The Central & Western Concern Group made an application to the Town Planning Board requesting that any re-development in Graham Street and SOHO is in keeping with the history and vibrancy presently found in the Graham Street Market and SOHO. This unprecedented application has asked the Town Planning Board, for the first time in its history, to decide on specifically protecting the characteristics of one distinct area in Hong Kong’s Central District as a “Special Design Area”. (from : http://centralandwestern.org/Y.H3.3/)

The hearing was scheduled on 27 March 2009(Fri) and many of the stakeholders in Graham Street Market failed to attend. We, therefore, recorded their concerns and opinion in this video and planned to bring it to Town Planning Board. Yet, the chairman of the hearing was the Executive Director from Urban Renewal Authority and the vice-chairman of Town Planning Board was absent, so The Central & Western Concern Group requested to postpone the hearing. It is hoped that the hearing will be rescheduled to May.

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