Kwai Shing West Estate

Kwai Shing West Estate (Chinese: 葵盛西邨) is a public housing estate in Kwai Shing, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong located at the east of Kwai Shing East Estate. It consists of ten residential blocks completed between 1975 and 1977.[3]

Kwai Shing West Estate
Kwai Shing West Estate
General information
LocationKwai Shing Circuit, Kwai Shing
Kwai Chung
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates22.3612°N 114.1224°E / 22.3612; 114.1224
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population13,720[1] (2016)
No. of blocks10[2]
No. of units5,261[2]
Construction
Constructed1975 (1975)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Houses
Name[2]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Block 1第1座Old Slab1977
Block 2第2座
Block 3第3座1976
Block 4第4座
Block 5第5座
Block 6第6座
Block 7第7座
Block 8第8座
Block 9第9座
Block 10第10座1975

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Kwai Shing West Estate had a population of 13,720. The median age was 46.1 and the majority of residents (97 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.7 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$21,500.[1]

Politics

Kwai Shing West Estate is located in Kwai Shing West Estate constituency of the Kwai Tsing District Council.[4] It is currently represented by Ivy Leung Ching-shan, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[5]

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. "葵盛西邨 (Chinese Version)". Hong Kong Place. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kwai Tsing District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. "Kwai Tsing District Council - Kwai Tsing DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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