THE overall renovation of parts of the old Huafucun housing estate will speed up after the Spring Festival, and the Shuiwei Model, which has turned the crowded houses in Shuiwei into rental apartments for white-collar workers, will be promoted among urban villages, the Shenzhen Economic Daily reported. The district will speed up the urban renovation of key areas, including Meilin-Caitian, the Jindi Community of Shatou Subdistrict, Chegongmiao, Bagualing and Huaqiangbei, to realize integrative planning and development, with the aim of providing 20 hectares of land annually with a total investment of 18 billion yuan (US$2.84 billion). It will build more government-subsidized apartments, publish an urban renewal blacklist to regulate renovation of old housing estates, and optimize the approval procedure for urban renewal. Futian will speed up the renovation of Huafucun and the Fuan housing estate, carry out pilot shantytown renovations in 10 subdistricts, and facilitate the renovation of the areas along the Shenzhen River and near Futian Checkpoint, the report said. Policies such as allowing home renters to enjoy the same rights as home owners in children’s schooling and encouraging home renting will be put into practice. The “Shuiwei Model” and “Caitian Model” will be promoted to introduce third parties to engage in the renovation of urban villages. It will push forward comprehensive renovation of the 15 urban villages in the district based on the principle of different strategies for different urban villages. It will carry out industrial planning using strategy allowing each village to have one industrial park with its own characteristics to customize the renovations of urban villages. (Chen Xiaochun) | 