Public housing estates in Tseung Kwan O – including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS)
With the exception of Tsui Lam Estate, King Ming Court and Hong Sing Garden, all the public housing and HOS estates in Tseung Kwan O are built on the reclaimed land of Junk Bay.[1]
In 1990s, cracks were found at various places around On Ning Garden, Fu Ning Garden, Tong Ming Court, Beverly Garden and Bauhinia Garden.[2] The estates were also found unusual soil settlement on their reclaimed land when the MTR Tseung Kwan O Line was being constructed.[3] After investigation, the government explained that the settlement occurred due to consolidation of soil layers overlying the bedrock when groundwater was lost to the sewage collection tunnels and not adequately replenished from the surface. But the government emphasized that the buildings built on the reclaimed land were still safe.[4][5]
| Name | Type | Inaug. | No Blocks | No Units | Notes | |
| Bauhinia Garden | 寶盈花園 | PSPS | 2001 | 8 | 3,200 | |
| Beverly Garden | 富康花園 | PSPS | 1998 | 10 | 3,966 | |
| Choi Ming Court | 彩明苑 | Public/HOS | 2001 | 10 | 4,720 | |
| Chung Ming Court | 頌明苑 | HOS | 1993 | 5 | 1,750 | |
| Fu Ning Garden | 富寧花園 | PSPS | 1990 | 6 | 2,450 | |
| Hau Tak Estate | 厚德邨 | Public | 1993 | 6 | 4,271 | |
| Hin Ming Court | 顯明苑 | HOS | 1996 | 1 | 759 | |
| Ho Ming Court | 浩明苑 | HOS | 1990 | 1 | 816 | |
| Hong Sing Garden | 康盛花園 | PSPS | 1989 | 5 | 1,850 | |
| Jolly Place | 樂頤居 | Senior Citizen | 2003 | 1 | 243 | HK Housing Society |
| Kin Ming Estate | 健明邨 | Public | 2003 | 10 | 7,018 | |
| King Lam Estate | 景林邨 | TPS | 1990 | 7 | 2,047 | |
| King Ming Court | 景明苑 | HOS | 1988 | 3 | 1,050 | |
| Kwong Ming Court | 廣明苑 | HOS | 1998 | 7 | 4,256 | |
| Ming Tak Estate | 明德邨 | Public | 1996 | 2 | 1,561 | |
| On Ning Garden | 安寧花園 | PSPS | 1991 | 6 | 2,300 | |
| Po Lam Estate | 寶林邨 | TPS | 1988 | 7 | 2,322 | |
| Po Ming Court | 寶明苑 | HOS | 1998 | 2 | 1,476 | |
| Sheung Tak Estate | 尚德邨 | Public | 1998 | 9 | 5,561 | |
| Tong Ming Court | 唐明苑 | HOS | 1999 | 3 | 1,920 | |
| The Pinnacle | 疊翠軒 | Sandwich | 1999 | 4 | 1,424 | HK Housing Society |
| Tsui Lam Estate | 翠林邨 | TPS | 1988 | 8 | 2,839 | |
| Wo Ming Court | 和明苑 | HOS | 1999 | 4 | 1,640 | |
| Verbena Heights | 茵怡花園 | Mixed | 1996 | 7 | 2,865 | HK Housing Society |
| Yan Ming Court | 欣明苑 | HOS | 1990 | 5 | 1,750 | |
| Ying Ming Court | 英明苑 | HOS | 1989 | 5 | 1,750 | |
| Yu Ming Court | 裕明苑 | HOS | 1994 | 2 | 1,216 | |
| Yuk Ming Court | 煜明苑 | HOS | 1996 | 3 | 1,824 |
Bauhinia Garden (Chinese: 寶盈花園) is a HOS and PSPS estate, located near Tseung Kwan O Plaza, The Grandiose[6][7], Tseung Kwan O Station. It was jointly developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and Shui On Group.[8][9] It consists of 8 residential blocks built on the reclaimed land and completed in 2001.[10] In 1990s, it suffered serious unusual ground settlement when Tseung Kwan O Line was being constructed.
| Name[11] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Block 1 | Private Sector Participation Scheme | 2001 |
| Block 2 | ||
| Block 3 | ||
| Block 4 | ||
| Block 5 | ||
| Block 6 | ||
| Block 7 | ||
| Block 8 |
Beverly Garden (Chinese: 富康花園) is a HOS and PSPS estate, located near Tseung Kwan O Plaza, The Grandiose[6][7], Tseung Kwan O Station. It consists of 10 residential blocks built on the reclaimed land and completed in 1998.[10] In 1990s, it suffered serious unusual ground settlement when Tseung Kwan O Line was being constructed.
| Name[12] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Block 1 | Private Sector Participation Scheme | 1998 |
| Block 2 | ||
| Block 3 | ||
| Block 4 | ||
| Block 5 | ||
| Block 6 | ||
| Block 7 | ||
| Block 8 | ||
| Block 9 | ||
| Block 10 |
Choi Ming Court (Chinese: 彩明苑) is a public estate and a HOS/PSPS estate in Tiu Keng Leng. It is the seventh public housing estate. It consists of 10 residential blocks (4 for rental and 6 for HOS) and a shopping centre completed in 2001.[13][14][15]
| Name | Type | Completion | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choi Fu House | Harmony 1 | 2001 | rental |
| Choi Kwai House | |||
| Choi Wing House | |||
| Choi Yiu House | Small Household Block | ||
| Choi Yeung House | Concord | HOS | |
| Choi Lau House | |||
| Choi Chung House | |||
| Choi Pak House | |||
| Choi To House | |||
| Choi Mui House |
Chung Ming Court (Chinese: 頌明苑) is a HOS estate, near Hau Tak Estate. It has only 5 blocks built in 1993.
| Name[16] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Kar Ming House | Non-standard | 1993 |
| Fai Ming House | ||
| Yin Ming House | ||
| Tsui Ming House | ||
| Koon Ming House |
Fu Ning Garden (Chinese: 富寧花園) is the first HOS and PSPS estate in Hang Hau Area, located near Hang Hau Village and Tseung Kwan O Hospital. It was jointly developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and Tak Wing Investment (Holdings) Limited (Renamed as New Smart Energy Group Limited) in 1990. It consists of 6 residential blocks and a shopping arcade built on the reclaimed land. In 1990s, it suffered unusual ground settlement when Tseung Kwan O Line was being constructed.
| Name[17] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Block 1 | Private Sector Participation Scheme | 1990 |
| Block 2 | ||
| Block 3 | ||
| Block 4 | ||
| Block 5 | ||
| Block 6 |
Hau Tak Estate (Chinese: 厚德邨) is the fourth public housing estate. Built between 1993 and 1994,[1] the estate comprises 6 blocks of Harmony I style, providing more than 4,000 rental flats.[18]
| Name | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Tak Chak House | Harmony 1 | 1993 |
| Tak Chi House | ||
| Tak Fu House | ||
| Tak Hong House | ||
| Tak On House | 1994 | |
| Tak Yue House |
Ho Ming Court (Chinese: 顯明苑) is a HOS estate, near Ming Tak Estate. It has only 1 block built in 1996.
| Name[20] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Ho Ming Court | Harmony | 1996 |
Ho Ming Court (Chinese: 浩明苑) is a HOS estate, near King Lam Estate. It has only 1 block built in 1990.
| Name[21] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Ho Ming Court | Trident 3 | 1990 |
Ho Sing Garden (Chinese: 康盛花園) is a HOS and PSPS estate, near Tsui Lam Estate and King Ming Court. It is built at a hill adjacent to Po Lam Road North overlooking Tseung Kwan O Tunnel.[22] It is the only PSPS estate that is not built on the reclaimed land. It was jointly developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and Shui On Group.[8][23] It has 5 blocks built in 1989.
| Name[24] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Block 1 | Private Sector Participation Scheme | 1989 |
| Block 2 | ||
| Block 3 | ||
| Block 4 | ||
| Block 5 |
Jolly Place (Chinese: 樂頤居) is a Senior Citizen Residence Scheme court in Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O, near Hang Hau Station.[25] It is one of this kind of elderly housing in Hong Kong, developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society.[26] It offers middle-class elder citizen to enjoy lifelong residence by paying an amount of rent in lump sum or by instalments.[27][28]
Kin Ming Estate (Chinese: 健明邨) is the eighth public housing estate, and consists of 10 housing blocks completed in 2003.
Kin Ming Estate was formerly the site of Tiu Keng Leng Cottage Area, an area settled by Kuomintang Army in Hong Kong after Chinese Civil War ended in 1949. After the area was demolished in 1997, a massive clearance, reclamation and redevelopment programme was carried out. The Tiu Keng Leng slope was flattened into two huge platforms to construct Kin Ming Estate and Choi Ming Court on the reclaimed land afterwards.[29]
Kin Ming Estate was originally an HOS court called Kin Ming Court (Chinese: 健明苑), but it was changed to rental housing finally and renamed to the current name.[30]
| Name | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Kin Ching House | New Harmony I | 2003 |
| Kin Fai House | ||
| Kin Hei House | ||
| Kin Wa House | ||
| Ming Chau House | ||
| Ming Sing House | ||
| Ming Wik House | ||
| Ming Yat House | ||
| Ming Yu House | ||
| Ming Yuet House |
King Lam Estate (Chinese: 景林邨) is a TPS estate, and the third public housing estate. The estate has a total of 7 blocks of residential towers built in 1990.[32] Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 4 in 2001.[33]
| Name | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| King Lui House | New Slab | 1990 |
| King Chung House | ||
| King Min House | Trident 3 | |
| King Tao House | ||
| King Yu House | ||
| King Nam House | Trident 4 | |
| King Yung House |
King Ming Court (Chinese: 景明苑) is a HOS estate, near Tsui Lam Estate.[35] It is only HOS estate built at a hill, but not on the reclaimed land. It has 3 blocks built in 1988.
| Name[36] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Hei King House | Non-standard | 1988 |
| Fai King House | ||
| Yuk King House |
Kwong Ming Court (Chinese: 廣明苑) is a HOS estate, near Sheung Tak Estate.[6] It has 7 blocks built in 1998.
| Name[37] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Kwong Cheong House | Harmony | 1998 |
| Kwong Lung House | ||
| Kwong Yin House | ||
| Kwong Sui House | ||
| Kwong Ying House | ||
| Kwong Ning House | ||
| Kwong Sun House |
Ming Tak Estate (Chinese: 明德邨) is the fifth public housing estate. Built in 1996, the estate comprises 2 blocks of Harmony I style.
| Name | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Ming Kok House | Harmony 1 | 1996 |
| Ming Toa House |
On Ning Garden (Chinese: 安寧花園) is a HOS and PSPS estate, located near Hang Hau Station. It was jointly developed by Hong Kong Housing Authority and Hening Investment. It consists of 6 residential blocks built on the reclaimed land and completed in 1991.[10] In 1990s, it suffered serious unusual ground settlement when Tseung Kwan O Line was being constructed.
| Name[39] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Block 1 | Private Sector Participation Scheme | 1991 |
| Blcok 2 | ||
| Block 3 | ||
| Block 4 | ||
| Block 5 | ||
| Block 6 |
Po Lam Estate (Chinese: 寶林邨) is a TPS estate and the first public housing estate.[40] The estate has a total of 7 blocks of residential towers with 5,272 units.[41] In 2004, some of the flats (Po Kim House excluded) were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6A.[42]
| Name | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Po Ning House | New Slab | 1988 |
| Po Kan House | ||
| Po Yan House | Trident 2 | |
| Po Tai House | ||
| Po Tak House | ||
| Po Chi House | ||
| Po Kim House | Small Household Block | 2001 |
Po Ming Court (Chinese: 寶明苑) is a HOS estate, near Sheung Tak Estate.[6] It has 2 blocks built in 1998.
| Name[44] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Po Chung House | Harmony | 1998 |
| Po Pak House |
Sheung Tak Estate (Chinese: 尚德邨) is the sixth public housing estate. Built in 1998 and 2003 respectively, the estate comprises 9 blocks of Harmony I and Small Household Block styles, and a shopping centre.[45]
| Name | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Sheung Nim House | Hsc | 1998 |
| Sheung Chun House | Harmony 1 | |
| Sheung Lai House | ||
| Sheung Yan House | ||
| Sheung Chi House | ||
| Sheung Ming House | ||
| Sheung Shun House | ||
| Sheung Yee House | ||
| Sheung Mei House | Small Household Block[46] | 2003 |
The Pinnacle (Chinese: 疊翠軒) is a Sandwich Class Housing Scheme estate[49], near Po Lam Station. It was developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society in 1999. It has 4 blocks in total.[50] Not all units were sold before the subsidized-sale scheme was stopped, but the government released the rest of the units in 2010.[51] The Pinnacle has been plagued with complaints of shoddy construction from the beginning, as well as from new homeowners who bought remaining apartments in 2010, believing the earlier issues were fixed.[52]
Tong Ming Court (Chinese: 唐明苑) is a HOS estate, near Sheung Tak Estate.[6] It has 3 blocks built in 1999.
| Name[53] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Tong Fai House | Harmony | 1999 |
| Tong Wong House | ||
| Tong Fu House |
Tsui Lam Estate (Chinese: 翠林邨) is a TPS estate at the west of Po Lam. It consists of 8 residential buildings completed in 1988. It is the second public housing estate[54], and it is the only one public housing estate which was not built on the reclaimed land.[55] In 2005, some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6B.[56][57]
| Name | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Choi Lam House | New Slab | 1988 |
| Fai Lam House | ||
| Nga Lam House | ||
| Yan Lam House | ||
| Pik Lam House | Trident 2 | |
| Sau Lam House | ||
| Hong Lam House | ||
| On Lam House |
Verbena Heights (Chinese: 茵怡花園) is a public housing estate on the reclaimed land in Po Lam, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, located near Po Lam Station. It was developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society in 1996 and 1997. It consists of 7 residential blocks with a total of 1894 saleable units and 971 rental units.[59][60] It is an attempt to design environmentally-responsible housing.[61] It received a Silver Medal at the 1998 Hong Kong Institute of Architects Annual Awards.[62]
Wo Ming Court (Chinese: 和明苑) is a HOS estate, near Ming Tak Estate. It has 4 blocks built in 1999.
| Name[63] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Wo Yat House | Harmony | 1999 |
| Wo Fai House | ||
| Wo Cheong House | ||
| Wo Hui House |
Yan Ming Court (Chinese: 欣明苑) is a HOS estate, near Po Lam Estate, Ying Ming Court, Po Lam Station and Metro City. It has 5 blocks built in 1990.
| Name[64] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Yan Chung House | Non-standard | 1990 |
| Yan Chuk House | ||
| Yan Mui House | ||
| Yan Lan House | ||
| Yan Kuk House |
Ying Ming Court (Chinese: 英明苑) is a HOS estate, near Po Lam Estate, Yan Ming Court, Po Lam Station and Metro City. It has 5 blocks built in 1989.
| Name[64] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Ming Yuen House | Non-standard | 1989 |
| Ming Leung House | ||
| Ming Tat House | ||
| Ming Chi House | ||
| Ming On House |
Yu Ming Court (Chinese: 裕明苑) is a HOS estate, near Hau Tak Estate. It has only 2 blocks built in 1994.
| Name[65] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Yu Wing House | Harmony | 1994 |
| Yu Cheong House |
Yuk Ming Court (Chinese: 煜明苑) is a HOS estate, near Ming Tak Estate. It has only 3 blocks built in 1996.
| Name[66] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Wai Ming House | Harmony | 1996 |
| Kwan Ming House | ||
| Hei Ming House |
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