Prewar Tonglau in URA “Lung Shing” Area of Kowloon City Redevelopment Project – Stepping Experience in 68 Nga Tsin Wai Road
If you have read my last blog entry, you must know I am fascinated with tonglau. On 15 th October (Saturday), I am excited to join the Kowloon City tour guided by Alfred Ho, the founder of Urban Studies Institute since he introduced prewar and postwar tenement buildings in that area to enrich my knowledge on the differences of tonglau and European building, and facilitate my focus research on common-place heritage. As we know URA has commenced the redevelopment project of the Nga Tsin Wai Road / Carpenter Road Development Scheme (KC-017) in Kowloon City. There are four prewar tenement buildings within the redevelopment area which are all ungraded. Although URA plans to preserve their architectural elements, I am still worried about the situation of the building such as preservation, restoration and demolition. The urban landscape reflecting the district's character and community bonding may be disappeared. This time I choose 68 Nga Tsin Wai Road as the case study because ...