Urban Renewal Authority 2018-19 Annual Report

62 CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY Community Making During the year, the URA has appointed Social Ventures Hong Kong to conduct a Community Making study to gather inputs from the stakeholders of Staunton Street/Wing Lee Street Project (H19) for building a harmonious community, which can be served as an example to illustrate the “5Rs” of urban renewal from the “people” perspective. The URA believes that the real meaning of urban renewal lies in the re-building of the community network of the residents in order to achieve social cohesion. Collaboration with external parties such as local organisations, public bodies or Government departments would be required to create synergy. The URA’s community making efforts will go hand in hand with its place-making efforts with an aim to create a better home for people residing in old urban districts. Diversified Urban Space for Health and Happiness As a mission-driven organisation, the URA sees its role as a catalyst for the development of a sustainable built environment to serve the community that goes beyond green buildings. Over the years, as far as practicable, we have endeavoured to include open space and community/institutional areas in our moderate to large scale projects. Our redevelopment projects in various districts have provided easily accessible community and institutional facilities, including residential care homes for the elderly, youth centres, health centres, markets, cooked food centres and an indoor stadium. For better utilisation of open space for public enjoyment, place-making initiatives have been initiated in our current project portfolios (as described in the Operating Review). The URA also supplies space for various Government departments and organisations to carry out a wide range of activities, training, displays and exhibitions, including art, youth activities, education, tourism, hobbies and so on. With the URA’s support, events have been staged at venues operated by the URA and its joint-venture partners such as the URRC, Citywalk, “H6 CONET” and “7 Mallory Street”. Community events held in URA premise promote health and happiness.