Public housing estates in Tsz Wan Shan explained

The following shows the Resettlement Housing estates in Tsz Wan Shan, Wong Tai Sin District, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

History

See main article: Tsz Wan Shan. Known as Tsz Wan Shan, or Temple Hill, the block design of the Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement Housing was different from that of Shek Kip Mei Resettlement Estate, with room access from the internal corridor. Each room had its own private balcony, water tap and toilet.[1]

In 1980, the estate was split into Tsz Lok Estate, Tsz Oi Estate, Tsz Ching Estate, Tsz Man Estate and Tsz On Estate.[2] In 1985, Blocks 40, 61 to 65 were found to have structural problems by the Hong Kong Housing Authority.[3] All the blocks were demolished between the 1980s and 1990s, and replaced by new blocks of Tsz On Court, Tsz Lok Estate, Tsz Oi Court, Tsz Ching Estate, Tsz Man Estate and Tsz Hong Estate.[4] [5]

Overview

NameTypeInaug.No BlocksNo UnitsNotes
Shatin Pass Estate沙田坳邨Public201121,278
Tsz Ching Estate慈正邨Public1993118,177
Tsz Hong Estate慈康邨Public200252,000
Tsz Lok Estate慈樂邨Public1995116,140
Tsz Man Estate慈民邨Public199432,043
Tsz Oi Court慈愛苑HOS1997,2000124,020
Tsz On Court慈安苑HOS1994,19972972

Shatin Pass Estate

Shatin Pass Estate was a public housing estate in Sha Tin Pass, Tsz Wan Shan. It was formerly called Shatin Pass Government Low-Cost Housing Estate . It had 2 blocks built in 1967 and 1968 respectively. In 1973, it was renamed as Shatin Pass Estate. In 2001, the two blocks were demolished. They were replaced by two 42-story blocks in 2011, offering 1,278 units.[6] [7] [8]

Houses

Name [9] Type Completion
Wo Tin House Non-standard 2011
Shun Tin House

Tsz Ching Estate

See main article: Tsz Ching Estate. Tsz Ching Estate is a public housing estate in Tsz Wan Shan, next to Tsz Oi Court. It has 11 blocks built between the 1990s and 2000s (decade). The site was formerly Blocks 48 to 53 in Tsz Wan Shan Estate, which was also called "Tsz Ching Estate". After redevelopment, the eastern part of Old Tsz Oi Estate was assigned to Tsz Ching Estate.

Tsz Hong Estate

Tsz Hong Estate is a public housing estate in Tsz Wan Shan. It has blocks built in 2002.

The estate was formerly the site of Block 66 of Tsz Wan Shan Estate. The block was the largest in the estate. In 1980, the block was reassigned to Tsz Man Estate. In 1997, the block was demolished. In 2002, 5 new HOS blocks of Tsz On Court were completed in the site. However, they were finally transferred to public housing and renamed as Tsz Hong Estate.

Houses

Name [10] Type Completion
Hong Kin House New Cruciform (Ver.1999) 2002
Hong Sau House
Hong Tak House
Hong Tim House
Hong Yun House

Tsz Lok Estate

Tsz Lok Estate is a public housing estate in Tsz Wan Shan. The site was formerly Tsz Lok Estate, which included Blocks 4 to 32 in Tsz Wan Shan Estate. After redevelopment, 11 rental blocks were built in the south part of the site. However, the north part was assigned to build Phase 1 and 2 of Tsz Oi Court.

Houses

Name [11] Type Completion
Lok Cheung House Harmony 1 1996
Lok Tin House
Lok Shing House 1998
Lok Shun House
Lok Wong House
Lok Yan House
Lok Hop House Harmony 3 1997
Lok Moon House
Lok On House
Lok Foon House Small Household Block 2004
Ancillary Facilities Block 1997

Tsz Man Estate

Tsz Man Estate is a public housing estate in Tsz Wan Shan. The site was formerly Tsz Man Estate, which included Blocks 61 to 66 in Tsz Wan Shan Estate. In 1985, Blocks 61 to 65 were found to have structural problems by the Hong Kong Housing Authority. After redevelopment, three rental blocks of new Tsz Man Estate and HOS blocks of Tsz On Court were constructed in the site. However, 5 HOS blocks built on the site of former Block 66 were transferred to rental housing and renamed "Tsz Hong Estate".

Houses

Name [12] Type Completion
Man Kin House Harmony 1 1994
Man Tai House
Man Yue House

Tsz Oi Court

See main article: Tsz Ching Estate. Tsz Oi Court is a Home Ownership Scheme estate in Tsz Wan Shan, next to Tsz Ching Estate. The site was formerly Tsz Oi Estate, which included Blocks 33 to 47 in Tsz Wan Shan Estate. In 1985, Blocks 40 was found to have structural problems by the Hong Kong Housing Authority. After redevelopment, the estate was converted to HOS housing and was developed into 3 phases.[13] Phase 1 and 2 has 6 blocks built in 1997[14] while Phase 3 has 6 blocks built in 2000.[15]

Houses

Name[16] Type Completion
Oi Wai House New Cruciform (Ver.1984) 1997
Oi Yin House
Oi Kan House
Oi Ning House
Oi Yan House
Oi Chung House
Oi Fu House Concord 1 2000
Oi Yue House
Oi Wing House
Oi Wah House
Oi Hong House
Oi Cheung House

Tsz On Court

Tsz On Court is a Home Ownership Scheme estate in Tsz Wan Shan, between Tsz Man Estate, Tsz Hong Estate and Tsz Wan Shan Centre. The site was formerly Tsz On Estate which included Blocks 1 to 3 and Blocks 57 to 60 of Tsz Wan Shan Estate. After redevelopment, the estate was converted to rental housing of new Tsz Lok Estate and HOS housing of Tsz On Court. Tsz On Court consists of 2 blocks which were built in 1994 and 1997 respectively.[17] In 2002, other 5 new HOS blocks of Tsz On Court were transferred to rental housing and renamed as Tsz Hong Estate.[18]

Houses

Name Type Completion
On Yan House Harmony 1 1994
On Hong House Harmony 3A1997

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: King. Ambrose Y. C.. Lee. Rance P. L.. Social Life and Development in Hong Kong. 1981. Chinese University Press. 978-962-201-337-7. 57.
  2. Web site: Hong Kong Place - Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement Estate (Chinese). 21 November 2014.
  3. http://www.icac.org.hk/new_icac/eng/cases/26p/eat1_04.html ICAC – 26 Problem Blocks
  4. Web site: Tsz Wan Shan (Chinese). 3 July 2006 . 21 November 2014.
  5. http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4683/2260/1600/11.0.jpg Map of Tsz Wan Shan
  6. Web site: Hong Kong Place – Shatin Pass Estate (Chinese). 21 November 2014.
  7. http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/wts_d/pdf/2005/WTS_2005_018_EN.pdf Redevelopment of Shatin Pass Estate
  8. http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr07-08/english/panels/hg/papers/hg0310cb1-2203-1-e.pdf Details of PRH Development Projects
  9. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/court/0,,1-0-12_5782,00.html Tsz On Court
  10. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/estate/0,,1-347-12_4798,00.html Tsz Hong Estate
  11. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/estate/0,,1-347-12_4802,00.html Tsz Lok Estate
  12. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/estate/0,,1-347-12_4800,00.html Tsz Man Estate
  13. Legislative Council of Hong Kong. (Date Unknown). 由香港房屋委員會承擔居者有其屋(居屋)拖欠按揭還款的個案統計. LegCo HK. http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr07-08/chinese/panels/hg/papers/hg0204cb1-901-1-ec.pdf
  14. Web site: HOS 17B Flats to be Sold at 45% Discounted Prices. 21 November 2014.
  15. http://www.leighton.com.au/about_us/projects/tsz_oi_estate_phase_4.html Tsz Oi Court Phase 3
  16. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/court/0,,1-0-12_5780,00.html Tsz Oi Court
  17. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/residential/hostps/availablehos/0,2773,2-0-0-3_1_12,00.html Available HOS Courts
  18. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/haar0102/eng/business_1.htm Hong Kong Housing Authority – BETTER HOUSING FOR ALL