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Written by: Zhong Yan
2021-03-05 14:17
The last update date: 2021-03-05 14:17
The URA announced today (5th) the launch of the To Kwa Wan Road/Wing Kwong Street development plan. The 53 street numbers of old buildings involving 830 households will be recovered to build about 900 residential units. The project is expected to be completed in 2032.
The chairman of the Owners’ Corporation of a building within the scope of the project agreed to the acquisition, saying that the building’s “concrete” and water leakage were serious, but he believed that it was impossible to buy a unit of the same size in the same district at the purchase price of the URA. There are small units with elevators nearby.
This redevelopment also involves 90 shops.
Some takeaway shop owners pointed out that they would not leave their customers until the last moment when the URA took over the building.
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Most of the old buildings on Rongguang Street, Kaiming Street and other areas have been vacant due to the purchasers of the URA reconstruction project earlier. The nearby businesses are mainly markets and garages, and there are not many people passing by.
No. 2, 4, 6 Hung Fuk Street and No. 5, 7 Yuk Shing Street, Mr. Chen, the Chairman of the Owners’ Incorporated, lived in a 600-sq-ft unit for more than 50 years. It is an "old and weak soldier", surrounded by "concrete", and some floors have serious water leakage problems. Many government orders from firefighting, building inspections, and window inspections have been received, but they cannot be implemented. There are also rat infestations nearby. I don’t dare to open the windows in the kitchen, the toilet, and the hall. The mice will crawl up the drain.”
He said that the building has 5 units with a staircase and a total of 8 floors. That is, there are about 35 residential units, of which 15 to 16 units are subdivided houses, and different people such as South Asians live.
Mr. Chen expects that the URA can purchase its 600-sq-ft units for 17,000 yuan per square foot. However, it is estimated that it will not be possible to buy units of the same size in the same district. He only hopes that smaller units with elevators can be purchased so that his wife will not use it. Take a few flights of stairs to go home.
Ms. Lu, a subdivided tenant in the same building, lives in a subdivided apartment of more than 100 feet in the building. She refers to the flat for five years. She has lived in the unit for 5 years and has been in public housing for 6 years. She has not waited to go upstairs and hopes to be rebuilt. Go upstairs in time.
The owner of the pharmacy, Mr. Zhuang and his wife, bought the existing shops in 1997, saying that they are not giving up the neighborhoods in the area, but "it's a time", saying that they will retire after closing the shop.
(Photo by Luo Junhao)
The nearby pharmacy will also be acquired. The owner, Mrs. Zhuang, has bought the existing shop with her husband for more than 20 years since 1997. She said that after the redevelopment of the nearby building, the residents moved out and the business was affected. "Environment", but still reluctant to give up to the store, "I used to open at 9 o'clock every day, and close at 7: 8 in the evening, and I am used to living like this." After many years of business, "the neighborhood has been in love for more than 20 years."
When asked about the URA's plan to repossess the building, "I'm retiring, both parents-in-law are not young."
Mr. Yu opened a takeaway store on Qiming Street in 2013, saying that he would try his best to be the last minute.
(Photo by Luo Junhao)
Mr. Yu, a takeaway store, Huafu Foods, has been in business on Qiming Street for 8 years. Starting this year, he will send charity meals to people in need, saying that he will try to find new stores in the district in the future. "Especially many students, universities, and customers are helping me, so I'm not willing to let go," which means that I will always operate "trying to do the last thing first."
Ms. Lin, a real estate agent on the same street, also witnessed the changes in the area, saying that after the redevelopment of the neighborhood started, "people walked away, but they didn't get to the market, but they didn't." After repossession, they might take a rest before making plans.
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