Wah Ching House outside Badminton Court 2021

Wah Fu (I) Shopping Centre outside podium 202107

Wah Fu Estate () is a

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located next to Waterfall Bay,

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in Hong Kong's Southern District. It was built on a

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concept in 1967 and was renovated in 2003. Divided into Wah Fu (I) Estate () and Wah Fu (II) Estate (), the whole estate has a total of 18 residential blocks completed between 1967 and 1978. There are several primary and secondary schools in the estate, including Pui Ying Secondary School, SKH Lui Ming Choi Secondary School and Caritas Chong Yut Ming Secondary School. They provide education to children in the estate and the surrounding areas. Fortuna Theatre is the only cinema on the estate.

Houses

Redevelopment

Announced in the chief executive's 2014 Policy Address, Wah Fu Estate will be redeveloped. The new estate will be built nearby. It is planned that after the Wah Fu residents have moved to the new estates, Wah Fu will be redeveloped starting from 2024.

Education

Wah Fu Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 18. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Hong Kong Southern District Government Primary School (香港南區官立小學).

Notable residents

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(黃仁龍): Former

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, lived in the estate in the 1970s/1980s. * Miles Jackson-Lipkin Media and entertainment *

Kitty Yuen Kitty Yuen (; born 23 November 1970) is a Hong Kong radio DJ, television host and actress. At 148 cm tall, she is one of the most petite entertainers in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Life and career Yuen studied at the Sacred Heart ...

(阮小儀):

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with

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, former actress with

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. *

Wakin Chau Wakin Chau (born 22 December 1960), better known by his stage name Emil Chau during the 1980s and 1990s, is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese singer and actor, popular throughout Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China, and parts of Southeast Asia (Singapo ...

(周華健): Singer *

Halina Tam Halina Tam Siu-Wan, also known as May (born 6 September 1972) is a model, singer and actress. She is best known for her role in ''Legend of the Demigods'' and '' The Gentle Crackdown'' with co-star Wayne Lai. Career Tam was the winner of the Mi ...

(譚小環): Actress/presenter, Winner of the

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1994. *

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(韋家輝): Film producer and former

producer

References

External links

Hong Kong map of Wah Fu Estate
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