Interview with TVB Jade Programme-"Living Up"
On 30 March 2011, I was interviewed by TVB Jade Programme-"Living Up". I was invited to comment on matters concerning "urban renewal" in Hong Kong. I talked about my observation on the difficulties encountered in the "difficult" sites and gave my comments on possible ways to facilitate the development of these sites. I hope that my views and comment can help the general public to understand more on "urban renewal" matters.

By the time you read the message, the recorded footage should have been broadcasted on Saturday, 30 April 2011.

Site Visit to King Yin Lei with Town Planning Board of Planning Department
On 19 April 2011, I joined a site visit in King Yin Lei with Town Planning Board. King Yin Lei was originally a private property. Works to remove the roof tiles, stone features and window frames were noticed on site in early September 2007. To protect the building from further damage, the Development Bureau took urgent action to declare King Yin Lei a proposed historic monument on 15 September 2007 and subsequently a historic monument on 11 July 2008. In 2008, the Chief Executive in Council approved the proposal for a non-in-situ land exchange so as to preserve and revitalize the historic mansion. Under the land exchange, the owner surrendered the whole site of King Yin Lei to the Government for exchange of an adjacent man-made slope site of roughly the same size to the owner for private development. Apart from paying full market value premium for the land exchange in accordance with the established policy, the owner was also required to carry out and fund the restoration works of King Yin Lei to the satisfaction of the Antiquities and Monuments Office. The restoration works commenced in September 2008 and were substantially completed in December 2010. Government then took over the management of King Yin Lei. King Yin Lei is a good example for transfer of development right.