The following is an overview of public housing estates in Hung Hom, To Kwa Wan and Ma Tau Wai, of Kowloon City District, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), and Tenant Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.
Overview
Name Type Inaug. No Blocks No Units Notes Hung Hom Estate 紅磡邨 Public 1999 5 2,800 Ma Tau Wai Estate 馬頭圍邨 Public 1962 5 2,075 Chun Seen Mei Chuen 真善美村 Public 1965 3 1,027 HK Housing Society Ka Wai Chuen 家維邨 Flat-for-Sale/Rental 1984,1987,1990,1993 9 2,568 HK Housing Society Lok Man Sun Chuen 樂民新村 Public 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974 9 3,676 HK Housing Society
Hung Hom Estate
Hung Hom Estate () is built on a hill along Dyer Avenue and next to Whampoa Estate and Whampoa Garden. It now consists of five residential buildings completed in two stages in 1999 and 2011 respectively.Hung Hom Estate
The estate, informally called Tai Wan Shan Resettlement Estate () or Tai Wan Shan Estate (), was a resettlement estate built in Tai Wan Shan, a hill in Hung Hom area. It had four 7-storey blocks completed in 1956. All four blocks were demolished for redevelopment in 1996 and 2000. Completed 1999, redevelopment phase 1 project consists of two residential buildings built in the former site of Block 3 and 4.再談紅磡邨 (Chinese) Redevelopment phase 2, finished 2011, consists of three more 40-storey buildings on the former site of Block 1 and Block 3.紅磡邨地皮興建「公屋王」 (Chinese)Site formation for redevelopment of Hung Hom Estate phase 2Development and Construction Division in May 2009
Houses NameHung Hom Estate Type Completion Hung Fai House Harmony 3 1999 Hung Sing House Small Household Block Hung Yat House Non-standard block 2011 Hung Yan House Hung Yiu House
Ma Tau Wai Estate
Ma Tau Wai Estate () is the oldest existing public housing estate in Kowloon City District. It consists of 5 residential blocks completed in 1962 and 1965.Aged public housing estates included in the Comprehensive Structural Investigation Programme Although it was developed by Hong Kong Housing Authority, it is currently managed by Hong Kong Housing Society.Hong Kong Housing Society - Properties under Management
The location of the estate was partly the location of the Ma Tau Chung Camp during World War II.Antiquities Advisory Board. List of Internment Camps in Hong Kong during the Japanese Occupation (1941 – 1945) In 2007, the Housing Authority found that all buildings in the estate were structurally sound. Thus, structural repair and improvement works will be carried out to sustain the buildings for the next 15 years.Report on the Outcome of the Comprehensive Structural Investigations on Wo Lok Estate and Ma Tau Wai EstateWo Lok Estate and Ma Tau Wai Estate Structurally Safe
Houses NameMa Tau Wai Estate馬頭圍邨 (Chinese) Type Completion Hibiscus House Old Slab 1962 Magnolia House Rose House Narcissus House Geranium House 1965
Chun Seen Mei Chuen
Chun Seen Mei Chuen () has three residential blocks built in 1965, providing a total of 1027 units.Chun Seen Mei ChuenHigh-rise society
Houses Name房協屋村 (Chinese) Completion Chi Chun Lau 1965 Chi Sin Lau Chi Mei Lau
Chun Seen Mei Chuen is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 34. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Farm Road Government Primary School and Ma Tau Chung Government Primary School.
Ka Wai Chuen
Ka Wai Chuen () is a mixed public and a Flat-for-Sale Scheme estate developed by Hong Kong Housing Society in the vicinity of Fat Kwong Street, Ma Tau Wai Road and Station Lane. It has 9 residential blocks completed in 1984, 1987, 1990 and 1993. Five of the blocks are for rental while 4 of them are for sale.Ka Wai Chuen
Ka Wai Chuen was built on the former site of the old Hung Hom Estate ()Pang, Yee-han, "Urban revitalization of Kennedy Town" , pp. 36-37, University of Hong Kong, 1996 and consisted of nine 6-storey blocks built between 1955 and 1958. The estate was redeveloped into 4 phases, and nine buildings were constructed in 1984, 1987, 1990 and 1993.Elderly Housing Provided by Hong Kong Housing Society In 1990, the estate was renamed to the current Ka Wai Chuen, which was named from the pen name of Mr. Andrew Cheung Yau Kuen, one of the founders of Hong Kong Housing Society.家維邨 (Chinese)
Houses Name紅磡邨/家維邨 (Chinese) Completion Scheme Ka Lai Lau 1984 Rental housing Ka Hing Lau 1987 Ka Bong Lau Ka Yee Lau 1990 Ka Lim Lau Ka Wing Lau Flat-for-Sale Scheme Ka Shing Lau 1993 Ka On Lau Ka Ting Lau
Ka Wai Chuen is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 35. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Ma Tau Chung Government Primary School (Hung Hom Bay).
Lok Man Sun Chuen
Lok Man Sun Chuen () is located in Kau Pui Lung Road, To Kwa Wan,To Kwa Wan Integrated Family Service Centre developed by Hong Kong Housing Society. It has nine residential blocks completed in 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1974 respectively, providing a total of 3676 units.Rental Estate and Rural Public Housing High-rise society
Houses Name樂民新村 (Chinese) Completion Lok Kei Lau (Block A) 1970 Lok Kei Lau (Block B) Lok Tak Lau (Block C) Lok Fung Lau (Block D) Lok Kwan Lau (Block E) Lok Lun Lau (Block F) 1971 Lok Sin Lau (Block G) Lok Chee Lau (Block H) 1973–1974 Lok Oi Lau (Block I)
Lok Man Sun Chuen is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 34. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Farm Road Government Primary School and Ma Tau Chung Government Primary School.
See also Public housing in Hong Kong List of public housing estates in Hong Kong
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