North Point Estate

North Point Estate in 1989.

North Point Estate (Chinese: 北角邨) was a public housing estate at the harbourfront of North Point, Hong Kong near North Point Ferry Pier and its bus terminus, approaching Victoria Harbour. It was the largest public housing estate in Eastern District, Hong Kong.^[1] It was the second public housing estate built by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and it enjoyed the reputation of being one of the most impressive construction schemes in Asia and the public housing estate at one of the most "luxurious" land on Hong Kong Island.^[2]

Background

North Point Estate was developed by Hong Kong Housing Authority and completed in 1957. It comprised seven 11-storey blocks with a total of 1,956 flats.^[3] Although North Point Estate was structurally safe, the Housing Authority decided to redevelop the estate with the consideration of the increasing maintenance problems and costs. The estate was cleared in 2002 and demolished in 2003. The tenants were rehoused to new units in Oi Tung Estate at Aldrich Bay, Shau Kei Wan and Hing Wah Estate at Chai Wan.^[4] After demolishment, the east and central part of the site is now used as temporary open car parks and the rest is left vacant.^[5] In 2007, the Housing Authority decided to return the site to the government for redevelopment.^[6]

References

1. ^ Photos of North Point Estate
2. ^ Eastern District, Hong Kong
3. ^ Redevelopment of North Point Estate (April, 2000)
4. ^ North Point Estate to be Redeveloped (March, 2000)
5. ^ The Former North Point Estate Site (2007)
6. ^ HASPC endorses return of former North Point Estate site to the Government