Sheung Tak Estate () 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
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. ...
,
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, near
Hong Kong Velodrome
Hong Kong Velodrome is a velodrome in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong. It has a 250-metre cycling track and spectator facilities for 3,000 people. It opened on 30 December 2013 next to the Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground.
History
The Hong Kong governmen ...
and
Haven of Hope Hospital
Haven of Hope Hospital (), located in Rennie's Mill, New Territories, Hong Kong, provides subacute medical care, comprehensive rehabilitation and long term care under the auspices of Haven of Hope Christian Service and the Hospital Authority
...
. It is the sixth public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O and comprises 9 blocks of Harmony I and Small Household Block styles built in 1998 and 2002 respectively.
Kwong Ming Court (), Po Ming Court () and Tong Ming Court () are
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 ...
housing courts in Tseung Kwan O near Sheung Tak Estate, built between 1998 and 1999.
Houses
Sheung Tak Estate
Kwong Ming Court
Po Ming Court
Tong Ming Court
Demographics
According to the
2016 by-census, Sheung Tak Estate had a population of 18,750, Kwong Ming Court had a population of 12,665, Po Ming Court had a population of 4,370 while Tong Ming Court had a population of 5,904. Altogether the population amounts to 41,689.
Politics
For the
2019 District Council election, the estate fell within three constituencies. Sheung Tak Estate is located in the
Sheung Tak constituency, which is represented by Lee Ka-yui, Kwong Ming Court and Po Ming Court are located in the
Kwong Ming constituency, which is represented by
Ricky Or Yiu-lam, while Tong Ming Court falls within the
O Tong constituency, which was formerly represented by Lui Man-kwong until July 2021.
See also
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Public housing estates in Tseung Kwan O
References
{{Public housing estates in Hong Kong, state=expanded
Residential buildings completed in 1998
Residential buildings completed in 2003
Tseung Kwan O
Public housing estates in Hong Kong