Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate (Chinese: 黃大仙上邨) is a public housing estate in Wong Tai Sin[1], Kowloon, Hong Kong, along the north of Lung Cheung Road[2], near Wong Tai Sin Temple and MTR Wong Tai Sin Station.[3] It consists of 8 blocks built in 2000 and 2009 respectively, and it is now under redevelopment.
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Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate was a Government Low Cost Housing Estate, called Wong Tai Sin Government Low Cost Housing Estate (Chinese: 黃大仙政府廉租屋邨). It was divided into eastern and western parts. Western part had totally 14 blocks (no Block 13) built in 1963 while Eastern part had 5 totally blocks in 1965. In 1973, it was renamed as Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate. In 1980, Block 8 of Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate, located at the south of Lung Cheung Road, was reassigned to Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate. And it was renamed as "Cheung Yan House" (Chinese: 長欣樓).
Between 1997 and 1998, Block 1 to 12 were demolished to reconstruct 7 blocks (completed in 2000)[4] and Lung Cheung Mall (Chinese: 龍翔中心).[5] In 2002, Block 14 and 15 were demolished to construct a block (completed in 2009).[6][7] Between 2005 and 2007, a carnival-type bazaar, "Creative Arts Playground" (Chinese: 創藝坊), was established in the eastern vacant site to provide employment opportunities and promote district characteristics.[8] After the activity ended, Wong Tai Sin Square (Chinese: 黃大仙廣場) is now being constructed in the site.[9]
| Name | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Cheong Sin House | Harmony 1 | 2000 |
| Kai Sin House | ||
| Tat Sin House | ||
| Yiu Sin House | ||
| Chiu Sin House | Single Aspect Building | |
| Po Sin House | ||
| Yat Sin House | ||
| Wing Sin House | Non-standard | 2009 |