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Preserving Nga Tsin Wai’s ‘three treasures’
The Urban Renewal Authority’s redevelopment concept for Nga Tsin Wai involves the retaining of the Tin Hau Temple, the village gatehouse and the “Hing Yau Yu” tablet, as well as some houses on both sides of the main alley-Photo taken by HKMP Team (2012)
Preserving Nga Tsin Wai’s ‘three treasures’
The Urban Renewal Authority’s redevelopment concept for Nga Tsin Wai involves the retaining of the Tin Hau Temple, the village gatehouse and the “Hing Yau Yu” tablet, as well as some houses on both sides of the main alley-Photo taken by HKMP Team (2012)
Discussing conditions for conservation with the Urban Renewal Authority
As the property’s owner, Ng Chiu Pang negotiated with the URA alone instructing lawyers, Johnson, Stokes & Master, to arrange for solicitors specialised in the sale and purchase of walled village houses to represent him. Ng Chiu Pang’s first meeting with the URA took place during a Wong Tai Sin District Council Meeting. He felt that the URA’s plan was not as extreme as that of CKH since its plan had many conservation considerations. Discussions went reasonably well with the differences between the two parties slowly eliminated after several meetings. Today, Ng Chiu Pang thanks the URA for doing so much to help keep the three treasures of Nga Tsin Wai and his family’s three ancestral houses for future generations. The URA acknowledged the interests of the indigenous inhabitants and was quite happy to compensate them accordingly. Though the URA had a formula for calculating compensation, it was not a Governmental department. As a result, it was able to deal with things flexibly as it was not bound by established government policy.
