Wong Tai Sin District Council (“WTSDC”) classified Nga Tsin Wai as a site of historical interest in April 2000, subsequently passing a motion to preserve the entire village. Once the owners had agreed to classify their properties as historical buildings, title ownership would be frozen. At the start of the April 2005 fiscal year, the Government auctioned off two residential lots at Sha Po Road that is now home to the Le Billionnaire and The Latitude properties. This was the first time the Government had auctioned land in Kowloon City for decades. Ng Chin Hung therefore approached the URA as an indigenous inhabitant to enquire about the price and progress of Nga Tsin Wai’s acquisition. The URA informed him that the development of the K1 project was on hold and could only move forward if WTSDC’s motion was overruled. In the following two years Ng Chin Hung and his younger brother lobbied all concerned parties. They sent letters to the SAR Chief Executive plus various Legislative Council and District Council members outlining the poor living conditions in Nga Tsin Wai and the urgent need for villagers to improve their quality of life. Later, he successfully obtained the signatures of every householder in the village bar one on a petition requesting the authorities’ approval of the final overruling WTSDC’s motion and the redeveloping of Nga Tsin Wai. The Legislative Council eventually overturned WTSDC’s decision and approved the start the redevelopment in 2008.