Fu Heng Estate () is a mixed
TPS and
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
Tai Po
Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui () (the original "Tai Po Market") on the north of Lam Tsue ...
,
New Territories
The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...
, Hong Kong. It consists of eight residential blocks built in 1990. Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 3 in 2000.
Chung Nga Court () is a
Home Ownership Scheme
The Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) is a subsidised-sale public housing programme managed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority. It was instituted in the late 1970s as part of the government policy for public housing with two aims – to encourage b ...
court in Tai Po, near Fu Heng Estate. It consists of three residential buildings built in 1991.
Houses
Fu Heng Estate
Chung Nga Court
Demographics
According to the
2016 by-census, Fu Heng Estate had a population of 17,452 while Chung Nga Court had a population of 5,506. Altogether the population amounts to 22,958.
Politics
For the
2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate is located in the
Fu Heng
Fuheng (; ; my, ဖူဟင်း; 1720 – July 1770), courtesy name Chunhe (春和), was a Qing Dynasty official from the Manchu Fuca clan and the Bordered Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners, and was a younger brother of the Empress Xiaoxi ...
constituency, which is currently represented by William Ho Wai-lam, while Heng Tai House and Chung Nga Court falls within the
Chung Ting constituency, which was formerly represented by Man Nim-chi until July 2021.
See also
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Public housing estates in Tai Po
The following is a list of public housing estates in Tai Po, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), and Tenants Purchase ...
References
{{Public housing estates in Hong Kong, state=expanded
Residential buildings completed in 1990
Public housing estates in Hong Kong
Tenants Purchase Scheme
Tai Po