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The urban renewal project in Hong Kong helps "create quality and vibrant urban living - a better home in a world-class city"
For	Against
urban renewal helps improve the living quality of the community urban renewal increases the revenue of the government	large amount of reconstruction works required by the renewal project leads to air pollution urban renewal usually disrupt the daily living of the people and the community in the target district though many people receive the benefit, the largest sector goes into private corporations, investors, instead of the people in the community

urban renewal helps improve the living quality of the community
For	Against
the urban renewal project makes the aging district a better place to live, improve the living environment of many enervated district urban renewal helps solve the aging of the community urban renewal attempts to re-address the land utilization of the target district in order to facilitate further development of the community more environmentally friendly, energy cost-effective plazas, and towers will be built to replace those old buildings

urban renewal helps solve the aging of the community
For	Against
the project aims to renovates those dangerous obsolete buildings in the target district

urban renewal attempts to re-address the land utilization of the target district in order to facilitate further development of the community
For	Against
in re-planning the district, the government can allocate resources in a more efficient way, according to different groups of the people in the community

urban renewal increases the revenue of the government
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reclaim private property for civic projects from which can be taxed in the future

urban renewal usually disrupt the daily living of the people and the community in the target district
For	Against
revitalization of the districts is ofter at high cost to existing communitites

revitalization of the districts is ofter at high cost to existing communitites
For	Against
compulsory purchases of the private properties owned by the people in the district dispossesses their living as well as communality renewals often lead to the destruction of the original infrastructures of the district representing the collective memory of the community

compulsory purchases of the private properties owned by the people in the district dispossesses their living as well as communality
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	the government pays compensation and allocate new home to people in reclaiming their property

the government pays compensation and allocate new home to people in reclaiming their property
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	the compensation can never be adequate

the compensation can never be adequate
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people who have been living and doing business there relies heavily on the neighborhood and community for their daily living

renewals often lead to the destruction of the original infrastructures of the district representing the collective memory of the community
For	Against
	a good urban renewal project takes the preservation of historical buildings into account, tries to protect the important heritages if it is possible

though many people receive the benefit, the largest sector goes into private corporations, investors, instead of the people in the community
For	Against
after renovating the old district, land and flats can be sold in a better price