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The following is an overview of Public housing estates in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS),
Cho Yiu Chuen () consists of 8 residential buildings with a total of 2,532 units, which were built in 1977, 1978 and 1981. It also provides elderly persons flats at Chung Ling Sheh (). It was named for Sir
Hibiscus Park () is a SCHS estate in Kwai Chung,Review Report of HKHS
/ref> near Kwai Chung Sports Ground, Kwai Fong. Formerly the site of Kwai Hong Temporary Housing Area (),Hong Kong Place – Temporary Housing Area (Chinese)
/ref> it consists of 2 blocks built in 1998.
Highland Park () is a SCHS estate, developed by the HKHS and situated at the mid-level of Lai King Hill, Kwai Chung. Formerly the site of Lai King Temporary Housing Area (), It has totally 6 blocks built in 1999, offering 1,456 flats.
High Prosperity Terrace (full view and brighter).jpg, High Prosperity Terrace
Kwai Chun Court () is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, near Kwai Hing Estate. It has 3 blocks built in 1995.
/ref> Other old buildings were also demolished in the 1990s to cope with the estate redevelopment. The estate was later redeveloped with 12 new buildings built between 1987 and 2002.
Kwai Hing Estate ( Chinese: 葵興邨) was built in the valley of Gin Drinkers Bay, later the town centre of Kwai Chung. Kwai Hing station is named after the name of the estate. It comprises 4 buildings with a total of 400 rental units (TPS units excluded) and 1 shopping arcade. Before redevelopment, it consisted of 5 buildings which were completed between 1970 and 1972. In 1985, the HKHA announced that the strength of the concrete in blocks 3, 4 and 5 of Kwai Hing Estate were below standard. All the blocks were later demolished between 1988 and 1992 to cope with the estate redevelopment. The estate was later redeveloped with 5 buildings between 1991 and 1992.
Kwai Hong Court is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, near Sun Kwai Hing Gardens and Kwai Hing station. It consists of two blocks built in 1993.
Kwai Luen Estate ( Chinese: 葵聯邨) opened on Kwai Luen Road in 2011 with two residential blocks. Two additional houses are under construction on Kwai Shing Circuit. It was one of the public housing estates detected to have excessive lead contents in its water supply in 2015.
Kwai Shing East Estate () is located at the east of Kwai Shing West Estate, and now consists of 12 residential buildings and a shopping centre. Kwai Shing East Estate was formerly Kwai Shing Estate () which had nine blocks (blocks 12 to 20) completed in 1972 and 1973. In 1977, these blocks were renamed as Kwai Shing East Estate. In 1985, the HKHA announced that the strength of the concrete in Blocks 18 and 20 of the estate were below standard. Those blocks were demolished in 1989. The remaining blocks (except block 12) were demolished and replaced by new buildings in the 1990s and 2000s. In 1995, Block 12 was converted into Interim Housing temporarily to settle people ineligible for public rental housing. But in 2008, the Hong Kong Housing Authority announced plans to demolish block 12 in 2010.
Kwai Shing West Estate () is located at the east of Kwai Shing East Estate, and consists of 10 residential buildings completed between 1975 and 1977.
Kwai Tsui Estate () is a public housing estate built on the site of the former Kwai Chung Police Married Quarters, near
Lai King Estate () is one of the oldest public housing estates in Kwai Tsing District. It is divided into 2 phases and consists of a total of 8 residential buildings completed in 1975 (Phase 1), 1976 (Phase 2) and 2022 (Heng King House) respectively.
Lai Yan Court () is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, located near Wah Lai Estate and within walking distance to Mei Foo station. Together with Wah Lai Estate and Nob Hill, it was formerly the site of Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park. It has 3 blocks built in 2001.
Lai Yiu Estate () is located at the north mid-level of Lai King Estate. It consists of 5 residential buildings completed in 1976, 1977 and 1999 respectively.
Ning Fung Court () is a HOS court in North Kwai Chung, located near Shek Yam Estate and Shek Yam East Estate.
On Yam Estate () is situated on land which was formerly the location of Shek Yam Temporary Housing Area () and Shek Lei Temporary Housing Area (). The estate consists of 8 residential buildings (in Phase 1 and 2) completed in 1994 and 1995.
Shek Lei Estate () is located near Shek Yam Estate, On Yam Estate and Shek Yam East Estate. The estate separates into three parts, Shek Lei (I) Estate (), Shek Lei (II) Estate () and Shek Lei Interim Housing (). It has totally 22 blocks and 2 shopping centres with the population of about 35,000. It is currently the second largest public housing estates in Kwai Chung.
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Shek Yam East Estate ( Chinese: 石蔭東邨) was developed by the HKHA, and the year of intake was 1996.Hong Kong Housing Authority – Shek Yam East Estate
/ref> It was developed on the former site of Tai Pak Tin Temporary Housing Area ( Chinese: 大白田臨時房屋區), and not as a redevelopment of Shek Yam Estate. It is therefore considered as an independent estate. Shek Yam East Estate is a comparatively small public housing estate for Hong Kong standards, comprising three 39-floor residential buildings, without market and shopping centre. It comprises a total of 2,500 apartments, with sizes ranging from 13.6 to 49 m2. The authorized population was 6,500 at the end of 2007. The nearby Shek Yam Shopping Centre, located within Shek Yam Estate serves this estate.
Shek Yam Estate () was the first Government Low Cost Housing Scheme estate in Kwai Chung. It had 8 blocks built in 1968, which were all demolished in the 1990s and 2000s.
The estate was redeveloped into 4 phases. Phase 2 consists of three rental residential blocks, a car park podium and a shopping centre which were completed in 2000. Phase 3 consists of four HOS concord-typed blocks, Ning Fung Court.Shek Yam Estate Phase 3
/ref> Phase 1 and Phase 4 were handed over to Leisure and Cultural Services Department to construct a park, Sham Yam Lei Muk Road Park. Phase 5 was the old site of Shek Yam Community Hall and a HOS building, but it was renamed Lai Shek House and changed to rental use.
Sheung Man Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court in
/ref> after applying a 41% discount from the assessed market values. It was sold in 2019 and is expected to complete in 2020. Although the court is just opposite to Tsuen Wan Town Centre and is named with prefix "Sheung" (another one is
Kwai Yin Court (better contrast).jpg, Kwai Yin Court
Tsui Yiu Court is a HOS court in Lai King Hill, Kwai Chung, near Lai Yiu Estate and
Wah Lai Estate () consists of two residential buildings completed in 2001.Hong Kong Housing Authority – Wah Lai Estate
/ref> Although it administratively belongs to Kwai Tsing District, it is very near Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Lai Chi Kok rather than other parts in Kwai Chung. Sham Shui Po District Council requested the government to include the estate into its district, but there are still no changes in the boundary related to the estate. However, the government decided to include the entire Nob Hill, a private housing estate next to Wah Lai Estate, into Sham Shui Po District in 2007.
Yi Fung Court, Hong Kong.jpg, Yi Fung Court
Details of HOS Flats in Previous Sales
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The following is an overview of Public housing estates in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), 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 ...
(SCHS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.
Overview
Estates
Cho Yiu Chuen
Cho Yiu Chuen () consists of 8 residential buildings with a total of 2,532 units, which were built in 1977, 1978 and 1981. It also provides elderly persons flats at Chung Ling Sheh (). It was named for Sir Cho Yiu Kwan
Sir Cho-yiu Kwan (; 10 July 1907 – 7 December 1971) was a prominent Hong Kong politician and public figure in the 1960s. He was the Senior Chinese Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council and Executive Council of Hong Kong and the found ...
(), one of the founders of Hong Kong Housing Society. It received a Certificate of Merit at the 1981 Hong Kong Institute of Architects Annual Awards.
Kai King Lau is the tallest building in Cho Yiu Chuen with 38 storeys. It was also the tallest public housing building in the world at that time.
Hibiscus Park
Hibiscus Park () is a SCHS estate in Kwai Chung,Review Report of HKHS/ref> near Kwai Chung Sports Ground, Kwai Fong. Formerly the site of Kwai Hong Temporary Housing Area (),Hong Kong Place – Temporary Housing Area (Chinese)
/ref> it consists of 2 blocks built in 1998.
Highland Park
Highland Park () is a SCHS estate, developed by the HKHS and situated at the mid-level of Lai King Hill, Kwai Chung. Formerly the site of Lai King Temporary Housing Area (), It has totally 6 blocks built in 1999, offering 1,456 flats.
High Prosperity Terrace
High Prosperity Terrace () was PSPS estate which was jointly by theHong Kong Housing Authority
The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) is the main provider of public housing in Hong Kong. It was established in April 1973 under the Housing Ordinance and is an agency of the Government of Hong Kong. In the same year, the Resettlement Departm ...
and Supertime Holdings. However, it was transferred to rental public housing estate in 2002. Its rent are now fixed at 10% above the best rents of the district concerned in view of their higher standard of finishes and fittings. It has two residential buildings, completed in 2003. Formerly the site of Kwai Lok Temporary Housing Area (),
Kwai Chun Court
Kwai Chun Court () is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, near Kwai Hing Estate. It has 3 blocks built in 1995.
Kwai Chung Estate
Kwai Chung Estate () is now under the management of theHong Kong Housing Authority
The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) is the main provider of public housing in Hong Kong. It was established in April 1973 under the Housing Ordinance and is an agency of the Government of Hong Kong. In the same year, the Resettlement Departm ...
(HKHA). The phase 1 and phase 3–5 of its redevelopment were completed progressively in 1998, 2000 and 2005. Starting from 1993, the Housing Department has embarked on the redevelopment of Kwai Chung Estate. After 12 years of work, the entire redevelopment project was realised in 2005. Being the largest public housing estate in Hong Kong, Kwai Chung Estate provides 11,759 rental flats for about 33,300 people. The redevelopment works also include realignment of Sheung Kok Street, road improvement works and the allocation of 800 flats in Kwai Fuk Court for disciplined services quarters.Guidebook: Redevelopment of Kwai Chung Estate It features commercial centre, carpark, public transport interchange, post office, social welfare and recreational facilities. Pak Kwai House and Hop Kwai House were built of the site of the former Kwai Chung Factory Estate
Public factory estates are blocks of factory buildings owned by the Government of Hong Kong. Built between the late 1950s and the early 1980s, most of these industrial buildings have been demolished during the 1990s and 2000s, while some have b ...
.
Kwai Fong Estate
Kwai Fong Estate ( Chinese: 葵芳邨) is built on the reclaimed land of Gin Drinkers Bay, later the town centre of Kwai Chung, and the south of Kwai Hing Estate. Kwai Fong station is named from the name of the estate. It comprises 12 buildings with a total of 6400 units and 1 shopping arcade. Before redevelopment, it consisted of 11 buildings which were completed between 1971 and 1973. In 1982, the buildings were revealed to have structural defects. In 1985, the HKHA announced that the strength of the concrete in blocks 8, 9, 10 and 11 of Kwai Fong Estate was below standard. Those blocks were demolished between 1985 and 1989.The demolition bombshell/ref> Other old buildings were also demolished in the 1990s to cope with the estate redevelopment. The estate was later redeveloped with 12 new buildings built between 1987 and 2002.
Kwai Hing Estate
Kwai Hing Estate ( Chinese: 葵興邨) was built in the valley of Gin Drinkers Bay, later the town centre of Kwai Chung. Kwai Hing station is named after the name of the estate. It comprises 4 buildings with a total of 400 rental units (TPS units excluded) and 1 shopping arcade. Before redevelopment, it consisted of 5 buildings which were completed between 1970 and 1972. In 1985, the HKHA announced that the strength of the concrete in blocks 3, 4 and 5 of Kwai Hing Estate were below standard. All the blocks were later demolished between 1988 and 1992 to cope with the estate redevelopment. The estate was later redeveloped with 5 buildings between 1991 and 1992.
Kwai Hong Court
Kwai Hong Court is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, near Sun Kwai Hing Gardens and Kwai Hing station. It consists of two blocks built in 1993.
Kwai Luen Estate
Kwai Luen Estate ( Chinese: 葵聯邨) opened on Kwai Luen Road in 2011 with two residential blocks. Two additional houses are under construction on Kwai Shing Circuit. It was one of the public housing estates detected to have excessive lead contents in its water supply in 2015.
Kwai Shing East Estate
Kwai Shing East Estate () is located at the east of Kwai Shing West Estate, and now consists of 12 residential buildings and a shopping centre. Kwai Shing East Estate was formerly Kwai Shing Estate () which had nine blocks (blocks 12 to 20) completed in 1972 and 1973. In 1977, these blocks were renamed as Kwai Shing East Estate. In 1985, the HKHA announced that the strength of the concrete in Blocks 18 and 20 of the estate were below standard. Those blocks were demolished in 1989. The remaining blocks (except block 12) were demolished and replaced by new buildings in the 1990s and 2000s. In 1995, Block 12 was converted into Interim Housing temporarily to settle people ineligible for public rental housing. But in 2008, the Hong Kong Housing Authority announced plans to demolish block 12 in 2010.
Kwai Shing West Estate
Kwai Shing West Estate () is located at the east of Kwai Shing East Estate, and consists of 10 residential buildings completed between 1975 and 1977.
Kwai Tsui Estate
Kwai Tsui Estate () is a public housing estate built on the site of the former Kwai Chung Police Married Quarters, near MTR
The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is a major public transport network serving :Hong Kong. Operated by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, light rail, and feeder bus service centred on a 10-line rapid transit network ...
Kwai Fong station and Kwai Fong Estate. It comprises two domestic blocks, of 23 and 24 storeys respectively, and a three-storey podium. The estate provides about 866 flats that can accommodate a total population of about 2,400 residents. The first tenants moved in on 30 April 2018.
Lai King Estate
Lai King Estate () is one of the oldest public housing estates in Kwai Tsing District. It is divided into 2 phases and consists of a total of 8 residential buildings completed in 1975 (Phase 1), 1976 (Phase 2) and 2022 (Heng King House) respectively. Lai King station
Lai King is an MTR rapid transit station in the suburb of Lai King in the Kwai Tsing District. The station is located above ground on a viaduct and is an interchange for the Tsuen Wan and Tung Chung lines.
The Chinese name of the station u ...
is located between the two phases.
Lai Yan Court
Lai Yan Court () is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, located near Wah Lai Estate and within walking distance to Mei Foo station. Together with Wah Lai Estate and Nob Hill, it was formerly the site of Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park. It has 3 blocks built in 2001.
Lai Yiu Estate
Lai Yiu Estate () is located at the north mid-level of Lai King Estate. It consists of 5 residential buildings completed in 1976, 1977 and 1999 respectively.
Ning Fung Court
Ning Fung Court () is a HOS court in North Kwai Chung, located near Shek Yam Estate and Shek Yam East Estate.
On Yam Estate
On Yam Estate () is situated on land which was formerly the location of Shek Yam Temporary Housing Area () and Shek Lei Temporary Housing Area (). The estate consists of 8 residential buildings (in Phase 1 and 2) completed in 1994 and 1995.
Shek Lei Estate
Shek Lei Estate () is located near Shek Yam Estate, On Yam Estate and Shek Yam East Estate. The estate separates into three parts, Shek Lei (I) Estate (), Shek Lei (II) Estate () and Shek Lei Interim Housing (). It has totally 22 blocks and 2 shopping centres with the population of about 35,000. It is currently the second largest public housing estates in Kwai Chung.
Shek Yam East Estate
Shek Yam East Estate ( Chinese: 石蔭東邨) was developed by the HKHA, and the year of intake was 1996.Hong Kong Housing Authority – Shek Yam East Estate/ref> It was developed on the former site of Tai Pak Tin Temporary Housing Area ( Chinese: 大白田臨時房屋區), and not as a redevelopment of Shek Yam Estate. It is therefore considered as an independent estate. Shek Yam East Estate is a comparatively small public housing estate for Hong Kong standards, comprising three 39-floor residential buildings, without market and shopping centre. It comprises a total of 2,500 apartments, with sizes ranging from 13.6 to 49 m2. The authorized population was 6,500 at the end of 2007. The nearby Shek Yam Shopping Centre, located within Shek Yam Estate serves this estate.
Shek Yam Estate
Shek Yam Estate () was the first Government Low Cost Housing Scheme estate in Kwai Chung. It had 8 blocks built in 1968, which were all demolished in the 1990s and 2000s.
The estate was redeveloped into 4 phases. Phase 2 consists of three rental residential blocks, a car park podium and a shopping centre which were completed in 2000. Phase 3 consists of four HOS concord-typed blocks, Ning Fung Court.Shek Yam Estate Phase 3/ref> Phase 1 and Phase 4 were handed over to Leisure and Cultural Services Department to construct a park, Sham Yam Lei Muk Road Park. Phase 5 was the old site of Shek Yam Community Hall and a HOS building, but it was renamed Lai Shek House and changed to rental use.
Sheung Man Court
Sheung Man Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Texaco Road
Texaco, Inc. ("The Texas Company") is an American oil brand owned and operated by Chevron Corporation. Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron". It also owned the Havoline motor oil brand. Texaco was an independent company until ...
, Kwai Chung, near Tai Wo Hau Estate and MTR
The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is a major public transport network serving :Hong Kong. Operated by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, light rail, and feeder bus service centred on a 10-line rapid transit network ...
Tai Wo Hau station. It comprises one block with 494 flats in total. Saleable flat area ranges from 26.6 to 42.6 square metres sold from HK$1.77M to HK$3.54M,Range of Selling Prices for the Sale of Home Ownership Scheme Flats 2019/ref> after applying a 41% discount from the assessed market values. It was sold in 2019 and is expected to complete in 2020. Although the court is just opposite to Tsuen Wan Town Centre and is named with prefix "Sheung" (another one is
Sheung Chui Court
Sheung Chui Court () is a home ownership scheme (HOS) court in Sha Tsui Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong, which is the first and only HOS court in Tsuen Wan District. It has 3 blocks (A has 31 storeys, B has 36 storeys, C has 40 s ...
), it is located at the east side of Texaco Road and so belongs to Kwai Tsing District instead of Tsuen Wan District.
Tai Wo Hau Estate / Kwai Yin Court
Tsui Yiu Court
Tsui Yiu Court is a HOS court in Lai King Hill, Kwai Chung, near Lai Yiu Estate and Castle Peak Road
Castle Peak Road is the longest road in Hong Kong. Completed in 1920, it runs in the approximate shape of an arc of a semi-circle. It runs West from Tai Po Road in Sham Shui Po, New Kowloon, to Tuen Mun, then north to Yuen Long then east to Sh ...
(Kwai Chung Section). It has 1 block built in 1981.
Wah Lai Estate
Wah Lai Estate () consists of two residential buildings completed in 2001.Hong Kong Housing Authority – Wah Lai Estate/ref> Although it administratively belongs to Kwai Tsing District, it is very near Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Lai Chi Kok rather than other parts in Kwai Chung. Sham Shui Po District Council requested the government to include the estate into its district, but there are still no changes in the boundary related to the estate. However, the government decided to include the entire Nob Hill, a private housing estate next to Wah Lai Estate, into Sham Shui Po District in 2007.
Yi Fung Court
Yi Fung Court () is a HOS court in the upper hill of Shek Lei Extension, Lei Pui Street. It has totally 2 blocks built in 1999.Yin Lai Court
Yin Lai Court () is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, near Lai King Estate andLai King station
Lai King is an MTR rapid transit station in the suburb of Lai King in the Kwai Tsing District. The station is located above ground on a viaduct and is an interchange for the Tsuen Wan and Tung Chung lines.
The Chinese name of the station u ...
. It has two blocks and a shopping centre built in 1991.
Yuet Lai Court
Yuet Lai Court () is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, near Lai King Estate andLai King station
Lai King is an MTR rapid transit station in the suburb of Lai King in the Kwai Tsing District. The station is located above ground on a viaduct and is an interchange for the Tsuen Wan and Tung Chung lines.
The Chinese name of the station u ...
. It has totally 4 blocks, located at the east of Lai King Hill Road. It was sold to the public through Home Ownership Scheme Phase 1 in 1981. It is one of the earliest HOS courts in Hong Kong./ref>
References
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