Tin Fu Court () is a

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court developed by the

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Tin Shui Wai Tin Shui Wai New Town is a satellite town in the northwestern New Territories of Hong Kong. Originally a ' fish pond area, it was developed in the 1980s as the second new town in Yuen Long District and the eighth in Hong Kong. It is due nort ...

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, Hong Kong, near

Tin Yan Estate Tin Yan Estate () is a public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Light Rail Chung Fu and Tin Fu stops. It consists of eight residential buildings completed in 2002 and 2004 respectively. Four of them were origina ...

Tin Yat Estate Tin Yat Estate () is a public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Light Rail Tin Yat stop. It consists of nine residential buildings completed in 2001. Background According to the Hong Kong Directory published in 2 ...

Tin Yuet Estate Tin Yuet Estate () is a public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Light Rail Tin Yuet stop. It consists of six residential buildings completed in 2000 and 2002 respectively. Houses Demographics According to the ...

, Light Rail Tin Fu stop and Tin Sau Road Park. It comprises 16 residential blocks completed in 2001 and 2007 respectively.

History

Short piling scandal

In 1999, the piles of Block J (Chui Fu House) were found to be shortened by up to seven meters compared with the standard requirement. Foundation strengthening works was then carried out in the block and completed in 2002. It was resold to the public in 2007.

Houses

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Tin Fu Court had a population of 14,766. The median age was 40.8 and the majority of residents (96.7 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$28,000.

Politics

Tin Fu Court is located in Fu Yan constituency of the Yuen Long District Council. It was formerly represented by Kwan Chun-sang, who was elected in the

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until July 2021.

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