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Examines the conflict between urban redevelopment and preservation. Reviews attempts the H15 Concern Group made to preserve buildings in Lee Tung Street including "A flat for a flat, a shop for a shop" settlement proposal and the "Dumbbell Proposal" that met all Urban Renewal Authority's (URA) requirements and balanced all parties' interests. But URA rejected them. Kenneth To Lap-kee (Professional Planner) explains why residents continue to fight even after compensation is received. Chan Wai-kwan (Former Town Planning Board Member) questions government's insistence in bulldozing the H15 redevelopment area. An academic blames it on a systemic problem relating to land ownership.
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