Long Ping Estate

Long Ping Estate (Chinese: 朗屏邨) is a mixed TPS and public housing estate in Wang Chau, Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong, near MTR Long Ping station.[3] It is the third public housing estate in Yuen Long Town and the largest public housing estate in Yuen Long New Town, consisting of fifteen residential blocks completed between 1986 and 1989.[4] Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6B in 2005.[5][6]

Long Ping Estate
Long Ping Estate
General information
Location1 Long Ping Road, Yuen Long
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates22.44959°N 114.023816°E / 22.44959; 114.023816
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population23,687[1] (2016)
No. of blocks15[2]
No. of units7,563[2]
Construction
Constructed1986 (1986)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Houses
Name[2]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Yuet Ping House悅屏樓New slab1987
Hor Ping House賀屏樓
Shek Ping House石屏樓1986
Kang Ping House鏡屏樓
Kam Ping House錦屏樓Double H
Sau Ping House繡屏樓
Chu Ping House珠屏樓
Po Ping House寶屏樓
Ngan Ping House雁屏樓1989
Yin Ping House燕屏樓
Fung Ping House鳳屏樓
Cheuk Ping House鵲屏樓
Yuk Ping House玉屏樓Trident 21986
Wah Ping House畫屏樓1989
Hay Ping House喜屏樓

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Long Ping Estate had a population of 23,687. The median age was 45.5 and the majority of residents (97.8 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$22,500.[1]

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate is located in the Pek Long constituency, which is currently represented by Kwong Chun-yu,[7] while the remainder of the estate falls within the Nam Ping constituency, which is currently represented by Zachary Wong Wai-yin.[8][9]

Education

Long Ping Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 73. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school: South Yuen Long Government Primary School (南元朗官立小學).[10]

See also
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References
  1. "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 1 October 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 1 October 2021.
  3. "Long Ping Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. "Yuen Long District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. "Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6B". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. "Tenants Purchase Scheme owners carry building maintenance responsibility". Hong Kong Government. 23 October 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. "Yuen Long District Council - Yuen Long DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  8. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  9. "Yuen Long District Council - Yuen Long DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  10. "POA School Net 73" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
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