URA Unveils Plan For Kowloon City Area Revamp

The Urban Renewal Authority on Friday unveiled a redevelopment proposal to replace 60-year-old tenements with 560 small and medium-sized flats in To Kwa Wan.

This is part of a bigger plan involving five other projects being implemented in the Kowloon City district to redevelop the area, improve road networks, and make the area more pedestrian-friendly.

The new Wing Kwong-Sung On Street project will affect about 500 households and 50 shops, and is expected to take eight to 10 years to complete once work begins. The projects can commence after government approval is obtained.

URA Planning and Design Director Wilfred Au said the new project will become a "nucleus" in the district, with surrounding redevelopment proposals complementing it.

He said one idea is to provide the area with two underground car parks to free up more space for wider pavements and some greenery. It may even be able to provide pedestrian only zones, Au said.

The official said it is too early to give a cost estimate.

The details of the project and a social assessment report will be made available to the public on the URA's website and at selected URA offices. People can submit their comments and opinions till August 22.