Kingswood Villas Explained
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Kingswood Villas is a private housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong. It has a total of 58 residential blocks and 15,808 units in six phases.[1] It is the first private housing estate in Tin Shui Wai and one of the largest private housing estates in Hong Kong. It was developed by Cheung Kong Holdings from 1991 to 1999.[2]
Phases
- Phase 1: Locwood Court
- Phase 2: Sherwood Court
- Phase 3: Chestwood Court
- Phase 4: Kingswood Ginza
- Phase 5: Lynwood Court
- Phase 6: Maywood Court
- Phase 7: Kenswood Court
Demographics
In the 2016 by-census, the population of the estate was recorded as 39,964. The median age of the residents was 44.4, slightly more than the Hong Kong-wide figure of 43.4.[3]
Transportation
- Light Rail
- Residential Service Bus
- There are several non-franchised residential bus routes between Kingswood Villas and urban districts, which started operations in 1991.[4] It was originally operated by Citybus. But Citybus decided to withdraw all routes and Kwoon Chung Motors replaced Citybus to operate them in 2006.[5]
External links
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Notes and References
- https://archive.today/20130107182237/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=&art_id=53075&sid=&con_type=1&archive_d_str=19970808 Yuen Long housing set for expansion
- Web site: Western Corridor lures buyers . 2009-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110522124327/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=16&art_id=50891&sid=14575144&con_type=1&d_str=20070810 . 2011-05-22 . dead .
- Web site: Major Housing Estates . 2016 Population By-census . Census and Statistics Department.
- http://www.nwstbus.com.hk/content/default.aspx?intLangID=1§ion=about&page=milestones1997 The non-franchised residential bus service for Kingswood Villas came into operation
- https://www.nwstbus.com.hk/en/uploadedPressRelease/1432_2006081602en.pdf Withdrawal of Citybus Kingswood Villas Residential Bus Services