Ho Man Tin Estate Explained

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Ho Man Tin Estate is a public housing estate in Quarry Hill, Kowloon City District, Kowloon, Hong Kong.[1] It consists of 9 residential blocks[2] and a shopping arcade,[3] including 8 blocks and the shopping arcade of Ho Man Tin (South) Estate .[4]

Kwun Fai Court is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Quarry Hill, next to Ho Man Tin Estate.[5] It consists of 2 blocks built in 1999. The blocks were originally the rental housing of Ho Man Tin Estate, but they were converted to HOS housing finally and sold to the residents affected by the clearance of Valley Road Estate, Ho Man Tin Estate and Hung Hom Estate privately.[6]

Kwun Hei Court is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Quarry Hill, next to Ho Man Tin Estate. It has 1 block built in 2000.

Kwun Tak Court is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Sheung Tak Street, Ho Man Tin. It comprises 3 blocks with totally 603 flats in two sizes - 445 to 483 square feet and 562 to 568 square feet sold at an average price of HK$8,551 per square foot. It was completed in 2019.[7] [8]

Background

Old Ho Man Tin Estate was located at the north of Quarry Hill, which had a total of 8 blocks completed in 1972, but it started redevelopment in the 2000s (decade).[9] In 1997, a rest garden in the estate was reconstructed to a public housing building, King Man House. In 2000, another 8 buildings and a shopping arcade were built in Quarry Hill, the south of Old Ho Man Tin Estate, and named as Ho Man Tin (South) Estate.[10]

Houses

Ho Man Tin Estate

Name Type Completion
King Man House Harmony 1 1997-1998
Yat Man House 2000
Choi Man House
Sik Man House
Yee Man House
Ching Man House Harmony 3B
Tim Man House
Yan Man House Small Household Block
Nga Man House
[11] [12]

Kwun Fai Court

Name[13] Type Completion
Ming Fai House Harmony 3C 1999
Ko Fai House Small Household Block

Kwun Tak Court

Name[15] Type Completion
Kwun Cheong House (Block A) Non-standard 2019
Kwun Shing House (Block B)
Kwun Wing House (Block C)

Education

Ho Man Tin Estate, including Kwun Hei Court, is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 34. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Farm Road Government Primary School and Ma Tau Chung Government Primary School.[16]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kowloon City District . July 21, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720175025/https://www.wastereduction.gov.hk/en/materials/workplace/rbrp_participating_estates_KC.pdf . July 20, 2011 . dead .
  2. http://wikimapia.org/4297060/Ho-Man-Tin-Estate Ho Man Tin Estate
  3. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/hkhd/hab/cpd/shop_e/english/homantin/introduction.html Homantin Plaza
  4. http://www.fso-tela.gov.hk/lib/locations_search_details.cfm?type=1&File_No=00343 Ho Man Tin Estate
  5. http://www.swd.gov.hk/doc/ifsc/TKWIFSC.pdf To Kwa Wan Integrated Family Service Centre
  6. http://www.hk-place.com/vp.php?board=1&id=2068-1 Hong Kong Place - Kwun Fai Court (Chinese)
  7. http://www.1823.gov.hk/eng/FAQ/023117/ans_01.shtm What is the schedule of the Sale of Home Ownership Scheme 2019?
  8. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=205863&sid=11 Six HOS projects to yield more than 4,800 flats
  9. Web site: 政府廉租屋 (Chinese) . July 21, 2009 . July 21, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721231306/http://www.hk-place.com/view.php?id=204 . dead .
  10. http://www.cedd.gov.hk/tc/archives/programmes/doc/00_01_kl00_ap1_e.pdf KOWLOON DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME NEW RECLAMATIONS/DEVELOPMENT AREAS
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20070326184124/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=102106 Ho Man Tin (South) Estate
  12. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/estate/0,,1-347-11_5770,00.html Ho Man Tin Estate
  13. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/court/0,,1-0-11_5730,00.html Kwun Fai Court
  14. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/court/0,,1-0-11_5730,00.html Kwun Fai Court
  15. https://hos.housingauthority.gov.hk/mini-site/hos2019/assets/pdf/Booklet_Kwun_Tak_Court.pdf Kwun Fai Court
  16. Web site: POA School Net 34. Education Bureau. 2022-09-12.