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Appendix 2URA heritage projectsBundled projectsStandalone projects1.2.3.4.5.8 Waterloo Road, Yau Ma Tei. A century-old two-storey red brickbuilding which served as Kowloon’s first water pumping station has beenpreserved alongside a modern residential tower. (Completed)Wan Chai Market, Wan Chai. Phase 3 of The Zenith redevelopmentproject on Queen’s Road East will preserve the facade of the 72 year-oldStreamline Moderne style building while a 39-storey residential tower isbuilt on top. (Work in progress)Lee Tung Street/Queen’s Road, Wan Chai. Three pre-war shop houseswill be preserved as part of the redevelopment project. (Demolition inprogress)Peel Street/Graham Street, Central. Three pre-war shop houses andthe Wing Woo Grocery will be preserved as part of the redevelopmentproject. (Under acquisition)Staunton Street, Central. Three tenement buildings and the BridgesStreet Market will be preserved as part of a scaled-down redevelopmentproject. (Under acquisition)th6. Nga Tsin Wai Village, Wong Tai Sin. The central axis of the 14Century village, including 8 stone houses, the Tin Hau Temple, thevillage gatehouse, and an embedded stone tablet will be preserved fora heritage park, located between two new residential towers. 1 (Underacquisition)ProjectMalloryStreet/BurrowsStreet,Wan ChaiBlue Housecluster,Wan ChaiProjectstatusSiteclearancecompleted in2008, TPBapprovalobtained,Feb 2009Resumptionin progressBuildings10 mid-1920s tenementsGrade II historical buildings9 tenement blocks, mid-1920sto 1950s.Blue House at 72-74 StoneNullah Lane is a Grade Ihistorical building;Tenements at 2-8 Hing WanStreet are Grade II historicalbuildings.Building at 8 King Sing St wasprobably built in the 1950s.Plan6 tenement houses on Mallory Streetwill be renovated and converted intopartitioned units for creative industries.The remaining four houses on BurrowsStreet, which are in poor condition,will be demolished except for theirfacades, and converted into openspace.Joint project with HK Housing Society.Upon completion, site will be turnedover to government for non-profit,educational, recreational, and socialenterprise uses. Residents who wishto stay will be allowed to move back inafter renovation, while those who wantto leave will be compensated.1257.Yu Lok Lane, Central and Western. As part of an overall redevelopmentproject, two pre-war buildings at 11-12 Yu Lok Lane will be preserved,and building relics at 1-2, and 9-10 Yu Lok Lane will be retained andincorporated into public open space.PrinceEdwardRoad, MongKokGazetted.TPB publicconsultationin progressCluster of 10 shop-houses,1930s. Not graded.Commercial, educational, cultural,and recreational uses suggested.Final uses to be decided by publicconsultation.ShanghaiStreet/Argyle Street,Mong KokGazetted.TPB publicconsultationin progressCluster of 14 shophouses, 10built in the 1920s (Grade 1historical buildings),4 built in the 1960s.Commercial, traditional foods anddaily necessities uses suggested.Final uses to be decided by publicconsultation.1 http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr07-08/english/panels/plw/papers/dev0624cb1-1951-4-e.pdf