Urban Renewal Authority 2018-19 Annual Report

59 CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY Contribute to Our Society The URA supports various programmes to improve the social inclusiveness and mobility of under-resourced people. We are committed to providing opportunities for the public to learn, to bring love and care to the residents, to instill arts and culture in old districts and to create a sustainable built environment for the community. We care about the building and housing quality, employ design measures to harmonise our projects with the surroundings and contribute to improve land use efficiency and walkability. Educating the Community As an ongoing effort to enhance public understanding of the issues of urban renewal from various perspectives, the URA continued to organise guided tours and docents for schools and organisations, reaching out to about 4,000 participants in the year 2018/19. Over the past year, the Urban Renewal Exploration Centre located in “H6 CONET” received almost 10,000 visitors, including those from local and overseas Government departments, business sectors, NGOs and the education community. Meanwhile, the Urban Renewal Resource Centre (URRC) at Tai Kok Tsui has also served around 17,000 members of the public for making enquiries, briefings and meetings, as well as community activities on matters relating to building repair and maintenance. It has also served as a meeting venue for mediation relating to building repair and maintenance, property valuation and construction, arranged by the Joint Mediation Helpline Office since 2014. A total of 53 mediation meetings were held at URRC in the year 2018/19. The URA showcased a model and information display panels to enhance public understanding of the redevelopment of the Kwun Tong Town Centre Project (K7) during a three-week period between 11 and 31 October 2018. Over 4,700 visitors and 19 local organisations, schools and Government departments visited the display venue and learned about the holistic design and proposed features of the future development of K7. Public visit the construction model of Development Areas 4 and 5 of Kwun Tong Town Centre Project.