Fung Tak Estate

Fung Tak Estate (Chinese: 鳳德邨) is a mixed TPS and public housing estate in Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong, near Lung Poon Court, Plaza Hollywood, Galaxia and MTR Diamond Hill station.[3] It has seven residential blocks built in 1991 and is named from nearby Fung Tak Road.[4] Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 1 in 1998.[5]

Fung Tak Estate
Fung Tak Estate
General information
Location111 Fung Tak Road, Diamond Hill
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates22.3163°N 114.26923°E / 22.3163; 114.26923
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population13,342[1] (2016)
No. of blocks7[2]
No. of units1,659[2]
Construction
Constructed1991 (1991)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority
Fung Tak Estate
Traditional Chinese鳳德邨
Simplified Chinese凤德邨

Fung Chuen Court (鳳鑽苑) and Fung Lai Court (鳳禮苑) are Home Ownership Scheme housing courts in Diamond Hill near Fung Tak Estate, built in 1991 and 1997 respectively.[6][7]

Houses

Fung Tak Estate
Name[2]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Toi Fung House黛鳳樓Trident 31991
Tsz Fung House紫鳳樓
Pik Fung House碧鳳樓
Chu Fung House硃鳳樓
Suet Fung House雪鳳樓Trident 4
Ngan Fung House銀鳳樓New Slab
Ban Fung House斑鳳樓

Fung Chuen Court
Name[6]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Fung Chuen Court鳳鑽苑Trident1991

Fung Lai Court
Name[7]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Fung Hei House鳳禧閣NCB (Ver.1984)1997
Fung Yan House鳳欣閣

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Fung Tak Estate had a population of 13,342. The median age was 49.2 and the majority of residents (98.1 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.6 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$24,990.[1]

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Fung Tak Estate and Fung Lai Court falls within the Fung Tak constituency, which was formerly represented by Cheung Ka-yi until July 2021,[8] while Fung Chuen Court falls within the Lung Sing constituency, which is currently represented by Mandy Tam Heung-man.[9][10]

Education

Fung Tak Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 45. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government primary schools are in this net.[11]

See also
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References
  1. "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. "Housing Authority Property Location and Profile | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. "Diamond Hill Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. "Fung Tak Estate Community Centre". Hong Kong Government. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. "Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 1". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. "Housing Authority Property Location and Profile | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. "Housing Authority Property Location and Profile | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  8. "Wong Tai Sin District Council - Wong Tai Sin DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  9. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Wong Tai Sin District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  10. "Wong Tai Sin District Council - Wong Tai Sin DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  11. "POA School Net 45" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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