Oi Man Estate

Oi Man Estate (Chinese: 愛民邨) is a public housing estate in No. 12 Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is the largest public housing estate in Kowloon City District and has a total of 12 residential blocks which were completed between 1974 and 1975. It was officially opened by the Acting Governor Sir Denys Roberts on 20 November 1975.[3]

Oi Man Estate
Old Slab buildings of Oi Man Estate
General information
Location60 Chung Hau Street, No. 12 Hill
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates22.31286°N 114.178008°E / 22.31286; 114.178008
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population18,282[1] (2016)
No. of blocks12[2]
No. of units6,289[2]
Construction
Constructed1974 (1974)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority
Oi Man Estate
Traditional Chinese愛民邨
Simplified Chinese爱民邨

Chun Man Court (俊民苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court on No. 12 Hill, near Oi Man Estate.[4] It consists of 12 blocks built in 1981.

Background

The estate was built at a cost of $186 million and comprises 6,200 flats designed to house some 46,000 residents based on the Housing Authority's former space allocation standards of 35 square feet per person.[3] The "authorised population" of Oi Man Estate has since been revised to 18,900 residents. It was designed by Housing Department architects, and followed the 1970s estate design innovation of being planned as to "provide every convenience for its residents from banks, markets to barbershops."[3] To this end the estate opened with a three-storey air-conditioned commercial complex, a market, and cooked food stalls.

The British Hong Kong Government admired the construction of the estate because its construction showed improvements in public housing standards in Hong Kong.[5] Oi Man Estate was on the itinerary of Queen Elizabeth II when she visited Hong Kong in 1975. Leader of the British Conservative Party Margaret Thatcher also visited in 1977 and toured Tak Man House, commenting on the modern living conditions, cleanliness of the block, and the cool air circulating within the Twin Tower block's atrium.[6]

Houses

Oi Man Estate
Name[2]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Wai Man House衛民樓Twin Tower1974–1975
Sun Man House新民樓
Tak Man House德民樓
Tun Man House敦民樓
Shun Man House信民樓
Chiu Man House昭民樓Old Slab
Chung Man House頌民樓
Hong Man House康民樓
Kin Man House建民樓
Lai Man House禮民樓
Po Man House保民樓
Kar Man House嘉民樓

Chun Man Court
Name[7]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Man Fuk House文福閣Non-Standard1981
Man Pan House文斌閣
Man Lan House文蘭閣
Man Hor House文賀閣
Man Chung House文宗閣
Man Hoi House文凱閣
Man Hung House文雄閣
Man Hei House文禧閣
Man Ming House文明閣
Man Oi House文愛閣
Man Shui House文瑞閣
Man Yin House文彥閣

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Oi Man Estate had a population of 18,282 while Chun Man Court had a population of 4,935. Altogether the population amounts to 23,217.[1]

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate and Chun Man Court are located in the Oi Chun constituency, which is represented by Cho Wui-hung,[8] while the remainder of the estate falls within the Oi Man constituency, which is represented by Mak Sui-ki.[9][10]

Education

Oi Man Estate (including Chun Man Court) 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 7 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 7 July 2021.
  3. "A showpiece of public housing in Hong Kong" (PDF). South China Morning Post. 20 November 1975. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. "Ho Man Tin Outline Zoning Plan approved". Hong Kong Government. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. "THE SPEECH OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE,K.C.M.G.,M.B.E. TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 16th 1974" (PDF). City University of Hong Kong. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. "Margaret sees Hongkong's best and worst" (PDF). Hong Kong Standard. 18 April 1977. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. "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 7 July 2021.
  8. "Kowloon City District Council - Kowloon City DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  9. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kowloon City District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  10. "Kowloon City District Council - Kowloon City DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  11. "POA School Net 34" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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