The following is a list of

public housing estates Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authorities, government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the d ...

in Sha Tin, 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 Scheme (TPS) estates.

History

When Sha Tin New Town was being developed, the beach and

Sha Tin Hoi Sha Tin Hoi / Sha Tin Sea () or Tide Cove is a cove at the mouth of the Shing Mun River. It is between Ma Liu Shui and Ma On Shan. The cove is open to Tolo Harbour (Tai Po Hoi). It was largely reclaimed for the development of Sha Tin New Town. Ti ...

was reclaimed to construct Lek Yuen Estate, Wo Che Estate, Sha Kok Estate and Jat Min Chuen.Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 5
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Overview

Estates

Fung Wo Estate

Fung Wo Estate opened beside Wo Che Estate in 2013 on the site of the former Sha Tin Police Married Quarters, which were demolished in 2007. It comprises three blocks housing 3,500 people.

Lek Yuen Estate

Lek Yuen Estate () was the first public housing estate in Sha Tin, and is built on the reclaimed land of

, located near Wo Che Estate and Sha Tin station. The estate consists of seven residential blocks completed in 1975. Lek Yuen Estate was one of the first of a "new generation" of estates which were more self-contained with regard to the provision of amenities and shopping. Covered walkways allow tenants to do their shopping close to home, without relying on cars or trains. This is now a standard element of housing estate design in Hong Kong. When the old Sha Tin market was being demolished, many merchants were relocated to the Lek Yuen Estate shops, though some complained of comparatively "exorbitant" rents. The shopping centre is now owned by

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. The estate locality has several other facilities including a market, a park, a public clinic, an entertainment building called "Sha Tin Fun City" (), and numerous schools. An elevated walkway runs through the estate, linking it to Sha Tin Town Centre (to the south) and Wo Che Estate (to the north).

Pok Hong Estate

Pok Hong Estate () is a mixed estate consisting of eight residential blocks completed in 1982, 1983 and 1985. Its site was originally a shallow

sand beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shel ...

near

. Some of the flats were sold to the tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 5 in 2002. In 2019, the housing estate has an estimated population of 16,063.

Sha Kok Estate

Sha Kok Estate () is located near Pok Hong Estate, Jat Min Chuen and

Sha Tin Wai station Sha Tin Wai () is a station on the in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. The name "Sha Tin Wai" comes from the village called Sha Tin Wai, which is located to the northeast of the station. It was provisionally called "Sha Kok Street" before the Ma On Shan l ...

. The blocks in the estate are named after birds. The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Educationbr>(HKAGE)
moved in 2012 into the former Sha Kok Primary School in Sha Kok Estate, sharing the same building with Hong Kong Education City. It is located next to Buddhist Kok Kwong Secondary School.

Shui Chuen O Estate

Shui Chuen O Estate comprises 18 blocks opened between 2015 and 2017, offering 11,123 public rental flats. It also includes a commercial complex with 59 shops and an indoor market. The new estate sits on a hillside and will be connected to the lower-lying areas by footbridges and lift towers, providing easy access to Pok Hong Estate and

Wo Che Estate

Wo Che Estate () is the second public housing estate in Sha Tin, after Lek Yuen Estate. Built on the reclaimed land of

, the estate consists of 13 residential blocks completed in 1977, 1980 and 2003. The 13th house in the estate, King Wo House, was originally the HOS house called "Fung Sui Court", but the

Hong 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 ...

decided to transfer it to rental house before it was occupied in 2003.

Kwong Yuen Estate, Kwong Lam Court and Hong Lam Court

Kwong Yuen Estate () is a mixed public and TPS estate in

Siu Lek Yuen Siu Lek Yuen () is an area in Sha Tin District, New Territories East. Located to the east of Yuen Chau Kok, the area is surrounded on three sides by the Ma On Shan Country Park. Nowadays it is a residential area. Name The name means the origin ...

. Unlike other public estates in Sha Tin, Kwong Yuen Estate is built on sloping platform, instead of reclaimed land.Film Service Office
/ref> In 2001, some of the flats were sold to the tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 4. The Commercial Centre Complex of the estate was designed to merge into the village environment in the vicinity. Unlike the commercial centres of other public housing estates, the Complex consists of five two-level blocks which are standing on two platforms. The 26m clock tower of the Complex is to reinforce the image of the Commercial Centre. In 1992, the design of the commercial centre won a Certificate of Merit in the annual design competition which was organized by The Hong Kong Institute of Architects.List of Past HKIA Annual Awards
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Shek Mun Estate

HK Shek Mun New Public Estate 13 March 2009

Shek Mun Estate () is a public housing estate built on reclaimed land in

Shek Mun Shek Mun () is an industrial and financial area in Sha Tin City, New Territories of Hong Kong. Shek Mun lies just east of the Shing Mun River, and northeast of the City One apartment and shopping complex. Housing Shek Mun Estate is a public ...

, Sha Tin, near the MTR

Shek Mun station Shek Mun () is a station on the of Hong Kong. To the west, it serves the Shek Mun Industrial Area and northeastern portion of City One, including Siu Lek Yuen Playground. A new campus of the Hong Kong Baptist University (including a primary ...

. It consists of six residential buildings completed in 2009Hong Kong Housing Authority – "Domestic Rents for New Estates", 7 Nov 2008
/ref> and 2019 respectively. A second phase, comprising four more blocks, started construction in 2015. This phase occupies a 2.25 ha site across the road from the existing estate and also includes a commercial centre, a welfare block, a kindergarten, a car park, and public space.

Jat Min Chuen

Jat Min Chuen () is one of the few estates located within Sha Tin that is developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society. It consists of three residential buildings completed in 1981 and 1982. It was named for Mr. Tan Jat Ming (), the former honorary treasurer of the Society. Unlike other estates, the Hong Kong Housing Society financed the construct of Jat Min Chuen using a bank loan at a high interest rate, rather than from the Government. Therefore, the rent in the estate was forced to be put up as the Society needed to return money to banks afterwards.

Greenhill Villa

Greenhill Villa () is a

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court developed by Hong Kong Housing Society and constructed by Chun Wo Construction, located at

Sha Tin District Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. As one of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen, and Ma Liu Shui. The district is the most populo ...

. It comprises three 35 to 38-storey towers providing 1,020 small and medium-sized flats. It was launched for pre-sale in February 2016 and completed in 2019. Greenhill Villa site 201611.jpg, Greenhill Villa in November 2016 Greenhill Villa under construction in October 2017 (full blue sky).jpg, Greenhill Villa in October 2017 Greenhill Villa under construction in May 2018.jpg, Greenhill Villa in May 2018

Sunshine Grove

Sunshine Grove () is a

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 ...

court in Yuen Chau Kok, Sha Tin, near

City One Shatin City One Shatin () is a residential precinct in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. The estate occupies approximately of land. The estate was named City One as it is on Lot 1, Shatin Town. It has a census area population of 24,758 people. C ...

and MTR

City One station City One () is a station on the Tuen Ma line in Hong Kong. It serves City One Shatin (the station's namesake), Prima Villa, Sunshine Grove, Yu Chui Court and Yue Tin Court, and also serves five schools. Prince of Wales Hospital is also nearb ...

. It is developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society and consists of two blocks built in 1999.

Yu Chui Court

Yu Chui Court () is a HOS court in Yuen Chau Kok, Sha Tin, near MTR

. Built on the reclaimed land of

, it consists of 16 blocks (except the 2 demolished blocks) built in 2001. In 2000, Block E and D of the court was found short-piling, in which only four of the 18

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of the blocks could meet the specifications. Finally, the government decided to demolish the two blocks for safety reasons. The site was then reconstructed as a garden.

Yue Tin Court

Yue Tin Court () is a HOS court in Yuen Chau Kok, Sha Tin, near

and

. It has seven blocks built in 1982 and 1983 respectively.

Yue Shing Court

Yue Shing Court () is a HOS court in Sha Tin, near Sha Kok Estate and Jat Min Chuen.Caritas Dr. & Mrs. Olinto de Sousa Integrated Family Service Centre
/ref> Built on reclaimed land of

, the court consists of four blocks built in 1980.

References

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