Tsz Ching Estate Explained

Building Name:Tsz Ching Estate
Location:80 Tsz Wan Shan Road, Tsz Wan Shan
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.35°N 114.2029°W
Status:Completed
Category:Public rental housing
Population Date:2016
Population:25,844[1]
Blocknumber:11[2]
Units:8,177
Built: (before reconstruction)
(after reconstruction)
Construction Authority:Hong Kong Housing Authority

Tsz Ching Estate is a public housing estate located in Tsz Wan Shan, Kowloon, Hong Kong next to Tsz Oi Court. It consists of eleven residential blocks completed between 1993 and 2001. The site was formerly Blocks 48 to 53 in Tsz Wan Shan Estate, which was also called "Tsz Ching Estate". After redevelopment, the eastern part of Old Tsz Oi Estate was assigned to Tsz Ching Estate.[2]

Tsz Oi Court is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tsz Wan Shan, next to Tsz Ching Estate. The site was formerly Tsz Oi Estate, which included Blocks 33 to 47 in Tsz Wan Shan Estate. In 1985, Block 40 was found to have structural problems by the Hong Kong Housing Authority.[3] After redevelopment, the estate was converted to HOS housing and was developed into 3 phases.[4] Phase 1 and 2 has six residential blocks built in 1997 while Phase 3 has six residential blocks built in 2000.[5]

Houses

Tsz Ching Estate

Name Chinese name Building type Completed
Ching Tak House 正德樓 Harmony 3 1993
Ching Fai House 正暉樓 Harmony 3A 1996
Ching Hong House 正康樓 Harmony 1
Ching On House 正安樓
Ching Wo House 正和樓 1999
Ching Yi House 正怡樓
Ching Tai House 正泰樓
Ching Yuk House 正旭樓 2001
Ching Ming House 正明樓
Ching Yuen House 正遠樓
Ancillary Facilities Block 服務設施大樓 Ancillary Facilities Block

Tsz Oi Court

Name[6] Chinese name Building type Completed
Oi Wai House 愛慧閣 New Cruciform (Ver.1984) 1997
Oi Yin House 愛賢閣
Oi Kan House 愛勤閣
Oi Ning House 愛寧閣
Oi Yan House 愛仁閣
Oi Chung House 愛聰閣
Oi Fu House 愛富閣 Concord 1 2000
Oi Yue House 愛裕閣
Oi Wing House 愛榮閣
Oi Wah House 愛華閣
Oi Hong House 愛康閣
Oi Cheung House 愛祥閣

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Tsz Ching Estate had a population of 25,844 while Tsz Oi Court had a population of 12,635. Altogether the population amounts to 38,479.[1]

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate falls within the Ching On constituency, which was formerly represented by Wong Yat-yuk until July 2021,[7] while Ching Tak House, Ching Wo House and Tsz Oi Court fall within the Ching Oi constituency, which was formerly represented by Eddie Sham Yu-hin until July 2021.[8] [7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major Housing Estates. 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. 11 August 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. 11 August 2021.
  3. Web site: ICAC – 26 Problem Blocks. Independent Commission Against Corruption. 11 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Annex. Legislative Council of Hong Kong. 11 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Tsz Oi Court Phase 3. https://web.archive.org/web/20090920193700/http://www.leighton.com.au/about_us/projects/tsz_oi_estate_phase_4.html. 20 September 2009. dead. CIMIC Group. 11 August 2021.
  6. 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. 11 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Wong Tai Sin District Council - Wong Tai Sin DC Members. District Council. 11 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Wong Tai Sin District). Electoral Affairs Commission. 11 August 2021.