Urban Renewal Authority

"市區重建局" redirects here. For the agency in Singapore with the same Chinese name and acronym, see Urban Redevelopment Authority.
For the South Australian entity of this name, see Renewal SA.

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.