Tin Chak Estate Explained

Building Name:Tin Chak Estate
Location:73 Tin Shui Road, Tin Shui Wai
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.4678°N 113.9975°W
Status:Completed
Category:Public rental housing
Population Date:2016
Population:11,695[1]
Blocknumber:6[2]
Units:4,216
Construction Authority:Hong Kong Housing Authority

Tin Chak Estate is a public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Light Rail Tin Yat stop.[3] It consists of nine residential buildings completed in 2001.[4] [5]

Houses

Name Chinese name Building type Completed
Chak Fai House 澤輝樓 Harmony 1 2001
Chak Sing House 澤星樓
Chak Sun House 澤辰樓
Chak Yun House 澤潤樓
Chak Yu House 澤宇樓
Ancillary Facilities Block 服務設施大樓 Senior Citizens

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Tin Chak Estate had a population of 11,695. The median age was 43.8 and the majority of residents (96.8 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$24,000.[1]

Politics

Tin Chak Estate is located in Yat Chak constituency of the Yuen Long District Council.[6] It is currently represented by Wong Wing-sze, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major Housing Estates. 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. 14 June 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. 14 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Tin Yat Stop. MTR Corporation. 26 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. Hong Kong Waste Reduction Website. 14 June 2021.
  5. Web site: Caritas Integrated Family Service Centre – Tin Shui Wai. https://web.archive.org/web/20120824074131/http://www.swd.gov.hk/doc/ifsc/Caritas_TSW.pdf. 24 August 2012. dead. Social Welfare Department. 14 June 2021.
  6. Web site: Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District). Electoral Affairs Commission. 14 June 2021.
  7. Web site: Yuen Long District Council - Yuen Long DC Members. District Council. 14 June 2021.