Shek Yam Estate
Shek Yam Estate (Chinese: 石蔭邨) is a public housing estate in North Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was the first Government Low Cost Housing Scheme estate in Kwai Chung. It had 8 blocks built in 1968, which were all demolished in the 1990s and 2000s.[2]
Shek Yam Estate | |
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![]() Shek Yam Estate | |
General information | |
Location | 120 Lei Muk Road, North Kwai Chung New Territories, Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22.372125°N 114.139447°E |
Status | Completed |
Category | Public rental housing |
Population | 8,657[1] (2016) |
No. of blocks | 4[2] |
No. of units | 2,331[2] |
Construction | |
Constructed | 1968 2000 (After reconstruction) | (Before reconstruction)
Authority | Hong Kong Housing Authority |
Ning Fung Court (Chinese: 寧峰苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in North Kwai Chung, near Shek Yam Estate and Shek Yam East Estate. It has 4 blocks built in 2001.[3]
Background
The estate was redeveloped into 4 phases. Phase 2 consists of three rental residential blocks, a car park podium and a shopping centre which were completed in 2000.[4] Phase 3 consists of four HOS concord-typed blocks, Ning Fung Court.[5] Phase 1 and Phase 4 were handed over to Leisure and Cultural Services Department to construct a park, Sham Yam Lei Muk Road Park.[6] Phase 5 was the old site of Shek Yam Community Hall and a HOS building, but it was renamed Lai Shek House and changed to rental use.
Houses
Shek Yam Estate
Name[2] | Chinese name | Building type | Completed |
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Chi Shek House | 智石樓 | Harmony 1 | 2000 |
Yan Shek House | 仁石樓 | ||
Yung Shek House | 勇石樓 | Single Aspect Building | |
Lai Shek House | 禮石樓 | Non-standard | 2005 |
Ning Fung Court
Name[3] | Chinese name | Building type | Completed |
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Ching Fung House | 晴峰閣 | Concord 1 | 2001 |
Long Fung House | 朗峰閣 | ||
Ting Fung House | 庭峰閣 | ||
Yun Fung House | 潤峰閣 |
Demographics
According to the 2016 by-census, Shek Yam Estate had a population of 8,657 while Ning Fung Court had a population of 3,816. Altogether the population amounts to 12,473.[1]
Politics
Shek Yam Estate and Ning Fung Court are located in Shek Yam constituency of the Kwai Tsing District Council.[7] It was formerly represented by Andrew Wan Siu-kin, who was elected in the 2019 elections until May 2021.[8]
Education
Shek Yam is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 64, which includes multiple aided schools (schools operated independently of the government but funded with government money); none of the schools in the net are government schools.[9]
See also
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References
- "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- "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 27 July 2021.
- "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 27 July 2021.
- "Shek Yam Estate Phase 2" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- "Shek Yam Estate Phase 3". The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- "Shek Yam Lei Muk Road Park". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kwai Tsing District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- "Kwai Tsing District Council - Kwai Tsing DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- "POA School Net 64" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 27 September 2022.