Lei Cheng Uk Estate

Hau Lim House and Hau Chi House, Lei Cheng Uk Estate
Yan Oi House and Chung Hau House, Lei Cheng Uk Estate
Entrance of the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum on Tonkin Street, with Lei Cheng Uk Estate in the background.

Lei Cheng Uk Estate (Chinese: 李鄭屋邨; Jyutping: lei5 zeng6 nguk1 cyun1) is a public housing estate and Tenants Purchase Scheme estate in Lei Cheng Uk, downhill from Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, located near the So Uk Estate.[1] Since the redevelopment in 1980s, the estate consists of 10 residential buildings completed in 1984, 1989 and 1990 respectively.[2] In 2002, some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 5.[3] The estate is now managed by Hong Kong Housing Society.[4]

In 1955, while levelling a hill to construct the Lei Cheng Uk Resettlement Area, workers discovered an ancient brick tomb dating to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25220CE). A total of 58 pottery and bronze objects were found inside the tomb. The site is now the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum.[5][6][7]

Houses

Name[8] Type Completion
Chung Hau House Double H 1984
Yan Oi House
Shun Yee House Old Slab
Wo Ping House
Tao Tak House Linear 1 1989
Wo Muk House Linear 3
Lim Kit House
Lai Yeung House
Hau Chi House Trident 4 1990
Hau Lim House

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