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Choi Hung Estate, Hong Kong
Choi Hung Estate, the other sideChoi Hung Estate (Chinese: 彩虹邨; Mandarin Pinyin: Cǎihóng Cūn; Jyutping: coi2 hung4 cyun1, Choi Hung in Cantonese means Rainbow.) is one of the oldest public housing estates in Hong Kong, located in the Wong Tai Sin District of Kowloon. The estate was built by the former Hong Kong Housing Authority (屋宇建設委員會) and is now managed by the current Hong Kong Housing Authority (香港房屋委員會). It received a Silver Medal at the 1965 Hong Kong Institute of Architects Annual Awards.[1]
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Location
a signboard of the opening ceremonyChoi Hung Estate is located in Ngau Chi Wan and is surrounded by eastern Kowloon Peninsula's several major roads. To the north is Lung Cheung Road; to the south Prince Edward Road East; to the west Kwun Tong Bypass and to the east Clear Water Bay Road. The geographical location accounts for the excellent transport network near the estate.
The Hong Kong government granted the land to the Hong Kong Housing Authority to build a large housing estate in 1958. The blocks of the estate were completed between 1962 and 1964. An opening ceremony was held in 1963 with the presence of then Hong Kong Governor, Sir Robert Brown Black. A signboard commemorating the ceremony is located in the estate's Lam Chung Avenue.
Buildings and Facilities
There are 11 blocks of residential buildings, one car park and five schools in the estate, with various shops and restaurants on the ground floor of each block. Roads in the estate connect the blocks to each other and to major roads.
Residential Blocks
A sign at the west exit of Choi Hung EstateName Block Type of building Phase Year of completion Chi Mei House (紫薇樓) 1 Old Slab 1 1962 Tan Fung House (丹鳳樓) 2 Luk Ching House (綠晶樓) 3 2 1963 Pak Suet House (白雪樓) 4 Pik Hoi House (碧海樓) 7 Chui King House (翠瓊樓) 5 3 Kam Hon House (金漢樓) 9A 1964 Hung Ngok House (紅萼樓) 6 4 Kam Wan House (錦雲樓) 8 5 Kam Pik House & Kam Wah House (金碧樓及金華樓) 9B 6 Public Facilities
- car park
- post office
- bus terminus
- 2 markets
Education
Secondary Schools
- Choi Hung Estate Catholic Secondary School (彩虹邨天主教中學)
- S.K.H. St. Benedict's School (聖公會聖本德中學)
Primary Schools
- CCC Kei Wa Primary School (中華基督教會香港區會基華小學)
- S.K.H. Ching Shan Primary School (聖公會靜山小學)
- S.K.H. Yat Sau Primary School (聖公會日修小學)
Transport
Because the estate is accessible from major roads of Kowloon, the bus network is very convenient.
Franchised Buses
Route Operator Route Number Destinations Choi Hung Bus Terminus KMB 3D/3M/3P Tsz Wan Shan 5 Star Ferry KMB and NWFB 113 Kennedy Town (via Central) Citybus E23 Airport (via Tung Chung) E23P Airport Choi Hung Estate Access Road KMB 3D/89X Kwun Tong Yuet Wah Street 6D Ngau Tau Kok 9 Ping Shek 11C Upper Sau Mau Ping 15A Ping Tin (via Kowloon Bay Industrial Area) 21 Choi Wan 42C/89D/258D Lam Tin MTR Station 62X/259D/N216 Yau Tong 70X/89C Kwun Tong Tsui Ping Road 74A/74X/80X/83X/268C/269C Kwun Tong Ferry 89B Kwun Tong Yue Man Square 91 Clear Water Bay (via HKUST) 91M Po Lam (via HKUST / Hang Hau) 92 Sai Kung 96R Wong Shek Pier (via Pak Tam Chung) 277X/889 Ping Tin KMB and NWFB 101R Kwun Tong Yue Man Square 111 Ping Shek N121 Ngau Tau Kok 302 Admiralty/Central/Sheung Wan KMB and CTB 671 Ap Lei Chau Lee Lok Street (via Causeway Bay) NWFB 796B Tiu Keng Leng MTR Station Citybus N29 Po Lam (via Tseung Kwan O Town Centre) Lung Cheung Road KMB 3D/3M/3P/15A Tsz Wan Shan 3M/3P/10 Choi Wan 6D Cheung Sha Wan (via Shek Kip Mei) 9 Star Ferry (via Argyle Street) 10 Tai Kok Tsui (via Mong Kok) 11C Chuk Yuen Estate 21 Hung Hom MTR Station 29M San Po Kong/Shun Lee Estate 38 Ping Tin Kwai Shing East (via Wah Yuen Chuen) 42C Cheung Hang Estate (via Tsuen Wan) 62X Tuen Mun Town Centre 70X Sheung Shui/Fanling 74A Tai Wo 74X Tai Po Centre 80/80P Kwun Tong Ferry 80 Mei Lam 80X Chun Shek 83X Wong Nai Tau 89 Kwun Tong Yuet Wah Street Lek Yuen 89B Sha Tin Wai (via Che Kung Temple) 89C Heng On Estate 89D Wu Kai Sha Station 89X Sha Tin MTR Station (via City One Shatin) 91/91M/92/96R Diamond Hill MTR Station 91 Clear Water Bay (via HKUST) 91M Po Lam (via HKUST / Hang Hau) 92 Sai Kung 95 Jordan 96R Wong Shek Pier (via Pak Tam Chung) 258D Po Tin 259D Lung Mun Oasis 268C Long Ping MTR Station 269C Tin Shui Wai Town Centre 277X Luen Wo Hui 889 Sha Tin Racecourse KMB and NWFB 111/N121 Central Macau Ferry (via Wan Chai) KMB and CityBus 671 Diamond Hill MTR Station NWFB 796B Kowloon Tong Station (Festival Walk) CityBus E22/E22A/E22B/E22P/N26/N29 Tung Chung and Airport E22 Lam Tin N (via Laguna City) E22A Po Lam (via Tiu Keng Leng) E22B Po Lam (via Sau Mau Ping Estate, Po Lam Road) E22P/N26 Yau Tong Kwun Tong Road KMB 1A Central Sau Mau Ping Star Ferry 2A/28 Lok Wah 2A Mei Foo 5D Hung Hom 11B Kwun Tong Tsui Ping Road Kowloon City Ferry 11D Kwun Tong Ferry Lok Fu 13D Po Tat Island Harbourview 13P Lai Kok 14 Yau Tong China Ferry Terminal 15 Ping Tin Hung Hom Ferry 16 Lam Tin Kwong Tin Estate Mong Kok Park Avenue 17 Kwun Tong Yuet Wah Street Oi Man(via Ho Man Tin) 24 Kai Yip Mong Kok 26/27 Shun Tin 29M/42 Shun Lee 40 Laguna City Tsuen Wan Nina Tower 93K Po Lam 93K/N293 Mong Kok East MTR Station 95 Tsui Lam (via Sau Mau Ping) 296C/N293 Sheung Tak 296C Sham Shui Po Tonkin Street Citybus A22/X22 Lam Tin MTR Station A22 Airport R22 Disneyland KMB and NWFB 101 Kwun Tong Yue Man Square Kennedy Town (via Central) KMB and CTB 107 Kowloon Bay Wah Kwai Minibuses
Route Number Destination Green Minibus (New Territories) 1M/1S Sai Kung Town 11 Hang Hau Village (via HKUST) 11S Tseung Kwan O Metro City II 102B Tseung Kwan O Yuk Ming Court 102S Tseung Kwan O East Point City Red minibus -- Mong Kok and Kowloon City Tsuen Wan Market Street MTR
The Choi Hung MTR Station on the Kwun Tong Line, which is named after the estate, is in the north of the estate. Exits C3 and C4 are available for access to the estate.
See also
- Public housing in Hong Kong
- List of public housing estates in Hong Kong
References
External links
Public housing estates in Hong KongPublic housing in Hong Kong Hong Kong Island Sai Wan (Sai Wan Estate • Kwun Lung Lau)Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan • Shau Kei Wan • Tai Hang (Lai Tak Tsuen) • North Point (Model Housing Estate • Healthy Village)Kowloon Wong Tai Sin • Diamond Hill • Ngau Chi Wan • Tsz Wan Shan • Lok Fu (Lok Fu Estate • Wang Tau Hom Estate) • San Po Kong (Rhythm Garden)Yau Tong • Lam Tin • Ngau Tau Kok and Kowloon Bay • Kwun Tong • Sze Shun • Sau Mau Ping (Sau Mau Ping Estate • Po Tat Estate)New Territories Tin Shui Wai • Yuen Long
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