Yuen Long Estate Explained

Yuen Long Estate was a public housing estate in Yuen Long Town, Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong, located to the east of Long Ping station on the MTR.^[1] It was the first public housing estate in Yuen Long.^[2] The estate had five residential blocks built in 1968 that were demolished in 2001.^{[3] [4]} The site was then turned into an outdoor car park. The site has been rebuilt as two parts—Long Ching Estate, a public housing estate, and Yuccie Square, a private housing estate.^[5]

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22.4474°N 114.0246°W

Notes and References

1. https://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonxiv/5279486/ Photo of Yuen Long Estate
2. http://www.wwf.org.hk/eng/pdf/education/cd-rom/E_factsheet4.pdf Yuen Long New Town
3. http://taogate.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/nt-west-public-housing/ Yuen Long Estate (Chinese)
4. http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr98-99/english/panels/hg/minutes/hg040199.htm Re-housing arrangements for elderly households affected by redevelopment of public housing estates
5. http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/aboutus/news/pressreleases/0,,2-0-17482,00.html STH visits Yuen Long and Tuen Mun Districts