Cheung On Estate Explained

Building Name:Cheung On Estate
Location:1 Tam Kon Shan Road, Tsing Yi
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.3611°N 114.1038°W
Status:Completed
Category:Public rental housing
Population Date:2016
Population:21,791[1]
Blocknumber:10[2]
Units:7,338
Construction Authority:Hong Kong Housing Authority

Cheung On Estate is a public housing estate in Tsing Yi Island, New Territories, Hong Kong built on reclaimed land in Tsing Yi North near Tsing Yi Northeast Park and MTR Tsing Yi station.[3] [4] It consists of ten residential blocks completed between 1987 and 1989.[2] Among 7,338 flats in the estate, 5,617 flats have been sold to the residents under the TPS Phase 1 since January 1998.[5]

Houses

Name Chinese name Building type Completed
On Chiu House 安潮樓 Trident 3 1989
On Pak House 安泊樓
On Hoi House 安海樓 1988
On Yeung House 安洋樓
On Mei House 安湄樓
On Yun House 安潤樓 Linear 1
On Ching House 安清樓
On Wu House 安湖樓 New Slab
On Tao House 安濤樓 1987
On Kong House 安江樓 Trident 3

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Cheung On Estate had a population of 21,791. The median age was 48.4 and the majority of residents (96.1 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$30,600.[1]

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate is located in the Cheung On constituency, which was formerly represented by Cheung Man-lung until July 2021,[6] while the remainder of the estate falls within the On Ho constituency, which was formerly represented by Warren Tam Ka-chun until July 2021.[7] [6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major Housing Estates. 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. 13 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Housing Authority Property Location and Profile Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department. Hong Kong Housing Authority. 13 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Tsing Yi Northeast Park. Leisure and Cultural Services Department. 13 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Tsing Yi Station street map. MTR Corporation. 13 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 1. Hong Kong Housing Authority. https://web.archive.org/web/20110926225333/http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/residential/shos/tpsestates/0,,,00.html. 26 September 2011. dead. 13 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Kwai Tsing District Council - Kwai Tsing DC Members. District Council. 13 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kwai Tsing District). Electoral Affairs Commission. 13 August 2021.