Public housing estates in Kwun Tong
The following shows the public housing estates (including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS)) in Kwun Tong of Kwun Tong District, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Overview
[edit]The Kwun Tong area has 6 housing estates in total: 3 Public Housing Estates, 2 Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) housing estates, and 1 Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) housing estate. All of which are managed by the Hong Kong Housing Society.
| Name | Type | Inaug. | No Blocks | No Units | Notes | |
| Cheung Wo Court | 祥和苑 | HOS | 1984 | 6 | 1,584 | |
| Po Pui Court | 寶珮苑 | HOS | 1995 | 5 | 1,750 | |
| Tsui Ping (North) Estate | 翠屏(北)邨 | TPS | 1982 | 12 | 3,913 | |
| Tsui Ping (South) Estate | 翠屏(南)邨 | Public | 1989 | 7 | 5,039 | |
| Wan Hon Estate | 雲漢邨 | Public | 1998 | 2 | 1,003 | |
| Wo Lok Estate | 和樂邨 | Public | 1962 | 11 | 1,941 |
Cheung Wo Court
[edit]Cheung Wo Court (Chinese: 祥和苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, opposite to Po Pui Court. It consists of 6 blocks built in 1984.
Houses
[edit]| Name[1] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Wo Kwan House | Flexi 1, 2 | 1984 |
| Wo Yuet House | ||
| Wo Shing House | ||
| Wo Kin House | ||
| Wo Hang House | Slab | |
| Wo Tung House | Flexi 1, 2 |
Po Pui Court
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Po Pui Court (Chinese: 寶珮苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, opposite to Cheung Wo Court. It consists of 5 blocks built in 1995.
Houses
[edit]| Name[2] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Po Shan House | New Cruciform (Ver.1984) | 1995 |
| Po Wu House | ||
| Po Ying House | ||
| Po Chui House | ||
| Po Yiu House |
Tsui Ping Estate
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Tsui Ping Estate (Chinese: 翠屏邨) is an estate redeveloped in the 1980s and the 1990s. It is divided into Tsui Ping (South) Estate (Chinese: 翠屏(南)邨) and Tsui Ping (North) Estate (Chinese: 翠屏(北)邨).[3] The redeveloped estate has 19 blocks in total.
Wan Hon Estate
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Wan Hon Estate (Chinese: 雲漢邨) is named for nearby Wan Hon Street, the estate consists of two blocks completed in 1998. It was built on the site of a former squatter area, which was cleared in the 1970s and left vacant until Wan Hon Estate started construction in 1996.[4]
Houses
[edit]| Name[5] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Hon Chung House | Small Household Block | 1998 |
| Hon Pak House |
Wo Lok Estate
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Wo Lok Estate (Chinese: 和樂邨) the oldest existing public housing estate in Kwun Tong District, and the first public housing estate with seven-storeys blocks.[6]
The estate 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.[7] In 2007, the 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.[8]
Houses
[edit]| Name[9] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Kin On House | Old Slab | 1962 |
| Tai On House | ||
| Ping On House | ||
| Yee On House | ||
| Cheung On House | 1963 | |
| Hing On House | ||
| Fu On House | ||
| Man On House | ||
| Kui On House | 1965 | |
| Sun On House | ||
| Hang On House | 1966 |
See also
[edit]- Public housing estates in Ngau Tau Kok and Kowloon Bay
- Public housing estates in Sze Shun
- Public housing estates in Lam Tin
- Public housing estates in Yau Tong
