Tung Tau Estate () is a

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and

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estate in the south of

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, located between

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and

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, in Hong Kong. It was first built in the 1960s as resettlement housing, but has since been reconstructed. It was divided into Tung Tau (I) Estate () and Tung Tau (II) Estate (). The sole remaining housing block of Tung Tau (I) Estate was subsequently demolished. Tung Tau (II) Estate has 20 blocks built during the redevelopment in the 1980s and the 1990s.

Background

In the 1960s, Tung Tau Estate was built as a resettlement estate which had a total of 23 blocks (21 Mark II and two Mark IV blocks). Mark II blocks were rudimentary structures built to fulfil emergency housing needs, while the other two blocks were of the

Old Slab Old Slab () is a design of residential block of Hong Kong public housing estate. The building of this type consists of one or more elongated rectangular blocks, joining end by end. Gallery File:HK Kennedy Town Sai Wan Estate birdeyes 2.JPG, Sai ...

typology. The 21 Mark II blocks of Tung Tau Estate housed approximately 49,200 people in 7,750 households, as well as around 586 shops. All 21 Mark II blocks were demolished to make way for 20 new blocks in the 1980s and the 1990s. In 2002, some of the flats on the estate (except Block 22) were sold to tenants through the

Phase 5. The two remaining resettlement-era blocks, numbered 22 and 23, were redeveloped later. Block 23 was demolished in 2003. That site was redeveloped as a separate housing estate, Tung Wui Estate, composed of two housing blocks and a community centre. The new estate began accepting residents in 2012. Block 22, built in 1965 and housing 906 domestic flats, was subject to structural investigations by the

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in 2007. The block required costly repairs, and it was decided to redevelop the site instead. Block 22 was the sole remaining block of Tung Tau (I) Estate.Clearance Arrangement for Tung Tau (I) Estate Block 22
/ref> Po Yan Oblate Primary School, which was connected to Block 22 but in good structural condition, was retained. The site of Block 22, like that of Block 23, has been incorporated into the new Tung Wui Estate, and a new housing block (Wui Chi House) has been built there.

Houses

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, the estate had a population of 15,562. The median age was 51.4. Over 97 per cent of residents were of Chinese ethnicity. The dominant spoken language was Cantonese.

Politics

Locally, the estate is represented on

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. It falls within two constituencies: * Tung Tau constituency comprises the southern part of the estate, Tung Wui Estate, and some other neighbouring buildings. Since the 2019 election, it has been represented by Hiroko Wan Chi-chung of

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. * Tung Mei constituency principally comprises the northern part of Tung Tau Estate and nearby Mei Tung Estate. Since 2015, it has been represented by

Sze Tak-loy Sze Tak-loy (; born 1982) is a Hong Kong politician. He is currently chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) and was a member of the Wong Tai Sin District Council for Tung Mei. In the 2015 District ...

of the ADPL. In the Legislative Council, Tung Tau Estate falls within the Kowloon East geographic constituency, which elects five members to the council.

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* {{Public housing estates in Hong Kong Residential buildings completed in 1967 Residential buildings completed in 1981 Residential buildings completed in 1982 Residential buildings completed in 1985 Residential buildings completed in 1987 Residential buildings completed in 1988 Residential buildings completed in 1990 Residential buildings completed in 1991 Wong Tai Sin District Nga Chin Wai San Po Kong Public housing estates in Hong Kong Tenants Purchase Scheme 1967 establishments in Hong Kong