辦，共有約三十名市建局職員及其家屬，聯同觀塘居民義工，於日前（十二月八日）抽出工餘時間參加是次義務工作。 清潔行動的目標樓宇為「隆美大廈」和「中興樓」，由於這兩幢樓宇沒有成立業主立案法團，以致大廈的管理及衛生情況都未如理想。有見及此，市建局職員主動提出是項別具意義的工作，得到當地居民及街坊的響應和配合。 經過義工們幾小時的辛勤清洗工作，大廈的走廊及通道，立時變得煥然一新，衛生情況也有所改善。除清洗大廈公共地方之外，義工們亦藉此機會探望了大廈的居民，並派發清潔用品包和宣傳單張予居民，提醒他們在重建進行前仍須注意保持家居及環境衛生。
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9 Dec 2007
Exhibition of Old Shops in the Central & Western District (Chinese Only)
為配合市區重建局在卑利街/嘉咸街重建項目開拓「老店街」的構思，市建局中西區分區諮詢委員會的保育諮詢小組，今日（星期日）起一連四周，在上環西港城地下舉辦「中環新面貌」展覽。 參與展覽的商店都是在中上環區經營多年的老字號，包括：源吉林、陳意齋、九龍醬園、永利威酒業、蓮香樓、馬百良藥廠、保心安藥廠和黃祥華藥廠。 參與展出的老店除了會以展版，介紹它們的發展事蹟之外，並會在展覽期間的四個星期日，派員在西港城設置產品示範攤位，供遊人觀賞或淺嚐。時間為正午至下午五時。 出席今日開幕禮的嘉賓包括：卑利街/嘉咸街項目保育諮詢小組主席甘乃威；小組成員李雷小玲、李潛穎、阮品強、陳捷貴、鍾蔭祥和簡機；小組顧問鄭寶鴻，以及時代生活集團執行董事陳羅寶靈。 卑利街/嘉咸街重建項目佔地約57,240平方呎。由於中上環區饒富歷史文化特色，故此市建局特別在中西區分區諮 詢委員會之下設立保育諮詢小組，匯集區議員、社區領袖、專家、學者、販商和居民代表的意見，以期在項目的規劃設計之中，加強地區特色，其中一項主要設計， 便是在嘉咸街兩旁設立首條匯集香港老字號而有歷史性的老店街。 整個展覽活動將會在12月30日完結，而保育諮詢小組會繼續搜集和聽取各界的意見。
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8 Dec 2007
URA holds community workshop on Staunton Street/Wing Lee Street project
A Staunton Street location where Dr. Sun Yat-sen was baptized 124 years ago was a centre point of brainstorming in a community participation workshop held by the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (Saturday). The location is situated within the URA's Staunton Street and Wing Lee Street redevelopment site. Although the American Congregational Mission Preaching House where Dr. Sun was baptised in 1883 and also lived from 1884 to 1886 is long gone, URA has decided that the location is of important historic value and should be commemorated as a monumental relic. The workshop is part of a public consultation exercise on how best to proceed with the commemoration as well as dealing with other community features of the project. The redevelopment site which is one of the 25 projects announce