Urban Renewal Authority

Urban Renewal Authority
市區重建局
Agency overview
Formed2001
Preceding agency
  • Land Development Corporation (土地發展公司)
JurisdictionHong Kong
HeadquartersCOSCO Tower, Sheung Wan
Agency executives
  • Chow Chung-kong[1], Chairman
  • Wai Chi-sing, Managing Director
Websitewww.ura.org.hk/en
Urban Renewal Authority
Traditional Chinese市區重建局
Simplified Chinese市区重建局
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShìqū chóngjiànjú
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSi5 keui1 chung4 gin3 guk6
JyutpingSíh kēui chùhng gin guhk
The "Blue House" in Stone Nullah Lane.
A printing shop with an Urban Renewal Authority closure notice.

The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) is a quasi-governmental, profit-making[2] statutory body in Hong Kong responsible for accelerating urban redevelopment.

  1. ^ URA Board – Board & Committees – Corporate Governance
  2. ^ Chan, Yannie (31 October 2013). "The Future of Graham Street Market". HK Magazine. Retrieved 12 March 2014.