Ma Tau Wai Estate

Ma Tau Wai Estate (Chinese: 馬頭圍邨) is a public housing estate in Ma Tau Wai, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is the oldest existing public housing estate in Kowloon City District and it consists of five residential blocks completed in 1962 and 1965.[3] Although it was developed by Hong Kong Housing Authority, it is currently managed by Hong Kong Housing Society.[4]

Ma Tau Wai Estate
Geranium House of Ma Tau Wai Estate
General information
Location9 Shing Tak Street, Ma Tau Wai
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates22.322835°N 114.187215°E / 22.322835; 114.187215
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population5,194[1] (2016)
No. of blocks5[2]
No. of units2,075[2]
Construction
Constructed1962 (1962)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Society
Ma Tau Wai Estate
Traditional Chinese馬頭圍邨
Simplified Chinese马头围邨

Background

The location of the estate was partly the location of the Ma Tau Chung Camp during World War II.[5] In 2007, the Housing Authority found that all buildings in the estate were structurally sound. Thus, structural repair and improvement works will be carried out to sustain the buildings for the next 15 years.[6][7]

Reconstruction plan

In March 2014, the Hong Kong Housing Authority announced that in order to increase the supply of public housing, it has decided to start planning and reconstruction of 20 housing estates, including Ma Tau Wai Estate, which have been completed for more than 40 years, and will conduct a series of technical studies in order to determine the reconstruction schedule.[8]

Houses
Name[2]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Hibiscus House芙蓉樓Old Slab1962
Magnolia House夜合樓
Rose House玫瑰樓
Narcissus House水仙樓
Geranium House洋葵樓1965

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Hung Hom Estate had a population of 5,194. The median age was 51.4 and the majority of residents (96.7 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.6 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$19,250.[1]

Politics

Ma Tau Wai Estate is located in Ma Tau Wai constituency of the Kowloon City District Council.[9] It is currently represented by Ken Tsang Kin-chiu, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[10]

Education

Ma Tau Wai Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 34. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Farm Road Government Primary School and Ma Tau Chung Government Primary School.[11]

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. "Aged public housing estates included in the Comprehensive Structural Investigation Programme" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. "Hong Kong Housing Society - Properties under Management" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. "List of Internment Camps in Hong Kong during the Japanese Occupation (1941 – 1945)" (PDF). Antiquities Advisory Board. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. "Report on the Outcome of the Comprehensive Structural Investigations on Wo Lok Estate and Ma Tau Wai Estate" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. "Wo Lok Estate and Ma Tau Wai Estate structurally safe". Hong Kong Government. 20 April 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  8. "20高齡屋邨規劃重建". Apple Daily. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  9. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kowloon City District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  10. "Kowloon City District Council - Kowloon City DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  11. "POA School Net 34" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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