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Urban Renewal

There has been an ageing building stock in Hong Kong
with some parts of our city having a high concentration

of old buildings with poor physical conditions and inadequate basic facilities. To address
the problem of urban decay and to improve the living environment of the dilapidated
urban areas, the Department works closely with the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) and
other stakeholders in the planning and processing of the redevelopment, rehabilitation,

preservation, revitalisation and retrofitting projects for improving the urban fabrics of the city.

The new Urban Renewal Strategy promulgated by the Government advocates a 'people-
first, district-based, public participatory' approach in providing guidance for undertaking

urban renewal works in Hong Kong. A 'planning-led' and 'district-based' approach has
been adopted in taking forward urban renewal in old districts like Yau Ma Tei, To Kwa Wan
and Sham Shui Po.

Shantung Street/Thistle Street Development Scheme Site
(YTM-012)
For redevelopment projects,

the Town Planning Board has
agreed with three Development
Scheme Plans submitted by the
URA in the year of 2021 and the

respective plans were exhibited
for public inspection under
the Town Planning Ordinance.
The Shantung Street/Thistle

Street project includes part of
the existing Thistle Street Rest

To Kwa Wan Road/Wing Kwong Street Development Scheme Site Garden to enable re-structuring
(KC-016)

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