Wo Lok Estate

Coordinates: 22°18′59″N 114°13′39″E / 22.3164612°N 114.2276008°E / 22.3164612; 114.2276008
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Wo Lok Estate
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General information
Location60 Yuet Wah Street, Kwun Tong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°18′59″N 114°13′39″E / 22.3164612°N 114.2276008°E / 22.3164612; 114.2276008
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population4,381[1] (2016)
No. of blocks8[2]
No. of units1,941[2]
Construction
Constructed1962; 62 years ago (1962)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority
Wo Lok Estate
Traditional Chinese和樂わらく邨
Simplified Chinese和かず乐邨

Wo Lok Estate (Chinese: 和樂わらく邨) is a public housing estate in Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is the oldest existing public housing estate in Kwun Tong District, and the first public housing estate with seven-storey blocks.[3] It comprises 11 blocks of buildings of Old Slab type built from 1962 to 1966. It was developed into 2 phases. Phase 1 included 8 seven-storey blocks built in 1962 and 1963, while Phase 2 included 3 blocks built in 1965 and 1966.[4]

Background[edit]

In 2007, the Hong Kong Government evaluated the condition of the buildings, and found them all structurally sound. However, structural repair and improvement works were carried out to sustain the buildings for the next 15 years.[5]

Houses[edit]

Name[2] Chinese name Building type Completed
Kin On House 建けん安やす樓ろう Old Slab 1962
Tai On House 泰たい安やす樓ろう
Ping On House 平安へいあん樓ろう
Yee On House 義ぎ安やす樓ろう
Cheung On House 長安ながやす樓ろう 1963
Hing On House 興きょう安やす樓ろう
Fu On House 富安とみやす樓ろう
Man On House 民みん安やす樓ろう
Kui On House 居きょ安やす樓ろう 1965
Sun On House 新しん安やす樓ろう
Hang On House 恆つね安やす樓ろう 1966

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2016 by-census, Wo Lok Estate had a population of 4,381. The median age was 48.8 and the majority of residents (98.2 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.3 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$16,000.[1]

Politics[edit]

Wo Lok Estate is located in Po Lok constituency of the Kwun Tong District Council.[6] It is currently represented by Cheng Keng-ieong, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[7]

Education[edit]

Wo Lok Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 48. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Kwun Tong Government Primary School.[8]

See also[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "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 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Wo Lok Estate". Hong Kong Film Services Office. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ "WO LOK ESTATE (Chinese)". Hong Kong Place. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Wo Lok Estate and Ma Tau Wai Estate structurally safe". Hong Kong Government. 20 April 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kwun Tong District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Kwun Tong District Council - Kwun Tong DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  8. ^ "POA School Net 48" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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