Shek Pai Wan Estate Explained

Building Name:Shek Pai Wan Estate
Location:68 Yue Kwong Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.2489°N 114.1576°W
Status:Completed
Category:Public rental housing
Population Date:2016
Population:13,780
Blocknumber:8
Units:5,300
Construction Authority:Hong Kong Housing Authority
C:石排灣邨
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Y:sehk pàaih wāan chyūn

Shek Pai Wan Estate is a public housing estate in Shek Pai Wan of Aberdeen, Hong Kong, on a hill to the east of the town centre. It comprises eight standard residential blocks, a non-standard small household block, a primary school, a shopping centre[1] and a bus terminus.[2]

Background

Shek Pai Wan Estate was a resettlement estate and it consisted of seven blocks built between 1966 and 1968.[3] In 1985, Block 2 was found to have structural problems by the Hong Kong Housing Authority, so it was firstly demolished in 1988.[4]

The estate started redevelopment in 1998 and the redevelopment project was divided into three phases. However, Phases 1 and 2 were combined and renamed as Phase 1 whereas Phase 3 was renamed as Phase 2 later.[5] [6] There are seven new blocks completed in 2005 and 2007 respectively. Some of the flats were used to accommodate the tenants affected by the redevelopment of Wong Chuk Hang Estate.[7]

Houses

Shek Pai Wan Estate has eight residential blocks with a total of around 5,300 flats.[8]

Name Type Completion
Pik Fai House Small Household Block 2005
Pik Ngan House New Harmony 1
Pik Long House
Pik Yuet House
Pik Yuen House 2007
Pik Shan House
Pik Wai House New Flexi Block
Pik Luk House

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Shek Pai Wan Estate had a population of 13,780. The median age was 49.3 and the majority of residents (98 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household comprised 2.7 persons. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$17,780.[9]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/centre/0,,1-347-0_13638,00.html Shek Pai Wan Shopping Centre
  2. http://www.cysarch.com.hk/eng/projects/residential_commercial/residcomm_p09.htm Redevelopment of Shek Pai Wan Estate Phase 1 & 2, Shek Pai Wan, Hong Kong.
  3. http://www.hk-place.com/view.php?id=203 香港地方 - 徙置區 (Chinese)
  4. http://www.icac.org.hk/new_icac/eng/cases/26p/eat1_04.html 26 problem blocks
  5. http://www.cityu.edu.hk/hkhousing/prm/bc/bc140-99.pdf Proposed Master Layout and Project Development Budget for Redevelopment of Shek Pai Wan Estate Phases 1 and 2
  6. http://www.aud.gov.hk/pdf_e/e35ch12.pdf Comprehensive Redevelopment Programme of the Housing Authority
  7. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk//en/aboutus/news/pressreleases/0,,2-0-16168,00.html Redevelopment of Shek Pai Wan Estate Phase 2 Completed Ahead of Schedule (Friday, 30 March 2007)
  8. Web site: Shek Pai Wan Estate, Southern, Hong Kong Island . Estate Locator . Hong Kong Housing Authority . 14 February 2020.
  9. Web site: Major Housing Estates . 2016 Population By-census . . 14 February 2020.