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Published by the School of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Periscope  
   
New phases, new faces
Like a phoenix, highrisings and skyscrapers reborn from piles of rubbles, underneath the debris are memories and grievances.  
 
Time for evaluating urban renewal strategy
Government is urged to involve more local stakeholders in devising redevelopment plans during an urban renewal strategy review, conducted by Development Bureau in the next few months.[more]  
 
Striving for redevelopment without delay
The basic principle of the urban redevelopment projects led by Urban Renewal Authority (URA) is to improve residents' living conditions in dilapidated urban areas. Residents in Kwun Tong and Wong Tai Sin, however, have been kept in deteriorating living environment for more than a decade due to project delays. [more]  
 
Bitter redevelopment struggle
While the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) emphasises a "basis in humanity" in its redevelopment strategies, activist group in the area undergoing redevelopment holds opposite views. [part 1, part 2]  
   
   
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