Shui Pin Wai Estate Explained

Building Name:	Shui Pin Wai Estate
Location:	17 Ma Miu Road, Yuen Long New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates:	22.4457°N 114.0201°W
Status:	Completed
Category:	Public rental housing
Population Date:	2016
Population:	6,725^[1]
Blocknumber:	7^[2]
Units:	2,394
Construction Authority:	Hong Kong Housing Authority

Shui Pin Wai Estate is a public housing estate in Yuen Long Town, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Light Rail Shui Pin Wai stop.^[3] It is the second public housing estate in Yuen Long Town and consists of seven residential buildings mainly built in 1981, but one of the blocks, Dip Shui House, was later built in 1998.^{[4] [5]}

Houses

Name	Chinese name	Building type	Completed
Bik Shui House	碧水樓		1981
Ying Shui House	盈水樓
Woo Shui House	湖水樓
San Shui House	山水樓	Single H
Chuen Shui House	泉水樓
Hong Shui House	康水樓
Dip Shui House	疊水樓	Small Household Block	1998

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Shui Pin Wai Estate had a population of 6,725. The median age was 55.8 and the majority of residents (94.4 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.5 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$19,000.^[1]

Politics

Shui Pin Wai Estate is located in Shui Pin constituency of the Yuen Long District Council.^[6] It is currently represented by Lai Kwok-wing, who was elected in the 2019 elections.^[7]

See also

• Public housing estates in Yuen Long

Notes and References

1. Web site: Major Housing Estates. 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. 30 July 2021.
2. Web site: Housing Authority Property Location and Profile Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department. Hong Kong Housing Authority. 30 July 2021.
3. Web site: Shui Pin Wai Stop. MTR Corporation. 30 July 2021.
4. Web site: Yuen Long District. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720175222/https://www.wastereduction.gov.hk/en/materials/household/flrp/CFL_particpating_buildings_YL.pdf. 20 July 2011. dead. 30 July 2021.
5. Web site: Yuen Long New Town Development. https://web.archive.org/web/20110609195030/http://www.cedd.gov.hk/eng/archives/programmes/00_01_tin_shui_wai_part1_description_1.htm. 9 June 2011. Civil Engineering and Development Department. dead. 30 July 2021.
6. Web site: Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District). Electoral Affairs Commission. 30 July 2021.
7. Web site: Yuen Long District Council - Yuen Long DC Members. District Council. 30 July 2021.