Shun Lee Explained

Shun Lee is an area north of Sau Mau Ping and east of Ngau Chi Wan in Hong Kong. The area was originally known as Rennie's Farm. It is later named after the first public housing estate in the area, Shun Lee Estate. It is also known as Sze Shun (四順, i.e. Four Shun) as there are four estates with name starting with Shun in 2006.

Before any urban development, the rural area belonged to the rural district of Ngau Chi Wan. Later, it was also once considered an extension of Ngau Tau Kok. After the establishment of District Boards of Hong Kong, the area is administratively under Kwun Tong District.

Geography

The area is a valley surrounded by hills. A main river flowed from Custom Hill and joined another river from Kowloon Peak and emptied into Kowloon Bay via Jordan Valley.

Public housing

The public housing estates and Home Ownership Scheme in Sze Shun includes Shun Lee Estate, Shun On Estate, Shun Chi Court and Shun Tin Estate.

NameTypeInaug.No BlocksNo UnitsNotes
Shun Lee Estate 順利邨 Public 197874,461
順安邨 Public 197833,002
Shun Chi Court 順緻苑 HOS 198061,539
順天邨 Public 1981117,026

Shun Lee Estate

Shun Lee Estate is the earliest public housing estate in Sze Shun area. It has totally 7 residential blocks built in 1978 and 1980 respectively.

Houses

Name[1] Type Completion
Lee Cheung House 1978
Lee Hang House
Lee Ming House
Lee Yip House 1980
Lee Yat House
Lee Foo House
Lee Hong House

Shun Lee Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 46. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government primary schools are in this net.[2]

Shun On Estate

See main article: Shun On Estate. Shun On Estate has 3 residential blocks built in 1978.

Houses

Name[3] Type Completion
On Chung House Cruciform 1978
On Yat House
On Kwan House 1980

Shun On Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 46. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government primary schools are in this net.[2]

Shun Chi Court

Shun Chi Court is one of the first Home Ownership Scheme estates in Hong Kong.[4] It consists of 6 residential blocks built in 1980.

Houses

Name[5] Type Completion
Shun Fung/Lung House (Block A) Non-standard 1980
Shun Cheung/Wing House (Block B)
Shun Ying/Fai House (Block C)
Shun Wah/Mei House (Block D)
Shun Tai/Shing House (Block E)
Shun Hong/Ning House (Block F)

Shun Chi Court is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 46. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government primary schools are in this net.[2]

Shun Tin Estate

See main article: Shun Tin Estate. Shun Tin Estate has 11 residential blocks built in 1981, 1983 and 1989 respectively.

Houses

Name[6] Type Completion
Tin Hang House 1981
Tin Kuen House
Tin Kei House Linear 1
Tin Yiu House
Tin Kam House 1983
Tin Chu House
Tin Wan House
Tin Chi House
Tin Fai House Double I 1989
Tin Wing House
Tin Lok House

Notes and References

  1. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/estate/0,,1-347-13_4974,00.html Hong Kong Housing Authority - Shun Lee Estate
  2. Web site: POA School Net 46. Education Bureau. 2022-09-12.
  3. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/estate/0,,1-347-13_4994,00.html Hong Kong Housing Authority - Shun On Estate
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=HK18q3FW45oC&pg=PA145 Growing with Hong Kong
  5. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/court/0,,1-0-13_5640,00.html Hong Kong Housing Authority - Shun Chi Court
  6. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/estate/0,,1-347-13_4976,00.html Hong Kong Housing Authority - Shun Tin Estate