Hung Fuk Estate () is a

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Hung Shui Kiu Hung Shui Kiu is an area between Ping Shan and Lam Tei, in the western part of the New Territories of Hong Kong. It covers parts of Yuen Long and Tuen Mun districts. It is a largely rural residential area. Several Housing Authority blocks a ...

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, Hong Kong. It comprises nine blocks with a total of 4,905 flats. It was completed in 2015 and is the first public estate in Hung Shui Kiu, which is planned to undergo large-scale development as a new town.

History

The estate is one of the first large developments in Hung Shui Kiu, which the

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plans to develop into a

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. The

Hsin Chong Hsin Chong Group Holdings Limited (新昌營造集團有限公司; ) or simply Hsin Chong (新昌) was a major construction company in Hong Kong. History It was established in 1939 in Hong Kong as Hsin Chong & Company by Godfrey Yeh Kan-Nee. Yeh ...

construction company built the first and second phases, comprising four domestic blocks, the single-storey commercial centre, and a three-storey car park. The third phase was built by Yau Lee Group between January 2013 and April 2015. It comprises five residential blocks, a kindergarten, an elderly centre, and an integrated children and youth centre. The construction contract for this phase was valued at HK$1,232.47 million.

Description

The estate, managed by the

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, is located in Hung Shui Kiu Area 13 and has a site area of about 6.4 hectares. The nine residential blocks provide 4,905 flats designed to accommodate around 12,900 people. They range in height from 16 to 24 storeys, which is unusually short by Hong Kong standards. Aside from the residential blocks, the estate also includes a bus terminus, a shopping centre, a market, and various community facilities including a kindergarten, an elderly centre, and a youth centre. The

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has proposed setting up a 50-place hostel for moderately mentally handicapped persons, as well as a 160-place integrated vocational rehabilitation services centre, within the Ancillary Facilities Block of Hung Fuk Estate.

Houses

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Hung Fuk Estate had a population of 9,255. The median age was 37.5 and the majority of residents (98 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. Cantonese was the usual spoken language of 90.7 per cent of residents (excluding non-speaking persons). The average household size was 2.4 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$12,250.

Politics

Hung Fuk Estate is located in Hung Fuk constituency of the

Yuen Long District Council The Yuen Long District Council () is the district council for the Yuen Long District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Yuen Long District currently consists of 45 members, of which the district is divided into 39 constituencies, ...

. It is currently represented by Eddie Chan Shu-fai, who was elected in the 2019 elections.

Transport

The Hung Fuk Estate Public Transport Interchange is a covered bus station with three bays for franchised buses as well as a lay-by for green minibuses. The estate is also 400 metres away from the

Hung Shui Kiu stop Hung Shui Kiu () is an at-grade MTR Light Rail stop located at Castle Peak Road in Yuen Long District, near Hung Shui Kiu Hung Shui Kiu is an area between Ping Shan and Lam Tei, in the western part of the New Territories of Hong Kong. ...

on the Light Rail.

Features

File:Hung Fuk Estate Nature Walking Path 201512.jpg, Jogging tracks File:Hung Fuk Estate Green Lawn view 201512.jpg, Lawn File:Basketball Court in Hung Fuk Estate.jpg, Basketball court File:Hung Fuk Estate Badminton Court 201512.jpg, Badminton court File:Playground in Hung Fuk Estate.jpg, Children's playground (1) File:Hung Fuk Estate Children Play Area 201512.jpg, Children's playground (2) File:Hung Fuk Estate Public Transport Interchange (blue sky and full view).jpg, Hung Fuk Estate Public Transport Interchange

References

{{Public housing estates in Hong Kong, state=expanded 2015 establishments in Hong Kong Hung Shui Kiu Public housing estates in Hong Kong Yuen Long District Residential buildings completed in 2015