Building Name: | Nam Cheong Estate |
Location: | 3 Cheong San Lane, Sham Shui Po Kowloon, Hong Kong |
Coordinates: | 22.3262°N 114.1575°W |
Status: | Completed |
Category: | Public rental housing |
Population Date: | 2016 |
Population: | 4,847[1] |
Blocknumber: | 7[2] |
Units: | 1,898 |
Construction Authority: | Hong Kong Housing Authority |
Nam Cheong Estate is a public housing estate in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong near Nam Cheong Park, Tung Chau Street Park and MTR Nam Cheong station.[3] [4] [5] It is named from nearby Nam Cheong Street, a main street in Sham Shui Po District. It consists of seven residential blocks completed in 1989.[6] In 2005, the estate was sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6B.[7]
Name | Chinese name | Building type | Completed |
---|---|---|---|
Cheong Him House | 昌謙樓 | Linear 1 | 1989 |
Cheong On House | 昌安樓 | ||
Cheong Shun House | 昌遜樓 | Linear 3 | |
Cheong Yat House | 昌逸樓 | ||
Cheong Chit House | 昌哲樓 | ||
Cheong Chung House | 昌頌樓 | ||
Cheong Yin House | 昌賢樓 |
According to the 2016 by-census, Nam Cheong Estate had a population of 4,847. The median age was 48.9 and the majority of residents (96.8 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.6 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$22,000.[1]
Nam Cheong Estate is located in Nam Cheong West constituency of the Sham Shui Po District Council.[8] It was formerly represented by Wai Woon-nam, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021.[9]
Cheong Him House and Cheong Yat House at Nam Cheong Estate were placed under lockdown for mandatory covid test. [10]