Serenity Place () is a

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in 88 Po Hong Road,

Tseung Kwan O Tseung Kwan O New Town is one of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, built mainly on reclaimed land in the northern half of Junk Bay (known as Tseung Kwan O in Chinese/Cantonese language) in southeastern New Territories, after which it is named ...

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, Hong Kong, developed by

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. It is the Society's last

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 ...

project that was converted to private development. It was developed in 2000 and was opened to the public in 2003. The estate comprises five

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s, offering a total of 1,526 units. Other facilities include a

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track and

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Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Serenity Place had a population of 4,589. The median age was 38.3 and the majority of residents (91 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$48,150.

Politics

Serenity Place is located in Hong King constituency of the

Sai Kung District Council The Sai Kung District Council () is the district council for the Sai Kung District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Sai Kung District Council currently consists of 31 members, of which the district is divided into 29 constituenc ...

. It was formerly represented by Frankie Lam Siu-chung, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021.

References

External links

Official website of Serenity Place
{{Private housing estates in Hong Kong Residential buildings completed in 2003 Po Lam Tseung Kwan O Private housing estates in Hong Kong