Kwun Tong Garden Estate Explained

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Kwun Tong Garden Estate, or Garden Estate, is a public housing estate in Ngau Tau Kok, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong,[1] developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society,[2] near the MTR Kwun Tong line's Ngau Tau Kok station.[3] It is the largest Housing Society estate by number of flats (4,921).[4]

History

It was the first public housing estate in Kwun Tong District.[5] It comprises five blocks built in 1965 and 1967 respectively, plus Lotus Tower, which comprises four blocks built on the site of the earliest Garden Estate blocks.[6]

Kwun Tong Garden Estate was built by the Hong Kong Housing Society between the 1950s and 1960s to accommodate the workers working in the industrial area on the newly reclaimed land along Kwun Tong harbourfront. 7 blocks of Phase 1 were completed in 1958 and 1959, while 5 blocks of Phase 2 were completed in 1965 and 1967. To cope with the redevelopment project of the estate, Phase 1 blocks were demolished in 1983 and 1987 respectively. They were replaced by the blocks of Lotus Tower built in 1987 (Block 4) and 1990 (Block 1 to 3) respectively.[7]

Demographics

According to the 2016 population by-census, Kwun Tong Garden Estate has a population of 12,578. 97% of the population is Chinese. Median monthly domestic household income is HK$15,500.[8]

Houses

Kwun Tong Garden Estate

Name Completion
Hay Cheuk Lau 1965, 1967
Wah Mei Lau
Pak Ling Lau
Hung Cheuk Lau
Yin Chee Lau

Lotus Tower

Name Completion
Block 1 1990
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4 1987

References

22.317°N 114.219°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kwun Tong District . 2009-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720175103/https://www.wastereduction.gov.hk/en/materials/workplace/rbrp_participating_estates_KT.pdf . 2011-07-20 . dead .
  2. Web site: Kwun Tong Garden Estate . 2009-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716081611/http://www.hkhs.com/eng/business/06.asp?contentid=1&estid=06 . 2011-07-16 . dead .
  3. http://www.explorehk.com/en/pedia/station/ngau-tau-kok/ Ngau Tau Kok Station
  4. Web site: Kwun Tong Garden Estate. Hong Kong Housing Society. 17 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924030754/http://www.hkhs.com/eng/business/06.asp?contentid=1&estid=06. 24 September 2015. dead.
  5. http://www.kwuntong.org.hk/eg_submain3.htm History of Kwun Tong
  6. http://www.fso-tela.gov.hk/lib/locations_search_details.cfm?type=1&File_No=00432 Kwun Tong Garden Estate
  7. http://www.hk-place.com/viewtext.php?id=225 Kwun Tong Garden Estate (Chinese)
  8. Web site: Major Housing Estates. 2017 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. 25 October 2020.