Cheung Sha Wan Estate
Cheung Sha Wan Estate | |
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General information | |
Location | 9 Tonkin Street, Cheung Sha Wan Kowloon, Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22°20′04″N 114°09′23″E / 22.3345321°N 114.1562719°E |
Status | Completed |
Category | Public rental housing |
Population | 3,344[1] (2016) |
No. of blocks | 2[2] |
No. of units | 1,400[2] |
Construction | |
Constructed | 2013 |
Authority | Hong Kong Housing Authority |
Cheung Sha Wan Estate (Chinese:
Background[edit]
The original Cheung Sha Wan Estate opened between 1963 and 1964 as the Cheung Sha Wan Government Low Cost Housing Estate (Chinese:
A new estate opened in 2013 bearing the same name located just north of the original Cheung Sha Wan Estate site.[2]
The site of the original Cheung Sha Wan Estate was leased to the Asia Golf Club driving range. The golf club has since closed and a new public housing estate is under construction on the site.[5] This new estate is called Lai Tsui Court.
Houses[edit]
Name[2] | Chinese name | Building type | Completed |
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Cheung Yan House | Non-standard | 2013 | |
Cheung Tai House |
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2016 by-census, Cheung Sha Wan Estate had a population of 3,344. The median age was 48 and the majority of residents (98.9 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.4 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$15,000.[1]
Politics[edit]
Cheung Sha Wan Estate is located in Fortune constituency of the Sham Shui Po District Council.[6] It was formerly represented by Ronald Tsui Yat-sin, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Housing Authority Property Location and Profile | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Cheung Sha Wan Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Cheung Sha Wan Estate". Hong Kong Memory. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Air Ventilation Assessment for the Public Housing Development Project at Ex-Cheung Sha Wan Estate" (PDF). Allied Environmental Consultants Limited. January 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sham Shui Po District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Sham Shui Po District Council - Sham Shui Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 17 August 2021.