Tenants living in Wing Lee blocks lost their right for compensation and resettlement, as the area is now outside URA's redevelopment area.
The URA, however, decided to help tenants by providing renovation subsidies and offering resettlement.
[citation needed] The URA also invited owners of other unsold block who claimed that they were committed to preservation to renovate their properties.
However, none of the owners responded and left their blocks unmaintained.
The URA renovated four acquired blocks and invited the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Youth Federation and Hong Kong Arts Centre to make better use of the blocks.