Tai Yuen Estate Explained

Building Name:Tai Yuen Estate
Location:10 Ting Kok Road, Tai Po
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.454°N 114.1679°W
Status:Completed
Category:Public rental housing
Population Date:2016
Population:14,464[1]
Blocknumber:7[2]
Units:4,876
Construction Authority:Hong Kong Housing Authority

Tai Yuen Estate is a public housing estate in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the first public housing estate in Tai Po,[3] located at the town centre of Tai Po New Town. It is built on the reclaimed land of Tai Po Hoi, the estate consists of 7 residential blocks completed in 1980.[4]

Ting Nga Court is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tai Po, near Tai Yuen Estate. It consists of three residential buildings built in 1981.[5]

Houses

Tai Yuen Estate

Name Chinese name Building type Completed
Tai Yee House 泰怡樓 Triple H 1980
Tai Lok House 泰樂樓
Tai Ling House 泰寧樓 Double H
Tai Yan House 泰欣樓
Tai Tak House 泰德樓 Old Slab
Tai Wing House 泰榮樓
Tai Man House 泰民樓

Ting Nga Court

Name Chinese name Building type Completed
Nga Yin House 雅賢閣 Old-Cruciform 1981
Nga Man House 雅文閣
Nga Kwan House 雅群閣

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Tai Yuen Estate had a population of 14,464. The median age was 46.7 and the majority of residents (98.4 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.9 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$20,000.[1]

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Tai Yuen Estate is located in the Tai Yuen constituency, which is currently represented by Au Chun-ho,[6] while Ting Nga Court falls within the Chung Ting constituency, which was formerly represented by Man Nim-chi until July 2021.[7] [8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major Housing Estates. 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. 28 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. 28 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Government Planned Development. https://web.archive.org/web/20080424074732/http://www.pland.gov.hk/press/publication/nt_pamphlet02/tp_html/develop_e.html. 24 April 2008. dead. Planning Department. 28 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Making of a New Town: Urbanisation in Tai Po. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927042356/https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tp_d/pdf/TaiPo%20Book%20(Eng%20Ver)/TaiPo%20Book%20(Eng%20Ver)%2008%20Chap%2012.pdf. 27 September 2011. dead. 28 July 2021.
  5. 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. 28 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members. District Council. 28 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District). Electoral Affairs Commission. 28 July 2021.
  8. Web site: Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members. District Council. 28 July 2021.