- Public housing estates in Kwai Chung
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This is a list of public housing estates (including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) and Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS)) in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong
Overview
Name Type Inaug. No Blocks No Units Notes Cho Yiu Chuen 祖堯邨 Public 1976 8 2,532 HK Housing Society Hibiscus Park 芊紅居 Sandwich 1998 2 420 HK Housing Society Highland Park 浩景臺 Sandwich 1999 6 1,456 HK Housing Society High Prosperity Terrace 高盛臺 Public 2003 2 760 Kwai Chun Court 葵俊苑 HOS 1995 3 1,050 Kwai Chung Estate 葵涌邨 Public 1997 14 11,759 Kwai Fong Estate 葵芳邨 Public 1987 12 6,449 Kwai Hing Estate 葵興邨 TPS 1991 4 383 Kwai Hong Court 葵康苑 HOS 1993 2 701 Kwai Shing East Estate 葵盛東邨 Public 1989 12 7,108 Kwai Shing West Estate 葵盛西邨 Public 1975 10 5,261 Kwai Yin Court 葵賢苑 HOS 1993 2 700 Lai King Estate 荔景邨 Public 1975 7 4,224 Lai Yan Court 荔欣苑 HOS 2001 2 1,920 Lai Yiu Estate 麗瑤邨 Public 1976 5 2,841 On Yam Estate 安蔭邨 Public 1994 8 5,492 Ning Fung Court 寧峰苑 HOS 2001 4 1,280 Shek Lei (I) Estate 石籬(一)邨 Public 1985 9 4,989 Shek Lei (II) Estate 石籬(二)邨 Public 1994 9 5,597 Shek Yam East Estate 石蔭東邨 Public 1996 3 2,331 Shek Yam Estate 石蔭邨 Public 2000 3 2,331 Tai Wo Hau Estate 大窩口邨 Public 1979 17 7,860 Tsui Yiu Court 翠瑤苑 HOS 1981 1 292 Wah Lai Estate 華荔邨 Public 2001 2 1,517 Yi Fung Court 怡峰苑 HOS 1999 2 700 Yin Lai Court 賢麗苑 HOS 1991 2 560 Yuet Lai Court 悅麗苑 HOS 1981 4 704 Cho Yiu Chuen
Overview of Cho Yiu Chuen
Cho Yiu Place, a redecorated shopping centre of Cho Yuen ChuenCho Yiu Chuen (Chinese: 祖堯邨) consists of 8 residential buildings with a total of 2,532 units, which were built in 1977, 1978 and 1981.[1] It also provides elderly persons flats at Chung Ling Sheh (Chinese: 松齡舍).[2] It was named for Sir Cho Yiu Kwan (Chinese: 關祖堯爵士), one of the founders of Hong Kong Housing Society.[3] It received a Certificate of Merit at the 1981 Hong Kong Institute of Architects Annual Awards.[4]
Name[5] Completion Kai Chun Lau 1977 Kai Kwong Lau Kai Lim Lau Kai Him Lau 1978–1979 Kai Hang Lau Kai Min Lau Chung Ling Sheh Kai King Lau 1981 Kai King Lau is the tallest building in Cho Yiu Chuen with 38 storeys. It was also the tallest public housing building in the world at that time.[6][7]
Hibiscus Park
Hibiscus ParkHibiscus Park (Chinese: 芊紅居) is a SCHS estate in Kwai Chung,[8] near Kwai Chung Sports Ground, Kwai Fong.[9][10] Formerly the site of Kwai Hong Temporary Housing Area (Chinese: 葵康臨時房屋區),[11] it consists of 2 blocks built in 1998.[12]
Highland Park
Highland ParkHighland Park (Chinese: 浩景臺) is a SCHS estate,[8] developed by the HKHS and situated at the mid-level of Lai King Hill, Kwai Chung.[13] Formerly the site of Lai King Temporary Housing Area (Chinese: 荔景臨時房屋區),[11] It has totally 6 blocks built in 1999, offering 1,496 flats.[14]
High Prosperity Terrace
High Prosperity TerraceHigh Prosperity Terrace (Chinese: 高盛臺) was PSPS estate which was jointly by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and Supertime Holdings. However, it was transferred to rental public housing estate in 2002. Its rent are now fixed at 10% above the best rents of the district concerned in view of their higher standard of finishes and fittings.[15][16] It has two residential buildings, completed in 2003.[17] Formerly the site of Kwai Lok Temporary Housing Area (Chinese: 葵樂臨時房屋區),[18]
Kwai Chun Court
Kwai Chun CourtKwai Chun Court (Chinese: 葵俊苑) is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, near Kwai Hing Estate. It has 3 blocks built in 1995.
Name[19] Type Completion Kwai Cheong House NCB 1995 Kwai Yue House Kwai Fung House Kwai Chung Estate
Kwai Chung Estate, Phase 1 RedevelopmentKwai Chung Estate (Chinese: 葵涌邨) is now under the management of the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA). The phase 1 and phase 3-5 of its redevelopment were completed progressively in 1998, 2000 and 2005. Starting from 1993, the Housing Department has embarked on the redevelopment of Kwai Chung Estate. After 12 years of work, the entire redevelopment project was realised in 2005. Being the largest public housing estate in Hong Kong, Kwai Chung Estate provides 11,759 rental flats for about 33,300 people. The redevelopment works also include realignment of Sheung Kok Street, road improvement works and the allocation of 800 flats in Kwai Fuk Court for disciplined services quarters.[20] It features commercial centre, carpark, public transport interchange, post office, social welfare and recreational facilities.[20]
Kwai Fong Estate
Kwai Fong EstateKwai Fong Estate (Chinese: 葵芳邨) is built on the reclaimed land of Gin Drinkers Bay, later the town centre of Kwai Chung, and the south of Kwai Hing Estate. Kwai Fong Station is named from the name of the estate. It comprises 12 buildings with a total of 6400 units and 1 shopping arcade. Before redevelopment, it consisted of 11 buildings which were completed between 1971 and 1973. In 1982, the buildings were revealed to have structural defects.[21] In 1985, the HKHA announced that the strength of the concrete in blocks 8, 9, 10 and 11 of Kwai Fong Estate was below standard. Those blocks were demolished between 1985 and 1989.[22] Other old buildings were also demolished in the 1990s to cope with the estate redevelopment. The estate was later redeveloped with 12 new buildings built between 1987 and 2002.
House name[23] Type Completion Kwai Yan House New Slab 1987 Kwai Chi House Linear 1 Kwai Tak House 1991 Kwai Shun House Linear 3 Kwai On House 1990 Kwai Kin House Harmony 3 1993 Kwai Ming House Harmony 1 1996 Kwai Ching House Kwai Tai House 1998 Kwai Oi House Single Aspect Building 2000 Kwai Foon House New Cruciform 2002 Kwai Hei House Kwai Hing Estate
Kwai Hing EstateKwai Hing Estate (Chinese: 葵興邨) was built in the valley of Gin Drinkers Bay,[24] later the town centre of Kwai Chung. Kwai Hing Station is named from the name of the estate. It comprises 4 buildings with a total of 400 rental units (TPS units excluded) and 1 shopping arcade. Before redevelopment, it consisted of 5 buildings which were completed between 1970 and 1972. In 1985, the HKHA announced that the strength of the concrete in blocks 3, 4 and 5 of Kwai Hing Estate were below standard.[25] All the blocks were later demolished between 1988 and 1992 to cope with the estate redevelopment.[22] The estate was later redeveloped with 5 buildings between 1991 and 1992.
Name[26] Type Completion Hing Kok House Linear 1 1991 Hing Yat House Hing Fuk House 1992 Hing Lok House Kwai Hong Court
Kwai Hong CourtKwai Hong Court is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, near Sun Kwai Hing Gardens and Kwai Hing Station. It consists of two blocks built in 1993.
Name[27] Type Completion Kwai Ming House Non-Standard 1993 Kwai Yat House Kwai Shing East Estate
Kwai Shing East EstateKwai Shing East Estate (Chinese: 葵盛東邨) is located at the east of Kwai Shing West Estate, and now consists of 12 residential buildings and a shopping centre.[28] Kwai Shing East Estate was formerly Kwai Shing Estate (Chinese: 葵盛邨) which had nine blocks (blocks 12 to 20) completed in 1972 and 1973. In 1977, these blocks were renamed as Kwai Shing East Estate.[29] In 1985, the HKHA announced that the strength of the concrete in Blocks 18 and 20 of the estate were below standard. Those blocks were demolished in 1989.[22] The remaining blocks (except block 12) were demolished and replaced by new buildings in the 1990s and 2000s.[30] In 1995, Block 12 was converted into Interim Housing temporarily to settle people ineligible for public rental housing.[31] But in 2008, the Hong Kong Housing Authority announced plans to demolish block 12 in 2010.[32]
Name[33][34] Type Completion Block 12 Interim Housing 1972
(To be demolished in 2010)Shing Fung House Linear 1 1990 Shing Hei House Shing Hing House Harmony 1 1993 Shing On House Harmony 3A Shing Kwok House 1997 Shing Lok House Harmony 1 1998 Shing Fu House Shing Keung House 1999 Shing Yat House Shing Ka House Small Household Block Shing Wo House 2003 Kwai Shing West Estate
Kwai Shing West EstateKwai Shing West Estate (Chinese: 葵盛西邨) is located at the east of Kwai Shing East Estate, and consists of 10 residential buildings completed between 1975 and 1977.[35]
Name[36][37] Type Completion Block 1 Old Slab 1977 Block 2 Block 3 1976 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Block 7 Block 8 Block 9 Block 10 1975 Lai King Estate
Phase 2, Lai King EstateLai King Estate (Chinese: 荔景邨) is one of the oldest public housing estates in Kwai Tsing District. It is divided into 2 phases and consists of a total of 7 residential buildings completed in 1975 (Phase 1) and 1976 (Phase 2) respectively.[38] Lai King Station is located between the two phases.[39]
Name[40] Type Completion Fung King House Old Slab 1975 Wo King House Yat King House Ming King House Yeung King House 1976 On King House Lok King House Lai Yan Court
Lai Yan CourtLai Yan Court (Chinese: 荔欣苑) is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, located near Wah Lai Estate and with a few distance to Mei Foo Station. Together with Wah Lai Estate and Nob Hill, it was formerly the site of Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park. It has 3 blocks built in 2001.[41]
Name[42] Type Completion Lai Ying House Harmony 2001 Lai Choi House Lai Lam House Lai Yiu Estate
Lai Yiu EstateLai Yiu Estate (Chinese: 麗瑤邨) is located at the north mid-level of Lai King Estate. It consists of 5 residential buildings completed in 1976, 1977 and 1999 respectively.[43][44]
Name[45] Type Completion Fu Yiu House Twin Tower 1976 Kwai Yiu House 1977 Lok Yiu House Wah Yiu House Old Slab Wing Yiu House Small Household Block 1999 Ning Fung Court
Ning Fung CourtNing Fung Court (Chinese: 寧峰苑) is a HOS court in North Kwai Chung, located near Shek Yam Estate and Shek Yam East Estate.[46] Formerly the site of Shek Yam Estate Block 1 and 2, the estate belongs to Shek Yam Estate Phase 3 and consists of four 41-storey "Concord"-type residential block completed in 2001.[47][48]
Name Type Completion Ching Fung House Concord 2001 Long Fung House Ting Fung House Yun Fung House On Yam Estate
On Yam Estate Phase 1On Yam Estate (Chinese: 安蔭邨) is situated on land which was formerly the location of Shek Yam Temporary Housing Area (Chinese: 石蔭臨時房屋區) and Shek Lei Temporary Housing Area (Chinese: 石籬臨時房屋區).[51] The estate consists of 8 residential buildings (in Phase 1 and 2) completed in 1994 and 1995.[52]
Name[53] Type Completion Hong Yam House Harmony 1 1994 Kar Yam House Cheung Yam House Yiu Yam House 1995 Tak Yam House Chak Yam House Fung Yam House Shing Yam House Shek Lei Estate
Shek Lei EstateMain article: Shek Lei EstateShek Lei Estate (Chinese: 石籬邨) is located near Shek Yam Estate, On Yam Estate and Shek Yam East Estate.[54] The estate separates into three parts, Shek Lei (I) Estate (Chinese: 石籬(一)邨), Shek Lei (II) Estate (Chinese: 石籬(二)邨) and Shek Lei Interim Housing (Chinese: 石籬中轉房屋). It has totally 22 blocks and 2 shopping centres with the population of about 35,000. It is currently the second largest public housing estates in Kwai Chung.
Shek Yam East Estate
Shek Yam East EstateShek Yam East Estate (Chinese: 石蔭東邨) was developed by the HKHA, and the year of intake was 1996.[55] It was developed on the former site of Tai Pak Tin Temporary Housing Area (Chinese: 大白田臨時房屋區), and not as a redevelopment of Shek Yam Estate. It is therefore considered as an independent estate.[56] Shek Yam East Estate is a comparatively small public housing estate for Hong Kong standards, comprising three[55] 39-floor[57] residential buildings, without market and shopping centre. It comprises a total of 2,500 apartments, with sizes ranging from 13.6 to 49 m2. The authorized population was 6,500 at the end of 2007.[55] The nearby Shek Yam Shopping Centre, located within Shek Yam Estate serves this estate.
Name[55] Type Completion Yam Heng House Harmony 1 1996 Yam Hing House Yam Yue House Shek Yam Estate
Shek Yam EstateShek Yam Estate (Chinese: 石蔭邨) was the first Government Low Cost Housing Scheme estate in Kwai Chung. It had 8 blocks built in 1968, which were all demolished in 1990s and 2000s.
The estate was redeveloped into 4 phases. Phase 2 consists of three rental residential blocks, a car park podium and a shopping centre which were completed in 2000.[58] Phase 3 consists of four HOS concord-typed blocks, Ning Fung Court.[48] Phase 1 and Phase 4 were handed over to Leisure and Cultural Services Department to construct a park, Sham Yam Lei Muk Road Park.[59][60] Phase 5 was the old site of Shek Yam Community Hall and a HOS building, but it was renamed Lai Shek House and changed to rental use.
Name[61] Type Completion Chi Shek House Harmony 1 2000 Yan Shek House Yung Shek House Linear 1 Lai Shek House Non-standard 2006 Tai Wo Hau Estate / Kwai Yin Court
Main article: Tai Wo Hau EstateTsui Yiu Court
Tsui Yiu CourtTsui Yiu Court is a HOS court in Lai King Hill, Kwai Chung, near Lai Yiu Estate and Castle Peak Road (Kwai Chung Section). It has 1 block built in 1981.
Name[62] Type Completion Tsui Yiu Court Non-standard 1981 Wah Lai Estate
Wah Lai EstateWah Lai Estate (Chinese: 華荔邨) consists of two residential buildings completed in 2001.[63]
Although it administratively belongs to Kwai Tsing District, it is very near Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Lai Chi Kok rather than other parts in Kwai Chung. Sham Shui Po District Council requested the government to include the estate into its district, but there are still no changes in the boundary related to the estate.[64][65] However, the government decided to include the entire Nob Hill, a private housing estate next to Wah Lai Estate, into Sham Shui Po District in 2007.[66]
Name[63] Type Completion Hei Lai House Harmony 1 2001 Seung Lai House Yi Fung Court
Main article: Shek Lei Estate
Yee Fung CourtYi Yung Court (Chinese: 怡峰苑) is a HOS court in the upper hill of Shek Lei Extension, Lei Pui Street. It has totally 2 blocks built in 1999.
Yin Lai Court
Yin Lai Court (left) and Yuet Lai Court (right)Yin Lai Court (Chinese: 賢麗苑) is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, near Lai King Estate and Lai King Station. It has two blocks and a shopping centre built in 1991.[67]
Name[68] Type Completion Yin Kwong House Flexi 3 1991 Yin Tak House Yuet Lai Court
Yuet Lai Court (Chinese: 悅麗苑) is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, near Lai King Estate and Lai King Station. It has totally 4 blocks, located at the east of Lai King Hill Road. It was sold to the public through Home Ownership Scheme Phase 1 in 1981. It is one of the earliest HOS courts in Hong Kong.[69]
Name[70] Type Completion Lai Wan House Non-Standard 1981 Lai Wah House Lai Ha House Lai Hung House References
- ^ Cho Yiu Chuen
- ^ Chairman Visits Estates
- ^ Cho Yiu Chuen (Chinese Version)
- ^ List of Past HKIA Annual Awards
- ^ Cho Yiu Chuen
- ^ Kai King Lau
- ^ Kai King Lau
- ^ a b Review Report of HKHS
- ^ Knife girls nabbed
- ^ the 46th Meeting of the Kwai Tsing District Council held on 8 March 2007
- ^ a b Hong Kong Place - Temporary Housing Area (Chinese)
- ^ Hibiscus Park
- ^ Housing Society Launches Sandwich Class Housing Scheme Remaining Units for Sale
- ^ Properties under Management of HKHS
- ^ Private Sector Participation Scheme Projects Transferred to Public Rental Housing
- ^ HA Sets Public Rental Flats Allocation
- ^ High Prosperity Terrace
- ^ HIGH PROSPERITY TERRACE
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Kwai Chun Estate
- ^ a b Guidebook: Redevelopment of Kwai Chung Estate
- ^ Structural problem surface
- ^ a b c The demolition bombshell
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Kwai Fong Estate
- ^ Reclaimation map of Victoria Harbour
- ^ The problem blocks
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Kwai Hing Estate
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Kwai Hong Court
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Kwai Shing East Shopping Centre
- ^ 葵盛東邨 (Chinese version)
- ^ NEW TERRITORIES WEST DEVELOPMENT OFFICE KWAI TSING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
- ^ Clearance of Interim Housing Block 12 at Kwai Shing East Estate
- ^ HA approves arrangements for clearance of Kwai Shing East Interim Housing
- ^ Kwai Shing East Estate
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Kwai Shing East Estate
- ^ 葵盛西邨 (Chinese Version)
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Kwai Shing West Estate
- ^ Addition of Lifts in Housing Authority’s Existing Public Housing Estates
- ^ Lai King Estate (Chinese Version)
- ^ Lai King Estate
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Lai King Estate
- ^ Application for Home Ownership Scheme Phase 23A Begins
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Lai Yan Court
- ^ Lai Cho Road, Kwai Chung
- ^ Way forward for the Comprehensive Structural Investigation Programme
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Lai Yiu Estate
- ^ Home Ownership Scheme
- ^ Abundant Choices in Various Districts
- ^ a b Shek Yam Estate Phase 3
- ^ Ning Fung Court
- ^ Ning Fung Court
- ^ 臨時房屋區 (Chinese Version)
- ^ On Yam Estate
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - On Yam Estate
- ^ Kwai Chung (East) Integrated Family Service Centre
- ^ a b c d Hong Kong Housing Authority - Shek Yam East Estate
- ^ hk-place.com - 臨時房屋區 (Chinese)
- ^ Emporis - Shek Yam East Estate
- ^ Shek Yam Estate Phase 2
- ^ Proposed Project Development Budget for Demolition Works at Shek Yam Estate Phase 4
- ^ Shek Yam Lei Muk Road Park
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Shek Yam Estate
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Tsui Yiu Court
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- ^ Speech by SHA in moving resolution on District Councils Ordinance
- ^ Yin Lai Shopping Centre
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Yin Lai Court
- ^ Details of HOS Flats in Previous Sales
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Yuet Lai Court
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