The following is an overview of
public housing estates
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authorities, government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the d ...
on
Tsing Yi
Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...
, Hong Kong including
Home Ownership Scheme (HOS),
Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS),
Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS),
Tenant Purchase Scheme (TPS) and
Subsidised Sale Flats Project (SSFP) estates.
History
At early 1970s, the residents of Tsing Yi Island were largely villagers and fishermen. Later, the government decided to extend the
Tsuen Wan New Town
Tsuen Wan New Town is a new town in Hong Kong. It spans Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and the eastern part of Tsing Yi Island. Traditionally, the administrative officials of Tsuen Wan managed the area of Tsuen Wan proper, Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi Isla ...
westward onto the island. The plan was to develop the northeastern quadrant of the island into residential use, and some estates were to be built on
reclaimed land
Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamati ...
. The
Hong Kong Housing Authority was mandated to construct public housing estates as part of this plan. Cheung Ching Estate is the first stage of new town development.
All the estates in this development are named "Cheung ''variable'' Estate" (), and most flats were destined for rental. Tsing Yi Estate is named after
Tsing Yi Hui Tsing Yi Hui () was a town on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. Many people at that time referred to the town as Tsing Yi Main Street (), namely the main street of the town.
In Cantonese, the character ''hui'' () means a periodic market, where people ga ...
, which was demolished to make way for its construction.
Easeful Court was originally destined for the HOS, but ended up being let due to the impact of
SARS
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.
Overview
Broadview Garden
![Broadview Garden](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Broadview_Garden.jpg)
Broadview Garden () is a public housing estate built by
Hong Kong Housing Society
The Hong Kong Housing Society or Housing Society for short, is the second largest public housing provider in Hong Kong (the first being the Hong Kong Housing Authority). The Society housed around 130,000 residents as of 2020. The Housing Society ...
in Tsing Yi, located near
Tsing Yi Estate
Tsing Yi Estate () is a public housing estate in Tsing Yi Island, New Territories, Hong Kong near Fung Shue Wo Sports Centre and Tsing Yi Park. It is the only public housing estate on Tsing Yi Island which name does not start with the character ' ...
and
Tsing Yi Park
Tsing Yi Park is a public park on the Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong with Tsing Yi Estate, Tsing Yi Garden, Broadview Garden and St. Paul's Village in its proximity. It was opened to the public in September 1996, with area of 7.09 hectares, the pa ...
.
The estate consists of 7 residential blocks completed in 1991. Its Block 1 to 5 is for
Flat-for-Sale Scheme
Flat-for-Sale Scheme is a housing development scheme by Hong Kong Housing Society in 1980s. The flats under the scheme are for sale at a concessionary price. It is similar to Home Ownership Scheme by Hong Kong Housing Authority.
The first estat ...
and Block 6–7 is for rent, mainly the residents affected by redevelopment of
Bo Shek Mansion
Bo Shek Mansion () is a Flat-for-Sale Scheme public housing estate in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong located at the reclaimed land in Sha Tsui Road. It now consists of 3 residential buildings, built in 1996 by Hong Kong Housing Society. It ...
in
Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan (formerly also spelled Tsun Wan) is a town built on a bay in the western New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite of Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged from the surrounding villages and flee ...
.
Cheung Ching Estate
The Chinese characters Cheung Ching (), mean "evergreen". The Estate is located on mid-east side of Tsing Yi Island, near
Tsing Yi Bridge
Tsing Yi South Bridge, opened as the Tsing Yi Bridge on 28 February 1974, was the first bridge to Tsing Yi, Hong Kong. It spans Rambler Channel, linking Tsing Yi Island to the former Pillar Island, Kwai Chung. The bridge spans 610 metres (abou ...
. It was bounded by Tsing Yi Road, Ching Hong Road,
Chung Mei Road Chung may refer to:
Surnames
* Chung (surname)
* Jeong (surname), Korean surname
* Zhong (surname), or Chung, Chinese surname
* Cheung, or Chung, Cantonese surname
Geography
* Chung, Iran, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran
* C ...
, and
Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road
Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road () is one of the oldest roads on the Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It was built to connect Tsing Yi Town and Tsing Yi Bridge when the bridge was being built. The name "Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui" derives from the local Cant ...
.
In June 1977, the first intake of 2146 people
[New homes for 5,332 in June]
''South China Morning Post
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'', 19 July 1977 were allocated housing in Phase I of the estate (Ching Wai House, Ching Yung House, and Ching Kwai House). They were residents from overcrowded estates, or were relocated from redevelopment of older (Mk I and Mk II blocks) estates
[ in ]Kowloon Bay
Kowloon Bay is a body of water within Victoria Harbour and an area within Kowloon, Hong Kong.
The bay is located at the east of the Kowloon Peninsula and north of Hong Kong Island. It is the eastern portion of Victoria Harbour, between ...
, and Hong Kong Island
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. At the time, transport infrastructure was undeveloped, and there were great concerns about logistics from would-be residents.
Later, Ching Chung House, Ching Pak House, Ching Mui House and Ching Yeung House came on stream. In the early 1980s, Ching Tao House was built for the relocation of residents owing to reclamation of Tsing Yi Tong
Tsing Yi Lagoon, or Tsing Yi Tong, was a lagoon on the east shore of Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. Its water came from a stream in the nearby valley of Liu To and its outlet was at Tsing Yi Bay. It acted as the shelter for nearby boat people, ...
and Mun Tsai Tong
Mun Tsai Tong or Moon Tsai Tong () was a harbour located between northeast Tsing Yi Island and Nga Ying Chau in Hong Kong. It was reclaimed for the development of a new town on Tsing Yi Island in 1980s. The harbour became two public housing estat ...
.
To the west are Mayfair Gardens
Mayfair Gardens () is the first private housing estate on Tsing Yi, Hong Kong. It was built by Sun Hung Kai Properties and established between 1982 and 1984. The estate is composed of eight residential buildings, namely Blocks 5 to 12.
Es ...
and Cheung Hong Estate
The following is an overview of Public housing, public housing estates on Tsing Yi, Hong Kong including Home Ownership Scheme, Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme, Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Flat-for- ...
, to the north is Chung Mei Lo Uk Village, to the east are industrial building, to the south are Rambler Crest
Rambler Crest () is a housing development on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong, which includes a private housing estate, shopping mall and 3 hotels, namely Rambler Garden Hotel (), Rambler Oasis Hotel () and Winland 800 Hotel (). It was developed by ...
and the Container Terminal 9
Kwai Tsing Container Terminals is the main port facilities in the reclamation along Rambler Channel between Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It evolved from four berths of Kwai Chung Container Port () completed in the 1970s. It later ...
.
Configuration
The estate consists of eight 'houses', i.e. high-rise blocks of flats, with 4905 flats. There are currently 4700 households in the estate. Other than residential blocks, the estate also provides a commercial centre with market, a community centre
Community centres, community centers, or community halls are public locations where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may sometimes be open for the whole co ...
, a bus terminus, three primary schools, a secondary school, several car park
A parking lot (American English) or car park (British English), also known as a car lot, is a cleared area intended for parking vehicles. The term usually refers to an area dedicated only for parking, with a durable or semi-durable surface ...
s and garages, and several playground
A playground, playpark, or play area is a place designed to provide an environment for children that facilitates play, typically outdoors. While a playground is usually designed for children, some are designed for other age groups, or people ...
s.
The eight houses of the estate are:
Community facilities
The Cheung Ching Commercial Centre () is a 6-storey complex surrounded by Ching Yung House, Ching Wai House and Ching Kwai House. At the podium level, there are a handful of shops and a Chinese restaurant
A Chinese restaurant is an establishment that serves a Chinese cuisine. Most of them are in the Cantonese cuisine, Cantonese style, due to the history of the Overseas Chinese, Chinese diaspora and adapted to local taste preferences, as in t ...
. At the market level, most shops sell fresh food. A supermarket is at the ground floor. A garage is incorporated in the centre. There are two clinics on the ground floor of Ching Wai House. Some NGOs
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in ...
also set up facilities at Ching Yung House and Ching Kwai House.
The Cheung Ching Estate Community Centre () is the first community centre
Community centres, community centers, or community halls are public locations where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may sometimes be open for the whole co ...
on the Tsing Yi Island. It was built in the late phase of the Cheung Ching Estate. The building is of 7 storeys, providing various community services for mainly south part of the new town of Tsing Yi Island. The Community Centre is operated by various NGOs. YWCA
The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries.
The World office is currently based in Geneva, Swi ...
operates one integrated centre (for youth, family, female and school), one elderly centre, and a kindergarten. Lutheran provides service for the physical handicapped and the deaf. Yan Chai provides temporary after-school care for children. There is a hall for various programmes on the ground floor. From 1st floor to 6th floor, it was occupied by Hong Kong Youth Women's Club Association. Its branch Tsing Yi Integrated Social Service Centre provides integrated services for youth, family, senior citizen, children and workers. Government also has an office on the 1st floor. After budget cuts on social welfare
Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifical ...
by Hong Kong Government
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, refers to the Executive (government), executive authorities of Hong Kong Special administrative regions of China, ...
, many local offices of voluntary organisations in the area were withdrawn or incorporated into the centre.
Cheung Fat Estate
Cheung Fat Estate ( Chinese: 長發邨) comprises 4 tower blocks, built on reclaimed land in Tsing Yi North. All buildings, except for King Fat House, enjoy a seaview over Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan (formerly also spelled Tsun Wan) is a town built on a bay in the western New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite of Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged from the surrounding villages and flee ...
seashore.
In May 2005, the Government announced the sale of flats under the final phase of the TPS. Cheung Fat Estate was to be part of this "privatisation" by the Authority, under a scheme in which all "flats" are set for sale by the end of 2006.
Community facilities
Cheung Fat Plaza, a five-storey shopping centre located in the lower part of the estate, caters to the household needs of residents in Cheung Fat and surrounding estates, and was considered one of the most important shopping arcades under the Housing Authority. It is now under the management of The Link REIT
Link Real Estate Investment Trust (, or ; previously known as The Link Real Estate Investment Trust (, or ), managed by Link Asset Management Limited, is the first real estate investment trust in Hong Kong and currently the largest in Asia in ...
, having been spun off from the Authority and listed on the Hong Kong stock market
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK, also known as Hong Kong Stock Exchange) is a stock exchange based in Hong Kong. As of the end of 2020, it has 2,538 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of HK$47 trillion. It is repo ...
in 2005.
There are a variety of facilities, shops and restaurants which cater for the household needs of residents in Cheung Fat and surrounding estates, namely Cheung On Estate and Ching Wang Court. For example, the Sports Centre on the 4th floor which has facilities for badminton, squash
Squash may refer to:
Sports
* Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets
* Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling
* Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ...
and basketball, as well as fitness room. There is a Cantonese restaurant
A Cantonese restaurant is a type of Chinese restaurant that originated in Southern China. This style of restaurant has rapidly become common in Hong Kong.
History
Some of the earliest restaurants in Colonial Hong Kong were influenced by Cantone ...
on the top floor, which is famous for its hot pot
Hot pot or hotpot (), also known as soup-food or steamboat, is a cooking method that originated in China. A heat source on the dining table keeps a pot of soup stock simmering, and a variety of Chinese foodstuffs and ingredients are served b ...
buffet. McDonald's
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and other restaurants can be found there as well. There are two supermarkets, one on the ground floor and another on the third floor. Maritime Market is situated next to the shopping centre.
Cheung Hang Estate
Cheung Hang Estate (長亨邨) was built on the hills near Liu To
Liu To () is the area around the valley in the midwest of Tsing Yi Island. There is a stream in the valley watering the narrow band of agricultural fields of Liu To Village (). Its water formerly filled the Tsing Yi Lagoon and nurtured the rice pa ...
of Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It provides 4689 rental flats and the year of intake was 1990. It is adjacent to Cheung Wang Estate
The following is an overview of public housing estates on Tsing Yi, Hong Kong including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), Tenant Purchase Scheme (TPS) and Subsidised Sale Fl ...
. There is a footpath linking Tsing Yi Nature Trail Tsing Yi Nature Trail (), also known as Kwai Tsing Reunification Health Trail is a hiking trail on Tsing Yi Island, New Territories, Hong Kong.
At the highest point, it has a view of Rambler Channel and Ma Wan Channel, with Ting Kau Bridge and Tsin ...
and Liu To Road near Cheung Hang Shopping Centre. On the trail people can enjoy the beautiful view of Tsing Ma Bridge
Tsing Ma Bridge is a bridge in Hong Kong. It is the world's 16th-longest span suspension bridge, and was the second longest at time of completion. The bridge was named after the two islands it connects, namely Tsing Yi and Ma Wan. It has two ...
.
Community facilities
Cheung Hang has a small-scale two-floor shopping centre. A Chinese restaurant, Fairwood Restaurant and a cha chaan teng
''Cha chaan teng'' (; "tea restaurant"), often called a Hong Kong-style cafe or diner in English, is a type of restaurant that originated in Hong Kong. Cha chaan teng are commonly found in Hong Kong, Macau, and parts of Guangdong. Due to the w ...
are there. It is next to the bus terminus. Moreover, a Wellcome Supermarket is situated there as well. Under the shopping centre, there is a market. Both the shopping centre and market serve residents of Cheung Hang Estate, Cheung Wang Estate
The following is an overview of public housing estates on Tsing Yi, Hong Kong including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), Tenant Purchase Scheme (TPS) and Subsidised Sale Fl ...
and Mount Haven. A community hall is situated in the middle of the estate.
Cheung Hong Estate
Cheung Hong Estate ( Chinese: 長康邨) is composed of 13 residential blocks, with two commercial centres. Two primary schools and two secondary schools are also in the estate. This is the second estate in the area.
Cheung Hong is a large estate: it reaches Tsing Yi Road West at the west and nearly Cheung Ching Bus Terminus at the east.
Cheung On Estate
Cheung On Estate ( Chinese: 長安邨) is situated in Area 8 of Tsing Yi Island, built on the reclaimed land in Tsing Yi North. The estate consists of ten high-rise blocks of flats. Among 7338 flats in the estate, 5617 flats have been sold to the residents under the TPS since January 1998. Cheung On Estate was the one of the first few estates to be sold under the above scheme. The remaining 1721 flats are remained as the public housing, which 1600 households are living in. According to the census taken in 2001, the total population of the estate is 28,278.
The ten blocks in the estate consist of three building types: Linear 1, New Slab
New Slab ( zh, 新長型大廈) is a design of residential block of public housing estate in Hong Kong, and the successor to the Old Slab design. It is a modification of the Old Slab design. Most were built between 1986 and 1991. In public housing ...
and Trident 3
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The trident is the weapon of Poseidon, or Neptune, the God of the Sea in classical mythology. The trident may occasionally be held by other marine ...
. They are:
Cheung Wang Estate
Cheung Wang Estate (長宏邨) is situated in Liu To
Liu To () is the area around the valley in the midwest of Tsing Yi Island. There is a stream in the valley watering the narrow band of agricultural fields of Liu To Village (). Its water formerly filled the Tsing Yi Lagoon and nurtured the rice pa ...
on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It was built on the hilly site of Tsing Yan Temporary Housing Area (青欣臨時房屋區) after the temporary houses were demolished. The estate consists of seven high-rise blocks of flats, with 4273 flats.
Ching Chun Court
Ching Chun Court () is a HOS court in Ching Hong Road
Ching may refer to:
People
* Ching (given name), a unisex name
* Ching (surname), a romanization of some Chinese surnames such as Cheng and Zhuang
* Ching Hammill (1902–1925), American football player
* Ivan Ching Johnson (1898–1979), Canad ...
, Tsing Yi South, near Cheung Ching Estate
The following is an overview of public housing estates on Tsing Yi, Hong Kong including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), Tenant Purchase Scheme (TPS) and Subsidised Sale Fl ...
and Cheung Hong Estate
The following is an overview of public housing estates on Tsing Yi, Hong Kong including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), Tenant Purchase Scheme (TPS) and Subsidised Sale Fl ...
. It comprises two 26-storey blocks with total of 465 flats. The flat size ranges from 420 to 440 square feet sold at an amount from HK$2.2M to HK$2.7M. It was completed in 2017.
Chun Ho House was sealed for covid-test on 28 February 2022.
Ching Fu Court
Ching Fu Court ( Chinese: 青富苑) is a HOS court under Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme
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in Tsing Yi South between Rambler Crest
Rambler Crest () is a housing development on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong, which includes a private housing estate, shopping mall and 3 hotels, namely Rambler Garden Hotel (), Rambler Oasis Hotel () and Winland 800 Hotel (). It was developed by ...
and Mayfair Garden
Mayfair Gardens () is the first private housing estate on Tsing Yi, Hong Kong. It was built by Sun Hung Kai Properties and established between 1982 and 1984. The estate is composed of eight residential buildings, namely Blocks 5 to 12.
Esta ...
. Flat size ranges from 187 to 471 square foot and will be sold at less than 50 percent of market price from HK$820,000 to HK$2.73 million.
Ching Nga Court
Ching Nga Court ( Chinese: 青雅苑) is a HOS court in Tsing Yi North, located at the east of Cheung Fat Estate. It has only one block built in 1989.
Ching Shing Court
Ching Shing Court ( Chinese: 青盛苑) is the first HOS court in Tsing Yi, near Hong Fung House, Cheung Hong Estate. It is a block designated for HOS during the development of public housing estate Cheung Hong Estate
The following is an overview of public housing estates on Tsing Yi, Hong Kong including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), Tenant Purchase Scheme (TPS) and Subsidised Sale Fl ...
. It looks like the integral part of the estate. It has only block built in 1985.
Ching Tai Court
Ching Tai Court ( Chinese: 青泰苑) is a HOS court in Tsing Yi North, located at the west of Cheung Fat Estate. It has 7 blocks built in 1988.
Ching Wah Court
Ching Wah Court ( Chinese: 青華苑) is a HOS court in Tsing Yi, situated on the hills
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit.
Terminology
The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not as ...
opposite to Cheung Hong Estate Phase 2. It has totally 6 blocks built in 1986. It is unlike the first Home Ownership Scheme estate, Ching Shing Court, which was the first one completely designed to be a standalone comparable to other private housing estate
A housing estate (or sometimes housing complex or housing development) is a group of homes and other buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country.
Popular throughout the United States a ...
s on the island.
Ching Wang Court
Ching Wang Court () is a HOS in Tsing Yi, near Cheung On Estate
Cheung On Estate () is a public housing estate in Tsing Yi Island, New Territories, Hong Kong built on reclaimed land in Tsing Yi North near Tsing Yi Northeast Park and MTR Tsing Yi station. It consists of ten residential blocks completed betwee ...
, Cheung Fat Estate
The following is an overview of public housing estates on Tsing Yi, Hong Kong including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), Tenant Purchase Scheme (TPS) and Subsidised Sale Fl ...
and Villa Esplanada
Villa Esplanada () is a private housing estate developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties, China Resources and Cheung Kong on Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. It locates on the relocated oil depots on the former island Nga Ying Chau. It is close to Chi ...
.[Ching Wang Court](_blank)
/ref> Formerly the site of Ching Fat Temporary Housing Area, it consists of 2 residential buildings completed in 2001.
Easeful Court
Easeful Court () is a public housing estate
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, def ...
in Tsing Yi Island
Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...
, New Territories
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, Hong Kong. It is located near Delia (Man Kiu) English Primary School, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road
Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, also abbreviated as TYNCR, is a dual carriageway in Tsing Yi, Hong Kong. The road starts at Tsing Tsuen Road, where it travels through the northern part of the island. It ends at Route 3 and Route 8 on the wes ...
and Cheung On Estate
Cheung On Estate () is a public housing estate in Tsing Yi Island, New Territories, Hong Kong built on reclaimed land in Tsing Yi North near Tsing Yi Northeast Park and MTR Tsing Yi station. It consists of ten residential blocks completed betwee ...
and within walking distance to MTR Tsing Yi station
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. It consists of two residential blocks completed in 2003, with a total of 510 rental units. It was supposed to be sold under HOS, but was changed to rental after policy change of Hong Kong Government
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at the time of a property slump to stabilise the property prices in wake of the SARS epidemic
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-1), the first identified strain of the SARS coronavirus species, ''sever ...
.
Easeful Court is located in On Ho
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Arts and entertainment Music
* On (band), a solo project of Ken Andrews
* On (EP), ''On'' (EP), a 1993 EP by Aphex Twin
* On (Echobelly album), ''On'' (Echobelly album), 1995
* On (Gary Glitter album), ''On'' (Gary Glit ...
constituency of the Kwai Tsing District Council
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. It was formerly represented by Warren Tam Ka-chun, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021.
Greenview Villa
Greenview Villa ( Chinese: 綠悠雅苑) is the first Subsidized Sale Flats Project court developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society
The Hong Kong Housing Society or Housing Society for short, is the second largest public housing provider in Hong Kong (the first being the Hong Kong Housing Authority). The Society housed around 130,000 residents as of 2020. The Housing Society ...
in Tsing Luk Street Tsing may refer to:
*Jing (disambiguation)
*Jin (disambiguation)
*Qing (disambiguation)
*Qin (disambiguation)
*Ching (disambiguation)
*Chin (disambiguation)
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* Double chin, an extra layer of fat t ...
, Tsing Yi
Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...
. It consists of three 38-storey residential towers
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Towers are specifica ...
providing 988 residential units on a 2-storey podium
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with landscape garden, car park
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and recreational facilities, with an extensive on-grade landscape garden.[Greenview Villa](_blank)
/ref> The flats were sold in 2012 to individuals with a monthly income of HK$25,000 or less, and to households with a monthly income of HK$40,000 or less and they were priced from HK$5,841 to HK$7,402 per sq ft in terms of saleable area - a 30 per cent market discount. It completed in 2015.
Serene Garden
Serene Garden ( Chinese: 海悅花園) is a HOS and PSPS court in Tsing Yi, located at the reclaimed land of Tsing Yi Bay
Tsing Yi Bay was a bay on the east side of Hong Kong's Tsing Yi Island, beside the Rambler Channel, approximately on the site of modern-day Tsing Yi Park. The whole bay was reclaimed for the development of new town. Before reclamation, it was su ...
. It is near Tsing Yi Park
Tsing Yi Park is a public park on the Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong with Tsing Yi Estate, Tsing Yi Garden, Broadview Garden and St. Paul's Village in its proximity. It was opened to the public in September 1996, with area of 7.09 hectares, the pa ...
, Tsing Yi Pier
Tsing Yi Pier () or Tsing Yi Ferry Terminus () was a ferry pier on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It replaced Tsing Yi Town old pier that was buried during land reclamation. There were ferries to Tsuen Wan and Central. The service ceased to exi ...
, Greenfield Garden and Tivoli Garden. It has three blocks built in 1992.
Tivoli Garden
Tivoli Garden ( Chinese: 宏福花園) is a housing estate in Tsing Yi, New Territories, developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society
The Hong Kong Housing Society or Housing Society for short, is the second largest public housing provider in Hong Kong (the first being the Hong Kong Housing Authority). The Society housed around 130,000 residents as of 2020. The Housing Society ...
in 1995. It was the Society's first development under the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme
The Sandwich Class Housing Scheme was a scheme from the Hong Kong Housing Society offering apartments to middle-income families, i.e. sandwich class, at concessionary prices during the 1990s in Hong Kong. The purchases were subject to a five-y ...
.
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Tsing Yi Sports Ground () is a sports ground in Tsing Yi, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located near the east coast of the island, between Tivoli Garden and Tsing Yi Swimming Pool. It is the home of Hong Kong Premier League club Resources Capi ...
. It takes its name from the town of Tivoli in the Lazio
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Tivoli Garden comprises four blocks and a total of 1,024 apartments, with sizes ranging from 635 to 832 sq. ft.
The project was completed with three months delay, and a contractor was fined as a consequence. After completion, about 1,900 complaints related to the buildings quality were directed by tenants to the Hong Kong Housing Society in July 1996. The society later announced that it had apologised to the residents and that most defects had been repaired."Society shrugs off flats complaints"
''The Standard'', 24 August 1996
Tsing Yi Estate
Tsing Yi Estate ( Chinese: 青衣邨) is the only public housing estate on Tsing Yi Island which name does not start with the character ''Cheung'' (長). This is due to the fact that the estate was named in the memory of Tsing Yi Town
Tsing Yi Town is located on the eastern coast of Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong and is part of the Tsuen Wan New Town.
See also
* Tsing Yi Hui Tsing Yi Hui () was a town on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. Many people at that time referred to the town as ...
(青衣墟), a traditional market town which was demolished in the 1980s to make way for new town developments. Since the estate was situated at the seaside of old Tsing Yi Town, part of it is built on reclaimed land. The estate consists of four high-rise blocks of flats.
The four residential blocks are:
Gallery
Image:Cheung Tsing Estate Father Vice2.jpg, Cheung Tsing Tunnel
Image:Cheung Ching Commercial Centre.jpg, Cheung Ching Commercial Centre
Image:Cheung Hang Estate Entry Plaza.jpg, Cheung Hang Estate Entry Plaza
Image:Cheungfat playground.jpg, A children's playground in Cheung Fat Estate
Image:Cheung Hang Neighbourhood Elderly Centre 20060819.jpg, Cheung Hang Church
Image:HK Cheung On Bus Terminus.jpg, Cheung On Terminus is a very important terminus in Tsing Yi
References
External links
Housing Authority website
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