Shek Yam Estate
Shek Yam Estate | |
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General information | |
Location | 120 Lei Muk Road, North Kwai Chung New Territories, Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22°22′20″N 114°08′22″E / 22.372125°N 114.139447°E |
Status | Completed |
Category | Public rental housing |
Population | 8,657[1] (2016) |
No. of blocks | 4[2] |
No. of units | 2,331[2] |
Construction | |
Constructed | 1968 2000 (After reconstruction) | (Before reconstruction)
Authority | Hong Kong Housing Authority |
Shek Yam Estate (Chinese:
Ning Fung Court (Chinese:
Background[edit]
The estate was redeveloped into 4 phases. Phase 2 consists of three rental residential blocks, a car park podium and a shopping centre which were completed in 2000.[4] Phase 3 consists of four HOS concord-typed blocks, Ning Fung Court.[5] Phase 1 and Phase 4 were handed over to Leisure and Cultural Services Department to construct a park, Sham Yam Lei Muk Road Park.[6] Phase 5 was the old site of Shek Yam Community Hall and a HOS building, but it was renamed Lai Shek House and changed to rental use.
Houses[edit]
Shek Yam Estate[edit]
Name[2] | Chinese name | Building type | Completed |
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Chi Shek House | Harmony 1 | 2000 | |
Yan Shek House | |||
Yung Shek House | Single Aspect Building | ||
Lai Shek House | Non-standard | 2005 |
Ning Fung Court[edit]
Name[3] | Chinese name | Building type | Completed |
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Ching Fung House | Concord 1 | 2001 | |
Long Fung House | |||
Ting Fung House | |||
Yun Fung House |
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2016 by-census, Shek Yam Estate had a population of 8,657 while Ning Fung Court had a population of 3,816. Altogether the population amounts to 12,473.[1]
Politics[edit]
Shek Yam Estate and Ning Fung Court are located in Shek Yam constituency of the Kwai Tsing District Council.[7] It was formerly represented by Andrew Wan Siu-kin, who was elected in the 2019 elections until May 2021.[8]
Education[edit]
Shek Yam is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 64, which includes multiple aided schools (schools operated independently of the government but funded with government money); none of the schools in the net are government schools.[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 27 July 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 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b "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 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Shek Yam Estate Phase 2" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Shek Yam Estate Phase 3". The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Shek Yam Lei Muk Road Park". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kwai Tsing District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Kwai Tsing District Council - Kwai Tsing DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "POA School Net 64" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 27 September 2022.