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Forcible Removal

Our Correspondent
May 30, 2007
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We used to live on Second Street. No more. More than a hundred families, including mine, were forcibly removed from the block bordered by Centre Street and Eastern Street between First and Second. The URA tore down our homes to make way for one of its development projects.

The URA says its mission is to, "Create quality and vibrant urban living in Hong K…

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