Lok Wah Estate

Lok Wah Estate (Chinese: 樂華邨, Jyutping: lok6 waa4 cyun1, Pinyin: Lèhuácūn) is a public housing estate located in northern Kwun Tong Town Central, Hong Kong.

Geography

Lok Wah Estate is located on Chun Wah Road, northern Kwun Tong Town Central. It is divided into 2 parts: Lok Wah South Estate (樂華南邨) and Lok Wah North Estate (樂華北邨), together with 14 blocks of residential buildings. According to the District Council Election 2003, the estimated population in Lok Wah Estate was around 31500.

Facilities

The facilities around Lok Wah Estate include:

* 3 primary schools and 5 secondary schools
* 2 Parks: Lok Wah Estate Playround and Kung Lok Road Bicycle Playround
* 1 indoor sport centre: Chun Wah Road Sport Centre
* Wet Market: Lok Wah Market
* Shopping Centre: Lok Wah Commercial Centre
* 1 Outdoor Cooked Food Centre
* YWCA Lok Wah Community Centre, in 80 Chun Wah Road
* Sau Mau Ping Police Station, in 200 Hong Ning Road.

History

Lok Wah Estate was planned and developed at late 1970s and completed at early 1980s. Before that, another housing village, Fook Wah Estate (復華村), was located in the same site since 1950s, providing the provisional housing to labours working in the factories in Kwun Tong.

Transport

Public Transport

Bus:
* 2A - Mei Foo via Mong Kok
* 13X - Po Tat Estate to East Tsim Sha Tsui via Kai Tak Tunnel, Jordan
* 23M - Shun Lee via Ngau Tau Kok, Kwun Tong, United Christian Hospital
* 28 - Tsim Sha Tsui via To Kwa Wan, East Tsim Sha Tsui
* 28A (Peak hours on Monday to Saturday only)- Kwun Tong Ferry Pier
* 619, 619P, N619 - Shun Lee to Central Macau Ferry Terminal

MTR:
* Kowloon Bay - 20 mins walk, or interchange by red Mini-bus at Chun Wah Road
* Ngau Tau Kok - 15 mins walk, or interchange by franchised bus No. 23M
* Kwun Tong - 20 mins walk, or interchange by green Mini-bus No. 22M, or franchised bus No. 28A

Minibus:
* 22M - Yue Man Square
* 48 - Shun Lee to Kowloon Bay
* 104 - HKUST to Ngau Tak Kok MTR
* 106 - Kowloon Bay to Po Lam

Administration

District Councilors:

* Lok Wah North: Mr. Kam-Yuen Fung
* Lok Wah South: Mr. Kevin Koon-chung So

Tenancy Management:

* Kwun Tong District Division 2 (Lok Wah)

See also

* Fukien Secondary School
* Ko Lui Secondary School
* Kwun Tong Kung Lok Government Secondary School
* Lok Sin Tong Yeung Chung Ming Primary School
* Lok Wah Catholic Primary School
* Mu Kuang English School
* SKH Kei Lok Primary School
* St. Catharine's School for Girls

External links

* Property Location and Profile, Hong Kong Housing Authority
** [http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/estate/0,,1-347-13_5006,00.html Lok Wah North Estate]
** [http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/estate/0,,1-347-13_4984,00.html Lok Wah South Estate]