The following is an overview of

public housing estates Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authorities, government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the d ...

Tuen Mun Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the more re ...

, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), Subsidised Sale Flats Project (SSFP), and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.

History

Tuen Mun used to be a rural area. At a time when the population had swelled dramatically with refugees from China, many of them living in substandard housing, the government launched a plan to provide modern housing to the masses. As part of this policy, Tuen Mun was developed as a

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from the early 1970s. Land was reclaimed from the sea in order to provide space suitable for development. Much of

Castle Peak Bay Castle Peak Bay is a bay outside Tuen Mun. Tuen Mun River empties into the bay. In the past, many Tanka fishermen harboured at the bay. In 1513, explorer Jorge Álvares arrived in the Pearl River Delta and started a Portuguese settlement, Ta ...

was filled in. The first public housing estate in Tuen Mun was Castle Peak Estate, completed in 1971, which has since been demolished. Construction of the Tuen Mun New Town has been basically complete since the turn of the millennium, with most of the public housing estates built before then. Two newer estates are Lung Yat Estate, completed in 2013, and the Yan Tin Estate, completed in 2018 at the rural fringe of the new town.

Overview

Estates

Affluence Garden

Affluence Garden () is a Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme court in Tuen Mun, beside

Tuen Mun River The Tuen Mun River is a river in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It has many tributaries, with major ones coming from Lam Tei, Kau Keng Shan, Hung Shui Hang and Nai Wai. It flows south, bisecting Tuen Mun New Town. It eventually feeds int ...

. It has totally 5 blocks built in 1989.

Butterfly Estate

Butterfly Estate () is the seventh public housing estate in Tuen Mun, completed in 1983.屯門現況 (Chinese Version)
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/ref> the estate consists of 6 residential blocks. Butterfly Estate Public Library was reprovisioned and expanded in 2010. Butterfly Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 70. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Tuen Mun Government Primary School (屯門官立小學).

Chi Lok Fa Yuen

Chi Lok Fa Yuen () 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 ...

and

Private Sector Participation 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 be ...

estate in Tsing Hoi Circuit,

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. Built on the

, It comprises eight residential blocks and a

shopping centre A shopping center (American English) or shopping centre (Commonwealth English), also called a shopping complex, shopping arcade, shopping plaza or galleria, is a group of shops built together, sometimes under one roof. The first known collec ...

completed in 1982. It was jointly developed by

Hong Kong Housing Authority The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) is the main provider of public housing in Hong Kong. It was established in April 1973 under the Housing Ordinance and is an agency of the Government of Hong Kong. In the same year, the Resettlement Departm ...

and

Sun Hung Kai Properties Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP; ) is a listed corporation and the largest property developer in Hong Kong as of 2019. The company is controlled by the Kwok family trust, largely the Kwok brothers. The Kwok family trust was set up by Kw ...

Fu Tai Estate

Fu Tai Estate () is located next to

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, consisting of 11 residential buildings completed in 2000 and 2001. It occupies the former site of Fu Tei Village () and Fu Tei Camp (). It is the only estate in Tuen Mun which is far away from any

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Light Rail stops. Residents need to take

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to go to nearby Light Rail stops or

West Rail The West Rail line () was a rapid transit line that formed part of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong until 27 June 2021. Coloured magenta on the MTR map, the line ran from Tuen Mun to Hung Hom, with a total length of , i ...

stations. Fu Tai Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 71. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government schools are in the school net.

Glorious Garden

Glorious Garden () is a Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme court in Tuen Mun, located at the

in San Shek Wan and next to Lung Mun Oasis.Package 21 (Stage IIB)
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and Chevalier Group. It consists of 12 residential blocks completed in 1999.

Kin Sang Estate

Kin Sang Estate () is the eleventh public housing estate in Tuen Mun, located near

Ching Chung Koon Ching Chung Koon is a Taoist Temple and active Taoist organisation located in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong. History Ching Chung Koon is a Taoist temple first established in Kowloon during 1950. A permanent temple was eventually built in Tuen Mun du ...

and

Castle Peak Hospital Castle Peak Hospital is the oldest and largest psychiatric hospital in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong. It has located at the east of Castle Peak in Tuen Mun, the hospital was established in 1961. Currently, it has 1,156 beds, providing a wide variety ...

.Tuen Mun District
/ref> It consists of four residential buildings completed in 1989. In 1998, some of the flats were sold under

Tenants Purchase Scheme Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) is a scheme which allows tenants in public housing estates under the Hong Kong Housing Authority to purchase their flats. The price is set to be much lower than the market prices of private flats and Home Ownersh ...

Phase 1.

Kingston Terrace

Kingston Terrace () is a

Flat-for-Sale Scheme Flat-for-Sale Scheme is a housing development scheme by Hong Kong Housing Society in 1980s. The flats under the scheme are for sale at a concessionary price. It is similar to Home Ownership Scheme by Hong Kong Housing Authority. The first estate ...

court in King San Path, Tuen Mun, near Light Rail Prime View stop. It consists of four blocks with 1,152 units built in 2002, developed by the

Hong Kong Housing Society The Hong Kong Housing Society or Housing Society for short, is the second largest public housing provider in Hong Kong (the first being the Hong Kong Housing Authority). The Society housed around 130,000 residents as of 2020. The Housing Societ ...

. The units were sold in two phases in 2007 (Block 3 and 4) and 2008 (Block 1 and 2) respectively.

Leung King Estate

Leung King Estate () is the ninth public housing estate in Tuen Mun, located in Northwest

. It consists of eight residential buildings completed in 1988. The estate was formerly the site of Leung Tin Village and it was named for the village, as was the nearby

Tin King Estate Tin King Estate () is a public housing estate in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the tenth public housing estate in Tuen Mun, located near Light Rail Tin King stop, Leung King stop and San Wai stop. It consists of four residential ...

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/ref> In 2001, some of the flats in the estate were sold under Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 4. Leung King Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 70. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Tuen Mun Government Primary School (屯門官立小學).

Lung Mun Oasis

Lung Mun Oasis () is a Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme court in Tuen Mun, located at the

of San Shek Wan and near Glorious Garden. It consists of 16 residential buildings completed in 1998. Light Rail Lung Mun stop and a

bus terminus A bus terminus is a designated place where a bus or coach starts or ends its scheduled route. The terminus is the designated place that a timetable is timed from. Termini can be located at bus stations, interchanges, bus garages or bus stops. Te ...

are located at Lung Mun Oasis.

Lung Yat Estate

Lung Yat Estate () is a public rental estate completed in 2013. It comprises two residential blocks and a community building. The 34-storey blocks collectively provide 990 flats for an estimated 2,800 people.

Melody Garden

Melody Garden () is a Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme court in Tuen Mun, located at the reclaimed land of Castle Peak Bay near Butterfly Estate. It was the first and the only "Middle Income Housing Scheme" developed by the

. It has 10 blocks built in 1984 and it was the first HOS court in

Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Tuen Mun Ferry Pier (屯門碼頭), or Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal, is a public pier located in the southern area of Tuen Mun, Hong Kong. Tuen Mun Ferry Pier, Tuen Mun Pier Head, and Tuen Mun Ferry Pier stop (MTR Light Rail) refer to the street-lev ...

region.

On Ting Estate

On Ting Estate () is the fifth public housing estate in Tuen Mun completed between 1980 and 1982. It consists of 6 residential blocks, and is built on

Tuen Mun New Town
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works were carried out in the estate in 2003. On Ting Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 71. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government schools are in the school net.

Po Tin Estate

Po Tin Estate () is the twelfth public housing estate in Tuen Mun. It was built as

interim housing Interim housing () is temporary housing in Hong Kong for those not eligible for a flat in a public housing estate, but affected by disaster, fire, and redevelopment. It replaced Temporary Housing Area with buildings that are more resilient and spa ...

which consists of 9 residential blocks completed in 2000. Six buildings of the estate with about 4,100 flats were changed into a public housing estate in 2004. Its facilities and flat sizes are found unsatisfactory since its standard is much lower than that in other public housing estates.

Prime View Garden

Prime View Garden () is a Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme court in

Castle Peak Road Castle Peak Road is the longest road in Hong Kong. Completed in 1920, it runs in the approximate shape of an arc of a semi-circle. It runs West from Tai Po Road in Sham Shui Po, New Kowloon, to Tuen Mun, then north to Yuen Long then east to Sh ...

(San Hui Section), Tuen Mun. It was jointly developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and

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in 1985. It has totally five blocks. Prime View Garden is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 71. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government schools are in the school net.

Sam Shing Estate

Sam Shing Estate () is the third public housing estate in Tuen Mun. is a

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, Hong Kong. It Built on the

, the estate consists of 3 residential blocks completed in 1980. It was named for nearby

Sam Shing Hui Sam Shing Hui () is an area and a former fishing village in Tuen Mun, Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. See also * Sam Shing Estate * Tuen Mun Road * Tuen Mun San Hui * So Kwun Wat So Kwun Wat, commonly pronounced So Kwun Fat, is an area on the ...

, a

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in the district, and most of the residents in the estate were fishermen.

San Wai Court

San Wai Court () is a

court in Tuen Mun, located near Castle Peak and

Tsing Shan Monastery The Tsing Shan Monastery aka. Castle Peak Monastery is situated at the foot of Castle Peak, near Tuen Mun, Hong Kong. Parts of the Monastery are listed as Grade I historic buildings, others are listed as Grade II historic buildings.Antiqui ...

. Formerly the old site of Leung Tin Village (), the estate consists of six residential blocks completed in 1989. It is named from the nearby San Wai Chai () and it is the only HOS court in Tuen Mun which is not named with the prefix "Siu" (). Light Rail San Wai stop is located at San Wai Court and it is named from the court.

Shan King Estate

Shan King Estate () is the eighth public housing estate in Tuen Mun. The estate consists of 6 residential blocks completed in 1983 and 1986 respectively, offering totally 8644 units. Some of the units were sold to the

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Phase 6A. Shan King Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 70. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Tuen Mun Government Primary School (屯門官立小學).

Siu Shan Court

Siu Shan Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court on the reclaimed land of

in Tuen Mun South, near Wu King Estate and Butterfly Estate. It comprises 12 blocks built in 1983.

Siu Hei Court

Siu Hei Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court on the reclaimed land of Castle Bay in Tuen Mun South, near

, Wu King Estate, Yuet Wu Villa, Pierhead Garden and Richland Garden. It comprises 5 blocks built in 1985.

Siu Kwai Court

Siu Kwai Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tuen Mun, near Tin King Estate. It consists of two blocks built in 1990.

Siu Hin Court

Siu Hin Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tuen Mun, near Kin Sang Estate. It has 2 blocks built in 1991. The two blocks were originally planned for rental housing of Kin Sang Estate, but their flats were finally converted to HOS to be sold to public.

Siu Lun Court

Siu Lun Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court on the reclaimed land between

and Lo Shue Chau in Tuen Mun South. It comprises 12 blocks completed in 1993.

Siu Lung Court

Siu Lung Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tuen Mun, near Leung King Estate. It has only 1 block built in 1991.

Siu Hong Court

Siu Hong Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tuen Mun, located near

Tuen Mun Hospital Tuen Mun Hospital is a public hospital, with a 24-hour Emergency department, accident and emergency department, in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. Its construction began in 1979, and it was inaugurated on 8 March 1990. It is governed by t ...

and

Siu Hong station Siu Hong () is an MTR station located beside Siu Hong Court, Tuen Mun, New Territories. It is built on the Tuen Mun Nullah immediately east of Siu Hong Court. The station is on the between and stations. Elevated public transport intercha ...

. It consists of 20 residential buildings completed in 1982 and 1985 respectively. It is the first HOS court in Tuen Mun, and was the largest-scale HOS estate in Hong Kong. In 1985, it won a

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Annual Awards. Siu Hong Court is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 70. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Tuen Mun Government Primary School (屯門官立小學).

Siu On Court

Siu On Court () is a HOS court in Tuen Mun, located at the reclaimed land of

and near On Ting Estate. It consists of totally 10 blocks built in 1982.

Siu Pong Court

Siu Pong Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tuen Mun, near Tin King Estate. It consists of 1 block built in 1991.

Tai Hing Estate

Tai Hing Estate () is the second public housing estate and the oldest existing public housing estate in

, Hong Kong. There are 8,602 flats in the estate with capacity to house 21,100 people. It is also a district council constituency. It is a traditional strong pro-democratic area, having returned

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as district councillor in the Legislative Council.

Terrace Concerto

Terrace Concerto () is a court under the Subsidized Sale Flats Project developed by

in Ming Kum Road,

. It comprises single 31-storey tower with total 290 units ranging from 297 to 662 square feet. It was the site of

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Science And Ecological Learning Centre in Shan King Estate. The court was sold together with another court, Mount Verdant in

Tseung Kwan O Tseung Kwan O New Town is one of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, built mainly on reclaimed land in the northern half of Junk Bay (known as Tseung Kwan O in Chinese/Cantonese language) in southeastern New Territories, after which it is named. ...

, in 2017, at prices between HK$1.92 million and HK$4.78 million, or about 30 percent less than market prices. It is expected to complete in 2021.

Tin King Estate

Tin King Estate () is the tenth public housing estate in Tuen Mun. It consists of 4 residential buildings completed in 1989. The estate was formerly the site of Leung Tin Village and it was named from the village, together with the nearby Leung King Estate. In 1999, some of the flats in the estate were sold under Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 2.

Tsui Ning Garden

Tsui Ning Garden () is a Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme court in Tuen Mun, located at the reclaimed land of Castle Peak Bay, near Yau Oi Estate and On Ting Estate. It has totally 6 blocks built in 1991.

Wu King Estate

Wu King Estate () is the sixth public housing estate in Tuen Mun consisting of 6 residential blocks completed in 1982. It is built on the

. Wu King Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 70. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Tuen Mun Government Primary School (屯門官立小學).

Yan Tin Estate

Yan Tin Estate () is a new public housing estate in Tuen Mun Area 54, behind Siu Hong Court. It consists of five residential blocks, ranging in height from 33 to 38 storeys, and the Yan Tin Shopping Centre. It provides 4,688 rental flats catering to an approximate population of around 13,000. Tenant intake began on 23 March 2018.

Yau Oi Estate

Yau Oi Estate () is the third public housing estate in Tuen Mun. It was built between 1979 and 1982 on

. Consisting of 11 residential blocks, it was the largest single subsidized housing development in Hong Kong, with 9,153 units and a

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of more than 35,000.

Yuet Wu Villa

Yuet Wu Villa () is a Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme court in Tuen Mun, located at the reclaimed land of Castle Peak Bay. It comprises 15 high-rise tower blocks consisting of 3,890 residential units, which were built in 1994.Private Sector Participation Scheme
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