Building Name: | Tin Yan Estate |
Location: | Tin Shui Road, Tin Shui Wai New Territories, Hong Kong |
Coordinates: | 22.4631°N 113.996°W |
Status: | Completed |
Category: | Public rental housing |
Population Date: | 2016 |
Population: | 10,889[1] |
Blocknumber: | 8[2] |
Units: | 5,640 |
Construction Authority: | Hong Kong Housing Authority |
Tin Yan Estate is a public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Light Rail Chung Fu and Tin Fu stops.[3] It consists of eight residential buildings completed in 2002 and 2004 respectively.[4] [5] Four of them were originally designed as an Interim Housing estate, but they were renovated to become a public housing estate in 2004.[6] During the SARS outbreak in 2003, Block 2 and 3 were furnished as temporary quarters for frontline healthcare staff.[7]
Name | Chinese name | Building type | Completed |
---|---|---|---|
Yan Lok House | 恩樂樓 | Non-standard | 2002 |
Yan Ying House | 恩盈樓 | ||
Yan Sui House | 恩穗樓 | ||
Yan Chi House | 恩慈樓 | ||
Yan Fuk House | 恩福樓 | 2004 | |
Yan Chak House | 恩澤樓 | ||
Yan Chui House | 恩翠樓 | ||
Yan Yi House | 恩頤樓 |
According to the 2016 by-census, Tin Yan Estate had a population of 10,889. The median age was 47.1 and the majority of residents (98 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$15,000.[1]
For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate is located in the Yuet Yan constituency, which was formerly represented by Hong Chin-wah until July 2021,[8] while the remainder of the estate falls within the Fu Yan constituency, which was formerly represented by Kwan Chun-sang until July 2021.[9] [8]