Lok Wah Estate
Lok Wah Estate (Chinese: 樂華邨; pinyin: Lèhuácūn; Jyutping: lok6 waa4 cyun1) is a public housing estate located in Ngau Tau Kok, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.[1]
Lok Nga Court (樂雅苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court adjacent to Lok Wah Estate.[2] It has six blocks built in 1984.
Geography
Lok Wah Estate is located on Chun Wah Road, in the northern Kwun Tong Town Central. It is divided into two parts: Lok Wah South Estate (樂華南邨) and Lok Wah North Estate (樂華北邨), together with 14 blocks of residential buildings. According to the District Council Election 2003, the estimated population in Lok Wah Estate was around 31500.
Facilities
The facilities around Lok Wah Estate include:
- Three primary schools and five secondary schools
- Two parks: Lok Wah Estate Playground and Kung Lok Road Bicycle Playground
- Indoor sports centre: Chun Wah Road Sport Centre
- Wet Market: Lok Wah Market
- Shopping Centre: Lok Wah Commercial Centre
- Outdoor Cooked Food Centre
- YWCA Lok Wah Community Centre, at 80 Chun Wah Road
- Sau Mau Ping Police Station, at 200 Hong Ning Road.
History
Lok Wah Estate was planned and developed in the late 1970s and completed during the early 1980s. Before that, another housing village, Fook Wah Estate (復華村), was located on the same site since the 1950s, providing provisional housing to labourers working in the factories of Kwun Tong.
The first phase of the estate, comprising two housing blocks, a primary school, and a market, opened in 1982 as the Housing Authority's "109th public rental estate".[3] An official opening ceremony was held for the completed estate on 6 December 1985. Governor Sir Edward Youde was supposed to officiate at this event but was suffering from the flu, and so the ceremony was instead held by Sir David Akers-Jones.[4]
Houses
Lok Wah Estate
| Name[5][6] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Chin Wah House | Old Slab | 1982 |
| Fai Wah House | ||
| Hei Wah House | Trident 1 | 1985 |
| Man Wah House | ||
| On Wah House | ||
| Wun Wah House | ||
| Ning Wah House | Double H | |
| Lap Wah House | ||
| Po Wah House | ||
| Ping Wah House | ||
| Shun Wah House | ||
| Tat Wah House | ||
| Kan Wah House | ||
| Yan Wah House |
Lok Nga Court
| Name[7] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Nga Yat House | Flexi 2 | 1984 |
| Nga Ching House | ||
| Nga Tsui House | ||
| Nga Yee House | ||
| Nga Wo House | ||
| Nga Ping House |
Transport
Public Transport
Bus:
- 2A - Mei Foo via Mong Kok
- 13X - Po Tat Estate to East Tsim Sha Tsui via Kai Tak Tunnel, Jordan
- 23M - Shun Lee via Ngau Tau Kok, Kwun Tong, United Christian Hospital
- 28 - Tsim Sha Tsui via To Kwa Wan, East Tsim Sha Tsui
- 28B - Kai Yip Estate - Choi Fook Estate via Lok Wah Estate
- 619, 619P, N619 - Shun Lee to Central Macau Ferry Terminal
MTR:
- Kowloon Bay - 20 mins walk, or interchange by red Mini-bus at Chun Wah Road
- Ngau Tau Kok - 15 mins walk, or interchange by franchised bus No. 23M or No. 28B
- Kwun Tong - 20 mins walk, or interchange by green Mini-bus No. 22M, or franchised bus No. 28B
- 22A - Kwun Tong Ferry Pier
- 22M - Yue Man Square
- 48 - Shun Lee to Kowloon Bay
- 104 - HKUST to Ngau Tak Kok MTR
- 106 - Kowloon Bay to Po Lam
Administration
District Councilors:
- Lok Wah North: Mr. Kam-Yuen Fung
- Lok Wah South: Mr. Kevin Koon-chung So
Tenancy Management:
- Kwun Tong District Division 2 (Lok Wah)
See also
- Public housing estates in Ngau Tau Kok and Kowloon Bay
- Fukien Secondary School
- Ko Lui Secondary School
- Kwun Tong Kung Lok Government Secondary School
- Lok Sin Tong Yeung Chung Ming Primary School
- Lok Wah Catholic Primary School
- Mu Kuang English School
- SKH Kei Lok Primary School
- St Catharine's School for Girls, Kwun Tong
References
- ↑ Kwun Tong District
- ↑ ITEM FOR PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
- ↑ "Tenants move in to new estate". South China Morning Post. 24 January 1983. p. 14.
- ↑ "Sir Edward is down with flu". South China Morning Post. 7 December 1985. p. 1.
- ↑ Lok Wah (South) Estate
- ↑ Lok Wah (North) Estate
- ↑ Lok Nga Court
External links
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- Property Location and Profile, Hong Kong Housing Authority
Coordinates: 22°19′18″N 114°13′11″E / 22.32176°N 114.21972°E