Cheung Sha Wan Estate Explained

Building Name:Cheung Sha Wan Estate
Location:9 Tonkin Street, Cheung Sha Wan
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.3345°N 114.1563°W
Status:Completed
Category:Public rental housing
Population Date:2016
Population:3,344[1]
Blocknumber:2[2]
Units:1,400
Construction Authority:Hong Kong Housing Authority

Cheung Sha Wan Estate is a public housing estate in Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, built on the site of the former Cheung Sha Wan Police Married Quarters near Cheung Sha Wan station.[3] The estate consists of two residential blocks and an auxiliary facilities block linked to Un Chau Estate by a walkway spanning Cheung Sha Wan Road completed in 2013.

Background

The original Cheung Sha Wan Estate opened between 1963 and 1964 as the Cheung Sha Wan Government Low Cost Housing Estate . It was renamed following the 1973 establishment of the Housing Authority. All thirteen blocks of this estate were demolished in 2001 as part of the Comprehensive Redevelopment Programme, announced in 1995. Most displaced residents were moved to the nearby Fortune Estate.[4]

A new estate opened in 2013 bearing the same name located just north of the original Cheung Sha Wan Estate site.[2]

The site of the original Cheung Sha Wan Estate was leased to the Asia Golf Club driving range. The golf club has since closed and a new public housing estate is under construction on the site.[5] This new estate is called Lai Tsui Court.

Houses

Name Chinese name Building type Completed
Cheung Yan House 長欣樓 Non-standard 2013
Cheung Tai House 長泰樓

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Cheung Sha Wan Estate had a population of 3,344. The median age was 48 and the majority of residents (98.9 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.4 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$15,000.[1]

Politics

Cheung Sha Wan Estate is located in Fortune constituency of the Sham Shui Po District Council.[6] It was formerly represented by Ronald Tsui Yat-sin, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major Housing Estates. 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. 17 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. 17 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Cheung Sha Wan Station street map. MTR Corporation. 17 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Cheung Sha Wan Estate. Hong Kong Memory. 17 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Air Ventilation Assessment for the Public Housing Development Project at Ex-Cheung Sha Wan Estate. Allied Environmental Consultants Limited. 17 August 2021. January 2013.
  6. Web site: Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sham Shui Po District). Electoral Affairs Commission. 17 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Sham Shui Po District Council - Sham Shui Po DC Members. District Council. 17 August 2021.