Press Releases
Year 2001
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5 Jun 2001
URA Board Endorsed Membership of Committees and Appeal Panel
The Board of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) today (5 June) endorsed the membership of six committees set up to formulate recommendation to the Board on key operational and policy matters relating to urban renewal. The six committees are: Committees Chairman(C) / Deputy Chairman(DC) 1. Standing Dr Lau Wah-sum (C) / Mr Barry Cheung Chun-yuen (DC) 2. Audit Mr Dicky Peter Yip (C) / Miss Maria Tam Wai-chu (DC) 3. Land, Rehousing and Compensation Miss Maria Tam Wai-chu (C) / Prof. Cecilia Chan Lai-wan (DC) 4. Finance and Administration Mr Barry Cheung Chun-yuen (C) / Mr Stuart Hamilton Leckie (DC) 5. Planning, Development and Conservation Prof. David Lung Ping-yee (C) / The Hon. Lau Ping-cheung (DC) 6. Community Affairs and Public R
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10 May 2001
URA Board held its first meeting
The Board of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) held its first meeting today (10 May 2001). The URA Chairman, Dr Lau Wah-sum mapped out the Authority's mission which included the following five areas: To regenerate the run-down parts of Hong Kong through a combination of redevelopment, revitalisation and rehabilitation. To make sure that the affected owners and tenants are handled with sympathy, understanding and in a fair and equitable manner. Special care will be given to the elderly and handicapped. To conserve the cultural and built heritage. To pursue excellence in environmentally friendly and maintenance friendly building design and construction. To minimize the URA's dependence on public funding and to achieve a balance between costs and revenues in the long run. Dr Lau rei