Ap Lei Chau 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 Ap Lei Chau,

Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km ...

, Hong Kong. It is the first public housing estate in Ap Lei Chau. Completed in two phases in 1980 and 1982 respectively, the estate consists of 8 residential blocks providing 4,453 flats. It was one of the public housing estates built from 1980 to 1982 to accommodate people affected by a major fire in

Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter The Aberdeen Typhoon Shelters of Hong Kong are Aberdeen West Typhoon Shelter () and Aberdeen South Typhoon Shelter (). Both typhoon shelters are located in Southern District, between the southern part of Hong Kong Island and the island Ap Lei ...

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Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Ap Lei Chau Estate had a population of 14,504. The median age was 53.1 and the majority of residents (97.1 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.8 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$21,650.

Politics

Ap Lei Chau Estate is located in Ap Lei Chau Estate constituency of the

Southern District Council Southern District Council is the district council for the Southern District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Southern District Council currently consists of 17 members, of which the district is divided into 17 constituencies, ...

. It is currently represented by Lam Yuk-chun, who was elected in the

2019 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2019. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems has a calendar of upcoming elections around the world, and the National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of elections in coun ...

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{{Public housing estates in Hong Kong, state=expanded Ap Lei Chau Residential buildings completed in 1980 Residential buildings completed in 1982 Public housing estates in Hong Kong 1980 establishments in Hong Kong

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