The government announced today (29th) that it has re-appointed Zhou Songgang as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Urban Redevelopment Authority for a period of three years, effective on Labour Day next Sunday (1st May).
The Secretary for Development, Mr Wong Wai-lun, welcomes him to continue taking over the URA, and is confident that the URA will continue to promote urban renewal with innovation and forward-looking thinking.
The government announced the re-appointment of Zhou Songgang as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Urban Renewal Authority. (File photo / Photo by Zhang Haowei)
According to the government, the Chief Executive has reappointed the former chairman of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Zhou Songgang, as the chairman of the URA board for a three-year term, effective next Sunday, in accordance with the Urban Renewal Authority Ordinance.
In addition, the government also announced the appointment of four new non-official non-executive directors, including Chen Jiaju, Lai Huiwen, Lin Yu Jiahui and Yang Jianxia, to replace the outgoing Chen Jiapei, Huang Wujiehua, Huang Yijian, and Lu Guanhao.
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The remaining eight non-official non-executive directors were re-appointed, including Zheng Yongshun, Cai Shulian, He Yongchang, Li Haoran, Luo Wanwen, Tang Baoshan, Tang Qishao and Huang Yuanshan.
Zhou Songgang said that he was deeply honored to be re-appointed. He also pointed out that the URA is a statutory body and shoulders the responsibility of promoting urban renewal, improving the housing standard and built environment of Hong Kong, and looking forward to working closely with the newly appointed and re-appointed board members Cooperate with the URA team to carry out urban renewal work with forward-looking thinking and macro planning, so as to improve the quality of life of Hong Kong citizens, especially those living in old districts.
Zhou Songgang, 71 years old, is a chartered engineer himself. He has been in charge of the URA since 2019. He is the second guild member in charge of the URA to promote the research on Yauwang and implement the research on the reconstruction of civil servants' cooperatives. .
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