Tin Yiu 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
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 northw ...
,
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
Light Rail Tin Yiu stop,
Tin Tsz stop
Tin Tsz () is an MTR Light Rail stop. It is located at ground level near the Tin Shing Road, near Tin Tsz Estate, in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long District
Yuen Long District (formerly romanised as Un Long) is one of the districts of Hong Kong. Lo ...
and
Tin Shui Wai stop
Tin Shui Wai () is a Light Rail stop and interchange station for Tuen Ma line. This Light Rail stop is located at Tin Fuk Road in Tin Shui Wai, at the ground level of the MTR Tin Shui Wai station.
The former Tin Shui Wai Terminus was renamed T ...
as well as
MTR
The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is a major public transport network serving :Hong Kong. Operated by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, light rail, and feeder bus service centred on a 10-line rapid transit network ...
Tin Shui Wai station
Tin Shui Wai () is an MTR station on the , located in Ping Shan near Tin Shui Wai New Town, Yuen Long District. It is the only heavy rail station serving Tin Shui Wai, which has a population of around 300,000.
History
On 20 December 2003 ...
. It is the first public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai New Town. It is divided into Tin Yiu (I) Estate () and Tin Yiu (II) Estate (), and consists of 12 residential buildings completed in 1992 and 1993.
Tin Yau Court () is a
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 ...
court in Tin Shui Wai, near Tin Yiu Estate. It consists of three blocks built in 1992.
Houses
Tin Yiu (I) Estate
Tin Yiu (II) Estate
Tin Yau Court
Demographics
According to the
2016 by-census, Tin Yiu Estate had a population of 24,929 while Tin Yau Court had a population of 5,090. Altogether the population amounts to 30,019.
Politics
For the
2019 District Council election, the estate fell within three constituencies. Tin Yiu (I) Estate is located in the
Tin Yiu constituency, which is represented by Ben Ho Wai-pan, Tin Yiu (II) Estate and Tin Yau Court are located in the
Yiu Yau constituency, which is represented by Ng Hin-wang, while part of Tin Yau Court falls within the
Tsz Yau constituency, which is represented by May Chan Mei-lin.
See also
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Public housing estates in Tin Shui Wai
This is a list of public housing estates (including Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) and Tenants' Purchase Scheme (TPS) in Tin Shui Wai New Town, Hong Kong.
Overview
Tin Chak Estate
Tin Chak Estate ...
References
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Tin Shui Wai
Public housing estates in Hong Kong
Residential buildings completed in 1992
Residential buildings completed in 1993