Hing Tung Estate Explained

Building Name:Hing Tung Estate
Location:53 Yiu Hing Road, Sai Wan Ho
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.2817°N 114.2197°W
Status:Completed
Category:Public rental housing
Population Date:2016
Population:6,296[1]
Blocknumber:3[2]
Units:2,151
Construction Authority:Hong Kong Housing Authority

Hing Tung Estate is a public housing estate in Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.[3] The estate was constructed in a former squatter areas at a hill in Southwest Shau Kei Wan and consists of 3 residential buildings built in 1996.

Tung Hei Court, Tung Lam Court and Tung Yan Court are Home Ownership Scheme housing courts in a former squatter areas at a hill in Southwest Shau Kei Wan, near Hing Tung Estate, built between 1995 and 1998.[4] [5] [6]

Houses

Hing Tung Estate

Name Chinese name Building type Completed
Hing Cho House 興祖樓 Harmony 1 1996
Hing Fung House 興豐樓
Hing Hong House 興康樓

Tung Hei Court

Name Chinese name Building type Completed
King Hei House 景熹閣 Harmony 1 1995
Yat Hei House 逸熹閣
Wah Hei House 華熹閣
Yiu Hei House 耀熹閣

Tung Yan Court

Name Chinese name Building type Completed
Foon Yan House 歡欣閣 Harmony 1 1998
Wing Yan House 榮欣閣 Harmony 3

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Hing Tung Estate had a population of 6,296 while Tung Hei Court had a population of 7,157. Altogether the population amounts to 13,453.[1]

Politics

Hing Tung Estate, Tung Hei Court, Tung Lam Court and Tung Yan Court are located in Hing Tung constituency of the Eastern District Council.[7] It is currently represented by Cheung Chun-kit, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[8]

Education

Hing Tung Estate, Tung Hei Court, and Tung Lam Court are in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 16.[9] Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Shau Kei Wan Government Primary School and Aldrich Bay Government Primary School.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major Housing Estates. 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. 5 July 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. 5 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Eastern District. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720175312/https://www.wastereduction.gov.hk/en/materials/household/flrp/CFL_particpating_buildings_E.pdf. 20 July 2011. dead. 5 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Tung Hei Court. Hong Kong Housing Authority. 5 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Tung Lam Court. Hong Kong Housing Authority. 5 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Tung Yan Court. Hong Kong Housing Authority. 5 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Eastern District). Electoral Affairs Commission. 5 July 2021.
  8. Web site: Eastern District Council - Eastern DC Members. District Council. 5 July 2021.
  9. Web site: POA2023 Primary School Lists by School Net for Discretionary Places Admission Stage. Education Bureau. 2022-09-27.
  10. Web site: POA School Net 16. Education Bureau. 2022-09-12. 12 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220912234735/https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/primary-secondary/spa-systems/primary-1-admission/school-lists/2023dpnet-16b.pdf. dead.