Public housing estates in Shek Kip Mei are public housing in an area originally known as Kap Shek Mi in New Kowloon on the North Eastern Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong.
History Hong Kong's public housing program was initiated by Governor Alexander Grantham following a major fire on 25 December 1953.Shek Kip Mei fire, Stories of Hong Kong from Hong Kong Public Libraries, Retrieved 2018-05-25 The Shek Kip Mei area was the location of tens of thousands of makeshift homes of immigrants from Mainland China. The fire cost many lives, and left 53,000 people homeless.
The public housing program introduced "multi story building" with fire- and flood-proof construction. The clearance of the fire debris and demolition of the remaining makeshift houses paved the way for construction of the Shek Kip Mei Low-cost Housing Estate ().
Overview Name Type Inaug. Blocks Units Chak On Estate Public 1983 4 1,903 Nam Shan Estate Public 1977 8 2,849 Pak Tin Estate Public 1975/1993 20 8,758 Shek Kip Mei Estate Public 1979/2007 11 7,363 Tai Hang Tung Estate Public 1980 9 2,101 Tai Hang Sai Estate Private 1965 8
Chak On Estate
Chak On Estate () is a public housing estate in Tai Wo Ping, Shek Kip Mei.Sham Shui Po District Shek Kip Mei Integrated Family Service Centre Formerly Tai Wo Ping Cottage Area ()Tai Wo Ping Cottage Area Tai Wo Ping Cottage Area and built at a hill near Lung Cheung Road, the estate consists of 4 residential blocks completed in 1983.Chak On Estate
Houses Name Type Completion Lai Chak House Single I 1983 Wah Chak House Old Slab Fu Chak House Wing Chak HouseChak On Estate
Nam Shan Estate
Nam Shan Estate () is a public housing estate in Shek Kip Mei, located near Tai Hang Tung Estate, Tai Hang Sai Estate and Yau Yat Tsuen.Recommended District Council Constituency Areas It was formerly called "Kowloon Tsai". It comprises 8 residential blocks built in 1977.Nam Shan Estate (Chinese Version)
Houses Name Type Completion Nam Fung House Old Slab 1977 Nam On House Nam Wai House Nam Lok House Nam Ming House 1978 Nam Tai House Nam Yiu House Nam Yat House 1979Nam Shan Estate
Pak Tin Estate
Pak Tin Estate () is a public housing estate in Shek Kip Mei,Sham Shui Po District located between Shek Kip Mei Estate and Chak On Estate. It is currently the largest public housing estate in Shek Kip Mei.
Shek Kip Mei Estate
Shek Kip Mei Estate () is the first public housing estate in Hong Kong.Hong Kong Housing Authority - Transformation of Shek Kip Mei Estate The estate was constructed as a result of a fire in Shek Kip Mei in 1953, to settle the families of inhabitants in the squats over the hill who lost their homes in one night.
Tai Hang Tung Estate
Tai Hang Tung Estate () is a public housing estate in Shek Kip Mei,Management of Total Hip/Knee Replacement located near Tai Hang Sai Estate and Nam Shan Estate.
Tai Hang Sai Estate
Tai Hang Sai Estate () is a private housing estate in Shek Kip Mei, located between Shek Kip Mei Estate and Tai Hang Tung Estate, near MTR Shek Kip Mei station. It consists of 8 residential buildings which were built in 1965 and 1977 respectively. The estate was built and managed by a privately owned company called "Hong Kong Settlers Housing Corporation Limited" ().Tai Hang West Estate
See also Public housing in Hong Kong List of public housing estates in Hong Kong
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