Kwong Yuen Estate

Kwong Yuen Estate (Chinese: 廣源邨) is a public housing estate and Tenants Purchase Scheme estate in Siu Lek Yuen, Sha Tin, Hong Kong. Unlike other public estates in Sha Tin, Kwong Yuen Estate is built on sloping platform, instead of reclaimed land.[1] In 2001, some of the flats were sold to the tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 4.[2]

Kwong Yuen Estate
Kwong Yuen Estate
General information
Location68 Siu Lek Yuen Road, Siu Lek Yuen
Sha Tin, New Territories
Hong Kong
Coordinates22.3811°N 114.2154°E / 22.3811; 114.2154
StatusCompleted
CategoryTenants Purchase Scheme
Population21,255 (2016)
No. of blocks12
Construction
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority
Kwong Yuen Estate
Chinese廣源邨
Cantonese Yalegwóng yùhn chyūn
Kwong Yuen Estate

Kwong Lam Court (Chinese: 廣林苑) and Hong Lam Court (Chinese: 康林苑) are the Home Ownership Scheme courts within Kwong Yuen Estate.[3] They have three blocks each, and were both completed in 1990.

History

The estate was built as part of the development of Sha Tin New Town. Unlike most of the new town, the estate site was not reclaimed from Tide Cove, as it is located on a hillside. The site was used for agriculture until the early 1980s. It was cleared and re-graded in 1984 and 1985.

Kwong Yuen Estate was the eleventh public housing estate in Sha Tin, and was developed in phases. The contract to construct the first phase, valued at HK$205.67 million, was signed on 24 February 1986. The contract covered the construction of four 35-storey "Trident" residential blocks, a primary school, a community hall, and roads.[4]

Kwong Yuen Community Hall, operated by the Sha Tin District Office, opened to the public on 15 January 1990.[5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Kwong Yuen Estate has a population of 13,908. Kwong Lam Court and Hong Lam Court house 5,272 and 3,062 respectively. Altogether the population amounts to 22,242.[6]

According to 2016 Population By-census, Kwong Yuen Estate has a population of 12,835. Kwong Lam Court and Hong Lam Court house 5,285 and 3,135 respectively. Altogether the population amounts to 21,255.[7]

Houses

Kwong Yuen Estate
Name[8]Chinese nameTypeCompletion
Pine House廣松樓Trident 41989
Oak House廣橡樓
Banyan House廣榕樓
Cypress House廣柏樓
Kapok House廣棉樓Trident 3
Alder House廣楊樓

Kwong Lam Court
Name[9]Chinese nameTypeCompletion
Hing Lam House興林閣Trident 41990
Mau Lam House茂林閣
Fook Lam House馥林閣

Hong Lam Court

Hong Lam Court is adjacent to two government quarters, Yee King House and Hoi Wan House, which were developed at the same time as Hong Lam Court by the Hong Kong Housing Authority but are not included in the below table.

Name[10]Chinese nameTypeCompletion
Shan Lam House山林閣NCB (Ver.1984)1990
Yuen Lam House園林閣
King Lam House景林閣

Commercial complex
A view of the commercial complex with clock tower

The design of the commercial complex of the estate was designed to blend into the village environment in the vicinity. Unlike the commercial centres of other public housing estates, the complex consists of five two-level blocks which are standing on two platforms. The complex slopes from the east to the west to a difference of 15 m.[1] A 26 m clock tower reinforces the image of the commercial complex.[1]

In 1992, the design of the commercial complex won a Certificate of Merit in the annual design competition organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects.[1][11]

See also

References
  1. Film Service Office
  2. Estates for Sale in Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 4
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2009-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Six new public housing projects will cost $867m". South China Morning Post. 25 February 1986. p. 21.
  5. "Daily Information Bulletin". Government Records Service. Government Information Services. 13 January 1990. p. 10.
  6. "Major Housing Estates". 2011 Population Census. Census and Statistics Department. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  7. "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  8. Kwong Yuen Estate
  9. Kwong Lam Court
  10. Hong Lam Court
  11. "List of Past HKIA Annual Awards" (PDF). HKIA Annual Report 2006. Hong Kong Institute of Architects. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2008.
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