The following shows the public housing estates in Hung Hom, To Kwa Wan and Ma Tau Wai of Kowloon City District, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Name | Type | Inaug. | No Blocks | No Units | Notes | |
Hung Hom Estate | 紅磡邨 | Public | 1999 | 2 | 835 | |
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 | Mixed | 1984 | 9 | 2,568 | HK Housing Society |
Lok Man Sun Chuen | 樂民新村 | Public | 1970 | 9 | 3,676 | HK Housing Society |
Hung Hom Estate (Chinese: 紅磡邨) is built on a hill along Dyer Avenue and next to Whampoa Estate and Whampoa Garden. It now consists of 2 residential buildings built in 1999.[1]
The estate, informally called Tai Wan Shan Resettlement Estate (Chinese: 大環山徙置區) or Tai Wan Shan Estate (Chinese: 大環山邨), was a resettlement estate built in Tai Wan Shan, a hill in Hung Hom area. It has four 7-storey blocks completed in 1956. But all the four blocks were demolished for redevelopment in 1996 and 2000. In 1999, redevelopment phase 1 project consists of two residential buildings built in the former site of Block 3 and 4.[2] Redevelopment phase 2 project will construct three more 40-storey buildings in the former site of Block 1 and Block 3 in 2011.[3][4][5]
Name[6] | Type | Completion |
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Hung Fai House | Harmony 3 | 1999 |
Hung Sing House | Small Household Block |
Ma Tau Wai Estate (Chinese: 馬頭圍邨) is the oldest existing public housing estate in Kowloon City District. It consists of 5 residential blocks completed in 1962 and 1965.[7] Although it was developed by Hong Kong Housing Authority, it is currently managed by Hong Kong Housing Society.[8]
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.[9][10]
Name[11][12] | Type | Completion |
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Hibiscus House | Old Slab | 1962 |
Magnolia House | ||
Rose House | ||
Narcissus House | ||
Geranium House | 1965 |
Chun Seen Mei Chuen (Chinese: 真善美村) has three residential blocks built in 1965, providing a total of 1027 units.[13][14][15]
Name[16] | Completion |
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Chi Chun Lau | 1965 |
Chi Sin Lau | |
Chi Mei Lau |
Ka Wai Chuen (Chinese: 家維邨) 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.[17][18]
Ka Wai Chuen was built on the former site of the old Hung Hom Estate (Chinese: 紅磡邨)[19] 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.[20] In 1990, the estate was renamed to the current Ka Wai Chuen, which was named from the pen name of Mr. Cheung Yau Kuen, one of the founders of Hong Kong Housing Society.[21]
Name[22] | Completion | Scheme |
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Ka Lai Lau | 1984 | Rental housing |
Ka Hing Lau | 1987 | |
Ka Pong Lau | ||
Ka Yee Lau | 1990 | |
Ka Lim Lau | ||
Ka Wing Lau | Flat-for-Sale Scheme | |
Ka Shing Lau | 1993 | |
Ka On Lau | ||
Ka Tin Lau |
Lok Man Sun Chuen (Chinese: 樂民新村) is located in Kau Pui Lung Road, To Kwa Wan,[23] 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.[24][25]
Name[26] | Completion |
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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 Chi Lau (Block H) | 1973–1974 |
Lok Oi Lau (Block I) |
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