Lei Cheng Uk Estate Explained

Building Name:Lei Cheng Uk Estate
Location:10 Fat Tseung Street, Cheung Sha Wan
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.3388°N 114.1595°W
Status:Completed
Category:Public rental housing and
Tenants Purchase Scheme
Population Date:2016
Population:12,043
Blocknumber:10
Construction Authority:Hong Kong Housing Authority
C:李鄭屋邨
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Lei Cheng Uk Estate is a public housing estate and Tenants Purchase Scheme estate in Lei Cheng Uk, downhill from Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, located near the So Uk Estate.[1] Since the redevelopment in 1980s, the estate consists of 10 residential buildings completed in 1984, 1989 and 1990 respectively.[2] In 2002, some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 5.[3] The estate is now managed by Hong Kong Housing Society.[4]

History

In 1955, while levelling a hill to construct the Lei Cheng Uk Resettlement Area, workers discovered an ancient brick tomb dating to the Eastern Han dynasty (25220CE). A total of 58 pottery and bronze objects were found inside the tomb. The site is now the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum.[5] [6] [7]

In 1956, during Double Ten Day celebrations, a government officer ordered that a Republic of China flag be removed from the Lei Cheng Uk estate. This escalated into the Hong Kong 1956 riots, where Pro-ROC camp (Hong Kong) and pro-Communists clashed.

Houses

Name[8] Type Completion
Chung Hau House Double H 1984
Yan Oi House
Shun Yee House Old Slab
Wo Ping House
Tao Tak House Linear 1 1989
Wo Muk House Linear 3
Lim Kit House
Lai Yeung House
Hau Chi House Trident 4 1990
Hau Lim House

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Lei Cheng Uk Estate had a population of 12,043. The median age was 51.8 and the majority of residents (96 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household comprised 2.6 persons. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$17,090.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. http://wikimapia.org/824363/Lei-Cheng-Uk-Estate Lei Cheng Uk Estate
  2. http://www.fso-tela.gov.hk/lib/locations_search_details.cfm?type=1&File_No=00713 Lei Cheng Uk Estate
  3. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/residential/shos/tpsestates/0,,,00.html Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 5
  4. http://www.hkhs.com/pdf/22/corporate.pdf Chairman Visits Estates
  5. Web site: Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum . 2009-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180615171425/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/en/monuments_35.php . 2018-06-15 . dead .
  6. http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/History/en/lcuht_exhibition1.php Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb
  7. http://travelblog.savvy-cafe.com/hong-kong-lei-cheng-uk-han-tomb-2007-03-16/ Hong Kong – Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb
  8. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/estate/0,,1-347-10_4904,00.html Lei Cheng Uk Estate
  9. Web site: Major Housing Estates . 2016 Population By-census . . 20 February 2020.