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South China Morning Post
08-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Better harbourfront access among Hong Kong urban renewal body's plans for site
Hong Kong's Urban Renewal Authority (URA) plans to improve pedestrian connectivity and public access to the harbourfront at one of two sites the cash-strapped body has been granted by the government to boost its finances. Authority managing director Wai Chi-sing revealed more details about the plot in To Kwa Wan in his blog on Sunday, two days after the self-financing statutory body was granted the site and another in Tseung Kwan O at a nominal land premium of HK$1,000 (US$127) for 50 years. 'The land grant represents an opportunity to enhance the connectivity and accessibility between the inland areas of To Kwa Wan and its waterfront spaces through urban renewal, injecting more vibrancy into the harbourfront through diverse development,' he said. The land grant is expected to provide extra financial help for the URA, but the body has to review its operating and financing model so that it can undertake redevelopment projects in a financially sustainable manner. It earlier said it would rezone the site on Bailey Street in To Kwa Wan, which is currently a temporary outdoor car park, for residential use. The land parcel has a proposed total gross floor area (GFA) of 68,490 square metres (737,220 sq ft) with a plot ratio of nine, indicating a high development density. A higher ratio indicates increased density. Wai observed that some road sections connecting the inland areas to the harbourfront in the neighbourhood were blocked by schools and temporary car parks.
South China Morning Post
06-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong approves land grants to beleaguered Urban Renewal Authority in rare move
The Hong Kong government has granted two parcels of urban land to the cash-strapped Urban Renewal Authority in a rare move to offer additional financial support for its redevelopment projects, with a condition to review its financing model to ensure sustainability. The sites in Hung Hom and Tseung Kwan O were approved by the government's top decision-making body in principle on Friday, at a nominal premium of HK$1,000 (US$127) for 50 years. The two sites will have to be rezoned for residential use in order for the self-financing statutory authority to 'continue to take forward its commenced redevelopment projects in an orderly manner'. 'Redevelopment projects of a larger scale involve huge acquisition costs. Coupled with the sluggish property market in recent years, the URA's projects have been subject to the 'buy-high-sell-low' situation, thus affecting its cash flow,' Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said in the government announcement. 'Granting land at a nominal land premium has long been one of the major government support measures for the URA … Granting the two sites to the URA is along the same direction that helps the URA to fulfil its urban renewal mission.' The land grant includes several conditions. The URA must collaborate with the government to refine its operating and financing model, enabling it to undertake urban redevelopment in a financially sustainable manner, 'irrespective of market ups and downs'.
South China Morning Post
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Shaw Brothers costume ‘treasure' trove to showcase Hong Kong film legacy
Costumes worn by stars in many of the biggest films to emerge out of Hong Kong's golden era of cinema are being meticulously catalogued as part of plans to return the pieces from the acclaimed Shaw Brothers to the public eye. Since March, a team led by renowned Hong Kong stylist Tina Liu Tien-lan has been caring for 40,000 costumes from the company's productions at a two-floor, 3,344 square metre storage space at Shaw Studios in Tseung Kwan O. Dressed in masks, white protective coats and gloves, the nine-member-strong team has been commissioned to clean the costumes, research and build portfolios that include details such as the actors and actresses who wore them and fabric types. Highlights include antique dragon robes featured in The Adulteress (1963), a film about a scholar and a woman who fight to clear their names in conspiracies orchestrated by corrupt officials in the late Qing dynasty. A prison uniform sewn with the name Sung Sai-kit, the protagonist played by Stephen Chow Sing-chi in the comedy Justice, My Foot! (1992), is also part of the collection. The antiques were part of the golden era of the city's film industry as productions of Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong), founded by the late magnate Run Run Shaw, dominated the Asian movie scene in the 1960s. Some films also became hits internationally.
South China Morning Post
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Shaw Brothers costume ‘treasure' trove to showcase Hong Kong film legacy
Costumes worn by stars in many of the biggest films to emerge out of Hong Kong's golden era of cinema are being meticulously catalogued as part of plans to return the pieces from the acclaimed Shaw Brothers to the public eye. Since March, a team led by renowned Hong Kong stylist Tina Liu Tien-lan has been caring for 40,000 costumes from the company's productions at a two-floor, 3,344 square metre storage space at Shaw Studios in Tseung Kwan O. Dressed in masks, white protective coats and gloves, the nine-member-strong team has been commissioned to clean the costumes, research and build portfolios that include details such as the actors and actresses who wore them and fabric types. Highlights include antique dragon robes featured in The Adulteress (1963), a film about a scholar and a woman who fight to clear their names in conspiracies orchestrated by corrupt officials in the late Qing dynasty. A prison uniform sewn with the name Sung Sai-kit, the protagonist played by Stephen Chow Sing-chi in the comedy Justice, My Foot! (1992), is also part of the collection. The antiques were part of the golden era of the city's film industry as productions of Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong), founded by the late magnate Run Run Shaw, dominated the Asian movie scene in the 1960s. Some films also became hits internationally.
South China Morning Post
23-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
MTR heads have some explaining to do after latest rush-hour chaos
The clockwork precision of Hong Kong's urban railway system makes it the envy of the world. But it also means the slightest glitch risks creating chaos, as witnessed in the rush-hour service breakdown on a busy rail line on Thursday evening. Advertisement The MTR Corporation should conduct a thorough inspection of its systems and ensure train services remain reliable and efficient. The five-hour disruption to operations on the Tseung Kwan O line left tens of thousands of passengers scrambling to find alternative transport home. There were reports of a fire and an 'explosion-like noise' near Quarry Bay station, with people temporarily stranded inside tunnels. Preliminary investigations found malfunctions in the power supply and signalling system, triggered by a displaced overhead cable component in a tunnel section that led to a short circuit. Advertisement Services were partially resumed after more than three hours, and only fully restored by 10.30pm. In response to criticism of arrangements made for passengers, the MTR Corp conceded rush-hour traffic on the roads had delayed free shuttle bus services. The company now faces a fine of more than HK$19 million (US$2.4 million) in the wake of the disruption.
