Urban Renewal
To create a better urban environment through comprehensive
redevelopment, urban renewal frameworks have been prepared for
various urban districts in the old urban areas.
The Land Development Corporation (LDC) was established in 1988 to
undertake, encourage, promote and facilitate urban renewal. Since its
inception, 11 urban renewal projects have been completed and 16 projects
are under way.
During the year, the then Governor in Council approved one more LDC
development scheme plan for comprehensive redevelopment in the older
parts of Tsim Sha Tsui. Seven approved scheme plans are in different
stages of implementation by the LDC in Hong Kong and Kowloon. Office
and/or residential buildings, community facilities and public open spaces
will be provided within these schemes. The LDC has also undertaken
some smaller commercial and residential redevelopment projects to
enhance the environmental conditions in the old urban areas. For the LDC
to carry out pilot schemes to test the linked-site approach, two
comprehensive redevelopment projects have been identified at Kennedy
Town New Praya and Tsuen Wan Town Centre to be linked to
development projects at Ka Wai Man Road and Yeung Uk Road,
respectively. A site at West Kowloon Reclamation will be granted to the
Hong Kong Housing Society for rehousing residents affected by LDC
projects.
Following the publication of the Policy Statement on 'Urban Renewal in
Hong Kong' in June 1996, an urban renewal division has been set up in
the Planning Department to render assistance to the Planning,
Environment and Lands Bureau (PELB) for the implementation of various
proposals in the Policy Statement. The division is undertaking a planning
study on urban renewal strategy whereas PELB is actively studying the
setting up of a statutory Urban Renewal Authority, the creation of a
rehabilitation fund and the introduction of legislation to facilitate private
land owners to redevelop their properties.
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