The following is an overview of Public housing estates in Tai Wai, Hong Kong

History

The history of public housing estates in Tai Wai is linked to the history of Sha Tin New Town, which started in the 1970s.[1][2]

Overview

Name Type Inaug. No Blocks No Units Notes
Chun Shek Estate 秦石邨 Public 1984 4 2,166
Carado Garden 雲疊花園 PSPS 1990 6 1,988
Fung Shing Court 豐盛苑 HOS 1985 3 2,448
Grandway Garden 富嘉花園 PSPS 1989 3 864
Holford Garden 海福花園 PSPS 1985 3 800
Ka Keng Court 嘉徑苑 HOS 2002 2 640
Ka Tin Court 嘉田苑 HOS 1988 6 1,680
Ka Shun Court 嘉順苑 HOS 2018 1 248
King Tin Court 景田苑 HOS 1983 6 1,424
Hin Keng Estate 顯徑邨 TPS 1986 8 1,004
Hin Yiu Estate 顯耀邨 Public 2005 1 799
Lung Hang Estate 隆亨邨 Public 1983 6 4,376
May Shing Court 美城苑 HOS 1982 3 2,192
Mei Chung Court 美松苑 HOS 1996 6 1,940
Mei Lam Estate 美林邨 Public 1981 4 4,156
Mei Pak Court 美柏苑 HOS 2017 1 288
Mei Tin Estate 美田邨 Public 2006 8 6,700
Mei Ying Court 美盈苑 HOS 2017 1 216
Sun Chui Estate 新翠邨 Public 1983 8 6,692
Sun Tin Wai Estate 新田圍邨 Public 1981 8 3,430

Chun Shek Estate

Chun Shek Estate with Beacon Hill in the background.

Chun Shek Estate (秦石邨) is located near Che Kung Temple and Che Kung Temple station.[3] It consists of 4 residential blocks completed in 1984.

Name[4]TypeCompletion
Shek Yuk HouseOld Slab1984
Shek Fai HouseSingle H
Shek Ying HouseDouble H
Shek Jing House

Carado Garden

Carado Garden

Carado Garden (雲疊花園) is a Private Sector Participation Scheme court in Tai Wai, near Tin Sam Village, Lung Hang Estate and Hin Yiu Estate. It consists of 6 blocks built in 1990.

Name[5]TypeCompletion
Block 1Private Sector Participation Scheme1990
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Block 5
Block 6

Fung Shing Court

Fung Shing Court

Fung Shing Court (豐盛苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tai Wai, near Sun Tin Wai Estate.[6] It consists of three blocks built in 1985.

Name[7]TypeCompletion
Wing Shing HouseTrident 21985
Wah Shing House
Fu Shing House

Grandway Garden

Grandway Garden

Grandway Garden (富嘉花園) is a Private Sector Participation Scheme court in Tai Wai,[8] near MTR Tai Wai station[9] and Holford Garden.[10] It was jointly developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and Chevalier Group.[11] It consists of 3 blocks built in 1989.

Name[12]TypeCompletion
Block 1Private Sector Participation Scheme1989
Block 2
Block 3

Hin Keng Estate / Hin Yiu Estate

Hin Keng Estate
Hin Yiu Estate

Hin Keng Estate (顯徑邨) is a mixed public and TPS estate at the south of Tai Wai.[13] Named for nearby Hin Tin Village (顯田村) and Keng Hau Village (徑口村), the estate consists of 8 residential buildings completed between 1986 and 1989.[14] Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 3 in 2000.[15] There is another adjacent public estate, Hin Yiu Estate (顯耀邨), which has only one residential building.

Since Hin Keng Estate is far away from MTR Tai Wai station, the main transportation is buses and minibuses currently in there. In the future, Hin Keng station of Sha Tin to Central Link is proposed to be built near Hin Keng Estate to provide railway service for Hin Keng residents.[16][17] The station opened for public service on 14 February 2020.

Hin Keng Estate houses

Name[18]TypeCompletion
Hin Pui HouseTrident 21986
Hin Tak House
Hin Yeung House
Hin Hing House
Hin Yau HouseTrident 31988
Hin Wan HouseTrident 41989
Hin Fu House
Hin Kwai House

Hin Yiu Estate houses

Name[19]TypeCompletion
Hin Yiu HouseNew Harmony 12005

Holford Garden

Holford Garden

Holford Garden (海福花園) is a Private Sector Participation Scheme court in Tai Wai,[8] near MTR Tai Wai station.[20] It is the first PSPS court in Sha Tin District. It consists of 3 blocks built in 1985, constructed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation.[21]

Name[22]TypeCompletion
Fook Siu CourtPrivate Sector Participation Scheme1985
Fook Hey Court
Fook Ki Court

Ka Shun Court

Ka Shun Court

Ka Shun Court (嘉順苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tai Wai, near Hin Keng Estate and Union Hospital. It is located in Hin Tin, within walking distance of the Hin Keng station which was opened on 14 February 2020. It is a single block with totally 248 flats completed in 2018.[23]

NameTypeCompletion
Ka Shun CourtNon-standard2018

Ka Keng Court

Ka Keng Court (嘉徑苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tai Wai, near Hin Keng Estate. It consists of two Concord blocks built in 2002.[24]

Name[25]TypeCompletion
Ka Oi HouseConcord 12002
Ka Sin House

Ka Tin Court

Ka Tin Court

Ka Tin Court (嘉田苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tai Wai, near Hin Keng Estate. It consists of six Flexi blocks built in 1988.[24]

Name[26]TypeCompletion
Ka Hong HouseFlexi 31988
Ka Kei House
Ka Yin House
Ka Wai House
Ka Yee House
Ka Wing House

King Tin Court

King Tin Court (景田苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tai Wai, near Lung Hang Estate.[10] It consists of 6 blocks built in 1983.

Name[27]TypeCompletion
Man Sam HouseFlexi 21983
Ching Sam House
Bing Sam House
Hung Sam House
Hang Sam House
King Sam House

Lung Hang Estate

Lung Hang Estate

Lung Hang Estate (隆亨邨) is located between Hin Keng Estate and Sun Chui Estate, and consists of 6 residential blocks completed in 1983 and 1985 respectively.[28]

Name[29]TypeCompletion
Wing Sam HouseOld Slab1985
Hok Sam HouseDouble H1983
Lok Sam House
Sin Sam HouseTwin Tower
Sheung Sam House
Wai Sam House

Mei Lam Estate / May Shing Court / Mei Chung Court

Mei Lam Estate

Mei Lam Estate (美林邨) is a public estate consisting of 4 residential buildings with 4,100 rental flats, a shopping centre and a sports centre, located along Shing Mun River Channel and near Mei Chung Court, May Shing Court and Shing Mun Tunnel. It was constructed in three phases. Phase 1 (Mei Fung House, Mei Yeung House, Mei Tao House and Mei Lam Shopping Centre) are located at the south side of Shing Mun River Channel, while Phase 2 (Mei Wai House)[30] and Phase 3 (Mei Lam Sports Centre)[31] are located at the north side. The two sides are connected by a footbridge. The authorized population was 11,400 as at end December 2007.[32]

Mei Pak Court

Mei Pak Court

Mei Pak Court (美柏苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Heung Fun Liu, Tai Wai of Sha Tin District, near May Shing Court. It is one 33-storey block court with 288 flats in total.[33] It was sold in 2014[34] and completed in 2017.

Mei Tin Estate

Mei Tin Estate

Mei Tin Estate (美田邨) is located at the south of Shing Mun River Channel and near Mei Lam Estate. Formerly the site of a village called Heung Fan Liu (香粉寮), the estate consists of 7 residential blocks in Phase 1, 2 and 3 completed in 2006 and 2008.[35][36] Phase 4 was completed by 2013.[37]

English nameChinese nameTypeCompleted
Mei Sau House美秀樓New Harmony 12006
Mei Lai House美麗樓
Mei King House美景樓
Mei Chi House美致樓
Mei Lok House美樂樓2008
Mei Moon House美滿樓
Mei Ting House美庭樓
Mei Chuen House美全樓Non-standard block
(Y-shaped)		2013

Mei Ying Court

Mei Ying Court

Mei Ying Court (美盈苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Heung Fun Liu, Tai Wai of Sha Tin District, near Mei Tin Estate. It is a single-block court with 216 flats in total.[38] It was sold in 2014[34] and completed in 2017.

Sun Chui Estate

Sun Chui Estate

Sun Chui Estate (新翠邨) is located near Lung Hang Estate, Che Kung Miu Temple and Tai Wai station. It consists of 8 residential buildings completed in 1983, 1984 and 1985 respectively.[39]

Name[40]TypeCompletion
Sun Ming HouseDouble H1985
Sun Yuet House1983
Sun Wai House
Sun Fong HouseOld Slab
Sun Yee House
Sun Chun HouseTwin Tower1984
Sun Hok House
Sun Kit House

Sun Tin Wai Estate

Sun Tin Wai Estate

Sun Tin Wai Estate (新田圍邨) was built on the hill at the south of Chun Shek Estate along Lion Rock Tunnel Road. It consists of 8 residential blocks completed in 1981 and 1982.[41]

Name[42]TypeCompletion
Yu Wai HouseOld Cruciform1981
Fung Wai HouseSingle I
Shing Wai House
Foo Wai House
Yan Wai House1982
Wing Wai House
Fook Wai HouseOld Slab
Hong Wai House

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hong Kong Journals Online" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "District Highlights". Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  3. ↑ Che Kung Temple Station
  4. ↑ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Chun Shek Estate
  5. ↑ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Carodo Garden
  6. ↑ Shatin (North) Integrated Family Service Centre
  7. ↑ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Fung Shing Court
  8. 1 2 Sha Tin
  9. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. 1 2 Shatin (South) Integrated Family Service Centre
  11. ↑ Chevalier Group Archived 22 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Grandway Garden
  13. ↑ Housing Estates and Buildings List as at 2.10.07
  14. ↑ Hin Keng Estate
  15. ↑ Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 3
  16. ↑ Shatin to Central Link
  17. ↑ Summary of the Minutes of the 4th Meeting of Sha Tin District Council (2008 Session)
  18. ↑ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Hin Keng Estate
  19. ↑ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Hin Yiu Estate
  20. ↑ KMB Route 46S
  21. ↑ From 1979 to 1986, its first stage development
  22. ↑ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Holford Graden
  23. ↑ Ka Shun Court
  24. 1 2 Ka Keng Court
  25. ↑ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Ka Keng Court
  26. ↑ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Ka Tin Court
  27. ↑ Hong Kong Housing Authority – King Tin Court
  28. ↑ Description of Packages Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  29. ↑ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Lung Hang Estate
  30. ↑ Civil Engineering and Development Department – Description of Packages Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  31. ↑ Leisure and Cultural Services Department – Mei Lam Sports Centre Archived 13 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  32. ↑ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Mei Lam Estate
  33. ↑ Mei Pak Court
  34. 1 2 Application for purchase under the Home Ownership Scheme Flats 2014 to start on December 30
  35. ↑ Particulars of Flats Involved in this Rent Fixing Exercise
  36. ↑ Public Housing Developments Adopting Non-standard Design
  37. ↑ Legislative Council Panel on Housing Information Requested by Hon Lee Wing-tat
  38. ↑ Mei Ying Court
  39. ↑ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Sun Chui Estate – Palm and Terminalia Garden
  40. ↑ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Sun Chui Estate
  41. ↑ Sun Tin Wai Estate
  42. ↑ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Sun Tin Wai Estate

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