Belvedere Garden () is one of the largest-scale

private housing estates Private housing estate is a term used in Hong Kong for private mass housing – a housing estate developed by a private developer, as opposed to a public housing estate built by the Hong Kong Housing Authority or the Hong Kong Housing Socie ...

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, Hong Kong, located at the seaside of

Tsuen Wan West Tsuen Wan West () is situated at the west of Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong, along Castle Peak Road between Yau Kom Tau and Chai Wan Kok. There are mainly private residential estates, including Belvedere Garden, Bayview Garden, Greenview ...

. Developed by

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, it comprises 6,016 flats in 19

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residential towers developed in 3 phases. It was designed to be a self-contained community and was designed with a

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and a

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History

The estate was completed between 1987 and 1991. In 2001, the

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branch at the estate was robbed by

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, a police officer.

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Belvedere Garden had a population of 18,745. The median age was 43.1 and the majority of residents (92.6 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3.2 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$47,500.

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Phase 1 and Phase 2 are located in the Lai To constituency, which was formerly represented by Ronald Tse Man-chak until July 2021, while Phase 3 falls within the

constituency, which was formerly represented by Angus Yick Shing-chung until July 2021.

Education

Belvedere Garden is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 62, which includes schools in Tsuen Wan and areas nearby. The net includes multiple aided schools and one government school, Hoi Pa Street Government Primary School.

Covid Pandemic

Block 4, Belvedere Garden Phase 2 was placed under lockdown on 19 April 2021 for mandatory testing.

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