Yat Tung 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 the western part of

Tung Chung Tung Chung, meaning " eastern stream", is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. One of the most recent new towns, it was formerly a rural fishing village beside Tung Chung Bay, and along the delta and lower courses of ...

Lantau Island Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located West of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands ...

, Hong Kong. It is divided into Yat Tung (I) Estate and Yat Tung (II) Estate, which collectively have a population of 36,913. Yu Tai 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 Tung Chung, near Yat Tung Estate and

North Lantau Hospital North Lantau Hospital () is a public hospital in central Tung Chung, on Hong Kong Lantau Island. It was completed in late 2012 and began services on 24 September 2013. The hospital has a 24-hour accident and emergency service, and various ...

. It has two residential blocks completed in 2020.

History

Background

Yat Tung Estate was built as part of the

North Lantau New Town North Lantau New Town is the newest of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, located on the northern coast of the Lantau Island in the New Territories. It covers Tung Chung, Tai Ho Wan, Siu Ho Wan, other p ...

, one of the core projects of the

Airport Core Programme The Airport Core Programme was a series of infrastructure projects centred on the new Hong Kong International Airport during the early 1990s. The programme was part of the Port and Airport Development Strategy, commonly known as the Rose Gard ...

. More specifically, Yat Tung Estate was part of the Tung Chung Development Phase II. Originally, Yat Tung Estate was to comprise homes for subsidised sale, but the Hong Kong Government suspended the

(HOS) in 2003 due to a soft property market and pressure from real estate developers. As a result, Yat Tung Estate is entirely public rental housing.

Construction

Yat Tung Estate was constructed in several phases by several different contractors. The construction of Yat Tung (I) Estate was affected by corruption that resulted in the jailing of several contractors.

Tung Chung Area 30 Phase 1

Now part of Yat Tung (I) Estate, this phase comprises three residential blocks. The piling contractor was Hsin Chong (Foundations).

Tung Chung Area 30 Phase 2

Now part of Yat Tung (I) Estate, this phase was constructed by

Hsin Chong Hsin Chong Group Holdings Limited (新昌營造集團有限公司; ) or simply Hsin Chong (新昌) was a major construction company in Hong Kong. History It was established in 1939 in Hong Kong as Hsin Chong & Company by Godfrey Yeh Kan-Nee. Yeh ...

Tung Chung Area 30 Phase 3

Also now part of Yat Tung (I) Estate, this phase was constructed by Cheung Kee Fung Cheung Construction (CKFC). This phase comprises four 41-storey Concord 1 (Option 2) blocks originally intended for HOS use, but let out as public rental housing. The piling contractor was Hsin Chong (Foundations). These four blocks, completed in 2001, are today called Yu Yat House, Ying Yat House, Luk Yat House, and Fuk Yat House. In 2000, the ICAC arrested six contracting staff for the using of substandard materials. An independent audit confirmed that the superstructure of the housing blocks contain some non-compliant reinforcement bars. However, the consultants certified that the structural integrity of the buildings was not compromised.

Tung Chung Area 30 Phase 4

Tung Chung Area 30 Phase 4 involved the first phase of the shopping centre.

Tung Chung Area 31 Phase 3

This contract was constructed by Yau Lee Construction Company. It comprises five 41-storey New Cruciform I residential blocks. Construction began in 2001 and was completed by mid-2004.

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Yat Tung Estate has a total population of 36,913. This declined from 39,312 in the 2011 census. According to the Housing Authority, the estate is designed for an authorised population of 40,400.

Blocks

Yat Tung Estate Table Tennis Zone and Pavilion

Yat Tung (I) Estate

Yat Tung (II) Estate

Yu Tai Court

Education

There are several schools located at Yat Tung Estate: * HKFEW Wong Cho Bau School (primary) * The Salvation Army Lam Butt Chung Memorial School (primary) *

Tung Chung Catholic School Tung Chung Catholic School is a co-educational Chinese school located at Yat Tung, Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or ...

(primary and secondary)

Transport

Residents of Yat Tung Estate rely on buses to connect to the

Tung Chung station Tung Chung () is a station on the of the MTR rapid transport system in Hong Kong. As the western end of the Tung Chung line, it is also a transfer point of those wishing to use the Ngong Ping Cable Car and by bus to the rest of Lantau Island. ...

, the terminus of the

Tung Chung line The Tung Chung line is one of the ten lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong, linking the town of Tung Chung with central Hong Kong. A part of the Tung Chung line was built along with the Kap Shui Mun Bridge and the Tsing Ma Bridge. The line c ...

of the

Mass Transit Railway 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 ...

(MTR). Franchised bus services are provided by

New Lantao Bus The New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, commonly known as New Lantao Bus or NLB, is a franchised bus company operating in Hong Kong. It mainly operates bus routes on Lantau Island. History NLB was formed in 1973 through the merger of three b ...

(NLB). There is also a cycle track network that links the estate to Tung Chung town centre. The poor transport, coupled with the relative remoteness of the estate, has led to much criticism. Residents, social workers, and district councillors have complained that the situation has contributed to financial hardship, as there are limited job opportunities and transport is expensive for the lower class. Financial hardship has, in turn, been attributed to social problems and family tragedies. There is a space next to the estate reserved for the long-delayed Tung Chung West station, a proposed one-stop extension of the Tung Chung line. According to the Railway Development Strategy 2014, the projected cost would be HK$6 billion. The report recommends that the extension be built between 2020 and 2024 to coincide with the opening of new public housing developments near Yat Tung Estate.

Covid Pandemic

Ying Yat House of (I) Estate was put under lockdown for mandatory testing from 20 February 2022. Fuk Yat House and Yu Yat House were sealed on 28 February. RTHK
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References

External links

– Housing Authority website

– Housing Authority website {{Public housing estates in Hong Kong Public housing estates in Hong Kong Tung Chung