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OPERATING REVIEW
Community Making at Staunton Street/Wing Lee Street Neighbourhood, Sheung Wan
In line with the 2018 Policy Address which outlined the vision of revitalising building clusters with special character and urban fabric under the Staunton Street/Wing Lee Street Project (H19), the URA conducted various stakeholder engagements and completed a Community Making Study for the H19 neighbourhood in mid-2019. Based on the community visions established by the study, the URA has joined hands with community members to carry out three quick-win pilot initiatives (i.e. mural wall, community farm and docent tours) in 2020/21 aiming to regenerate and empower the local community. Some revitalisation initiatives are also in place, including the planned revitalisation works for the URA’s acquired and solely owned buildings to become co-living and co-working space, as well as the partnership scheme for buildings within the neighbourhood area to align their rehabilitation needs with the overall place-making opportunity. Support from the local community and the Central and Western District Council have been solicited for the commencement of site works in May 2021 and the design engagement work of the overall place-making initiative in the neighbourhood is to be commenced in late 2021. Besides, the Planning Department has completed the rezoning process for the project to reflect the latest planning intention of preserving the building clusters. The approval of rezoning of the H19 area by the Chief Executive in Council was gazetted on 13 November
2020. The URA also gazetted a notification of withdrawal from redevelopment on the same day.
Flats appropriated for Community Housing
Nine buildings revitalisation works (in progress)
Rezoning was completed by Town Planning Board
The community farm, one of the community making initiatives for the Staunton Street/Shing Wong Street Neighbourhood, helps connect the residents and revitalise the area.
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