Tsui Lam Estate

Tsui Lam Estate (Chinese: 翠林邨) is a mixed TPS and public housing estate located to the west of Po Lam in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the second public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O[3] and is the only public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O not built on reclaimed land. It has a total of eight residential blocks completed in 1988. Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6B in 2005.[4]

Tsui Lam Estate
Tsui Lam Estate
General information
Location11 Tsui Lam Road, Tseung Kwan O
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates22.3224485°N 114.2482455°E / 22.3224485; 114.2482455
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population14,897[1] (2016)
No. of blocks8[2]
No. of units2,839[2]
Construction
Constructed1988 (1988)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

King Ming Court (景明苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme housing court in Tseung Kwan O near Tsui Lam Estate. It has three residential blocks built in 1988 and is the only HOS court in Tseung Kwan O built at a hill, but not on reclaimed land.[5]

Houses

Tsui Lam Estate
Name[2]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Choi Lam House彩林樓New Slab1988
Fai Lam House輝林樓
Nga Lam House雅林樓
Yan Lam House欣林樓
Pik Lam House碧林樓Trident 2
Sau Lam House秀林樓
Hong Lam House康林樓
On Lam House安林樓

King Ming Court
Name[5]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Hei King House曦景閣New Cruciform (Ver.1984)1988
Fai King House暉景閣
Yuk King House旭景閣

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Tsui Lam Estate had a population of 14,897. The median age was 50.9 and the majority of residents (97.9 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$26,900.[1]

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Tsui Lam Estate falls within the Tsui Lam constituency, which is currently represented by Daryl Choi Ming-hei,[6] while King Ming Court falls within the Hong King constituency, which was formerly represented by Frankie Lam Siu-chung until July 2021.[7][8]

See also
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References
  1. "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 6 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 6 August 2021.
  3. "Tseung Kwan O New Town". Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. "Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6B". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. "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 August 2021.
  6. "Sai Kung District Council - Sai Kung DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sai Kung District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. "Sai Kung District Council - Sai Kung DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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