Wong Chuk Hang Estate () was a

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Staunton Creek Staunton Creek is a neighbourhood in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It is west of Wong Chuk Hang, north of Sham Wan, and east of Aberdeen. Staunton Creek became urbanised only in the 1960s as one of the major light ind ...

, Hong Kong. The estate had ten residential blocks and was cleared in 2007. The estate has been replaced by the MTR

Wong Chuk Hang station Wong Chuk Hang () is an elevated MTR rapid transit station in Hong Kong on the eastern section of the , built on the Staunton Creek Nullah and off the old site of Wong Chuk Hang Estate in Staunton Creek (Chung Mei). It is named after the lo ...

and Wong Chuk Hang

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Wong Chuk Hang Estate was the only Government Low Cost Housing Estate on

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in the 1960s and the 1970s. It consisted of 10 residential blocks that were developed in 3 phases. Phase 1 (Block 1 and 2), Phase 2 (Block 3 to 6) and Phase 3 (Block 7 to 10) were completed in 1968, 1972 and 1973 respectively. In 1973, the estate was renamed Wong Chuk Hang Estate. In 1985, Block 9 was found to have structural problems by Hong Kong Housing Authority, and was

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in 1988. In 2007, the whole estate was cleared and most of the

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were moved to the nearby

Shek Pai Wan Estate Shek Pai Wan Estate () is a public housing estate in Shek Pai Wan of Aberdeen, Hong Kong, on a hill to the east of the town centre. It comprises eight standard residential blocks, a non-standard small household block, a primary school, a shopping ...

. The site has been replaced by the MTR Wong Chuk Hang station, one of the

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of the

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, and a railway depot.Wong Chuk Hang Section
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{{Southern District, Hong Kong Wong Chuk Hang Former public housing estates in Hong Kong Residential buildings completed in 1968 Residential buildings completed in 1972 Residential buildings completed in 1973 1968 establishments in Hong Kong 2007 disestablishments in Hong Kong Buildings and structures demolished in 2007

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