Kwong Yuen Estate
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General information | |
Location | 68 Siu Lek Yuen Road, Siu Lek Yuen Sha Tin, New Territories Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22°22′52″N 114°12′55″E / 22.3811°N 114.2154°E |
Status | Completed |
Category | Tenants Purchase Scheme |
Population | 21,255 (2016) |
No. of blocks | 12 |
Construction | |
Authority | Hong Kong Housing Authority |
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Cantonese Yale | gwóng yùhn chyūn | ||||||||
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Kwong Yuen Estate (Chinese:
Kwong Lam Court (Chinese:
History[edit]
The estate was built as part of the development of Sha Tin New Town. Unlike most of the new town, the estate site was not reclaimed from Tide Cove, as it is located on a hillside. The site was used for agriculture until the early 1980s. It was cleared and re-graded in 1984 and 1985.
Kwong Yuen Estate was the eleventh public housing estate in Sha Tin, and was developed in phases. The contract to construct the first phase, valued at HK$205.67 million, was signed on 24 February 1986. The contract covered the construction of four 35-storey "Trident" residential blocks, a primary school, a community hall, and roads.[4]
Kwong Yuen Community Hall, operated by the Sha Tin District Office, opened to the public on 15 January 1990.[5]
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2011 census, Kwong Yuen Estate has a population of 13,908. Kwong Lam Court and Hong Lam Court house 5,272 and 3,062 respectively. Altogether the population amounts to 22,242.[6]
According to 2016 Population By-census, Kwong Yuen Estate has a population of 12,835. Kwong Lam Court and Hong Lam Court house 5,285 and 3,135 respectively. Altogether the population amounts to 21,255.[7]
Houses[edit]
Kwong Yuen Estate[edit]
Name[8] | Chinese name | Type | Completion |
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Pine House | Trident 4 | 1989 | |
Oak House | |||
Banyan House | |||
Cypress House | |||
Kapok House | Trident 3 | ||
Alder House |
Kwong Lam Court[edit]
Name[9] | Chinese name | Type | Completion |
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Hing Lam House | Trident 4 | 1990 | |
Mau Lam House | |||
Fook Lam House | 馥林 |
Hong Lam Court[edit]
Hong Lam Court is adjacent to two government quarters, Yee King House and Hoi Wan House, which were developed at the same time as Hong Lam Court by the Hong Kong Housing Authority but are not included in the below table.
Name[10] | Chinese name | Type | Completion |
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Shan Lam House | NCB (Ver.1984) | 1990 | |
Yuen Lam House | |||
King Lam House |
Commercial complex[edit]
The design of the commercial complex of the estate was designed to blend into the village environment in the vicinity. Unlike the commercial centres of other public housing estates, the complex consists of five two-level blocks which are standing on two platforms. The complex slopes from the east to the west to a difference of 15 m.[1] A 26 m clock tower reinforces the image of the commercial complex.[1]
In 1992, the design of the commercial complex won a Certificate of Merit in the annual design competition organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects.[1][11]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Film Service Office
- ^ Estates for Sale in Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 4
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Six new public housing projects will cost $867m". South China Morning Post. 25 February 1986. p. 21.
- ^ "Daily Information Bulletin". Government Records Service. Government Information Services. 13 January 1990. p. 10.
- ^ "Major Housing Estates". 2011 Population Census. Census and Statistics Department. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Kwong Yuen Estate
- ^ Kwong Lam Court
- ^ Hong Lam Court
- ^ "List of Past HKIA Annual Awards" (PDF). HKIA Annual Report 2006. Hong Kong Institute of Architects. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2008.