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New HK$1.75 billion redevelopment plan to double flat supply but not till 2025 at earliest

Revised Urban Renewal Authority project also meant to improve road access and pedestrian use, pending Town Planning Board’s approval

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The redevelopment project is located in To Kwa Wan. Photo: Edmond So

A plan to redevelop dilapidated flats at Chun Tin Street in Hong Kong near the site of a deadly 2010 building collapse has been delayed by a year, but the number of new flats to be supplied will double.

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Announcing the change in plan on Friday, the Urban Renewal Authority said it had enlarged the targeted redevelopment area by including an existing street in the original plan.

This would push back the project’s completion date by a year to 2025 at the earliest.

However, the number of homes on offer from the redevelopment would double from 150 to 310 flats.

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In January last year, the authority revealed it wanted to raze 14 connected low-rise buildings on Chun Tin Street and Hok Yuen Street in To Kwa Wan.

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