Ap Lei Chau Estate
Ap Lei Chau Estate
General information
Location322 Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road, Ap Lei Chau
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°14′41″N 114°09′00″E / 22.244705°N 114.1498625°E / 22.244705; 114.1498625
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population14,504[1] (2016)
No. of blocks8[2]
No. of units4,453[2]
Construction
Constructed1980 (1980)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Ap Lei Chau Estate (Chinese: 鴨脷洲邨) is a public housing estate in Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is the first public housing estate in Ap Lei Chau. Completed in two phases in 1980[3] and 1982, respectively, the estate consists of 8 residential blocks providing 4,453 flats.[4] It was one of the public housing estates built from 1980 to 1982 to accommodate people affected by a major fire in Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter.[5]

Houses

Name[2]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Lei Ning House利寧樓Old Slab1980
Lei Yee House利怡樓
Lei Tim House利添樓
Lei Chak House利澤樓Triple H
Lei Fook House利福樓Double H1982
Lei Moon House利滿樓

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Ap Lei Chau Estate had a population of 14,504. The median age was 53.1, and the majority of residents (97.1 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.8 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$21,650.[1]

Politics

Ap Lei Chau Estate is located in Ap Lei Chau Estate constituency of the Southern District Council.[6] It is currently represented by Lam Yuk-chun, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[7]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Housing Authority Property Location and Profile | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "The 32 aged public rental housing estates to be covered in the expanded Comprehensive Structural Investigation Programme from 2008 to 2018" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Project: Maintenance Work at Ap Lei Chau Estate" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "9 Land Contamination". Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Southern District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Southern District Council - Southern DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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