Kin Ming Estate

Kin Ming Estate (Chinese: 健明邨) is a public housing estate in Tiu Keng Leng, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong, near MTR Tiu Keng Leng station.[3] It is the eighth public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O and consists of ten housing blocks completed in 2003.

Kin Ming Estate
Kin Ming Estate
General information
Location7, 9, 15, 17, Ling Kwong Street
3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 Kan Hok Lane
Tseung Kwan O
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates22.3064052°N 114.2502442°E / 22.3064052; 114.2502442
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population19,889[1] (2016)
No. of blocks10[2]
No. of units7,018[2]
Construction
Constructed2003 (2003)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Background

Kin Ming Estate was formerly the site of Tiu Keng Leng Cottage Area, an area settled by Kuomintang Army in Hong Kong after Chinese Civil War ended in 1949. After the area was demolished in 1997, a massive clearance, reclamation and redevelopment programme was carried out. The Tiu Keng Leng slope was flattened into two huge platforms to construct Kin Ming Estate and Choi Ming Court on the reclaimed land afterwards.[4]

Kin Ming Estate was originally a HOS court called Kin Ming Court (健明苑), but it was changed to rental housing finally and renamed to the current name.[5]

Houses
Name[2]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Kin Ching House健晴樓New Harmony I Option 72003
Kin Wa House健華樓
Kin Hei House健曦樓
Kin Fai House健暉樓New Harmony Annex Type 5
Ming Yuet House明月樓
Ming Chau House明宙樓New Harmony 1 Option 5
Ming Sing House明星樓
Ming Wik House明域樓
Ming Yu House明宇樓
Ming Yat House明日樓New Harmony 1 Option 7

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Kin Ming Estate had a population of 19,889. The median age was 42.8 and the majority of residents (96.7 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.9 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$21,250.[1]

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate falls within the Kin Ming constituency, which was represented by Leung Li until May 2021,[6] while the remainder falls within the Choi Kin constituency, which is represented by Chan Wai-lit.[7][8]

See also
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References
  1. "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 6 July 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 6 July 2021.
  3. "Tiu Keng Leng Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. "Down Memory Lane – Tiu Keng Leng". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. "Re-naming of Estate and Blocks for Kin Ming Court, Tseung Kwan O Area 73A" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. "Sai Kung District Council – Sai Kung DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sai Kung District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  8. "Sai Kung District Council – Sai Kung DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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