Queen's Hill Estate

Queen's Hill Estate (Chinese: 皇后山邨) is a public housing estate in Kwan Tei, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong. Formerly Queen's Hill Camp for British Forces Overseas Hong Kong, the site was originally planned for a private university, but later used for public housing due to declining numbers of secondary school graduates.[2] It consists of seven residential blocks completed in 2021.

Queen's Hill Estate
Queen's Hill Estate
General information
Location66 Lung Ma Road, Kwan Tei
Fanling
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates22.502829°N 114.1562074°E / 22.502829; 114.1562074
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
No. of blocks7[1]
No. of units8,865[1]
Construction
Constructed2021 (2021)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Shan Lai Court (山麗苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Kwan Tei, near Queen's Hill Estate. It consists of six residential blocks completed in 2021.

The site occupies about 13.65 hectares (33.7 acres) and comprises seven Public Rental Housing (PRH) blocks and six Subsidised Sale Flats (SSF) blocks, with the provision of retail facilities, car parks, community and social welfare facilities, educational facilities, bus terminus and ancillary transport facilities. It will provide in stages a total of 8,865 PRH flats and 3,222 SSF flats for a population of around 34,500 people.[3]

Houses

Queen's Hill Estate
Name[1]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Wong Wui House皇滙樓Non-standard2021
Wong Yi House皇頤樓
Wong Yet House皇溢樓
Wong Shun House皇順樓
Wong Sheng House皇盛樓
Wong Lok House皇樂樓
Wong Ching House皇澄樓

Shan Lai Court
Name[4]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Chung Shan House松山閣Non-standard2021
Yung Shan House榕山閣
Hang Shan House杏山閣
Lei Shan House梨山閣
Ying Shan House楹山閣
Kiu Shan House橋山閣

Politics

Queen's Hill Estate and Shan Lai Court are located in Queen's Hill constituency of the North District Council.[5] It is currently represented by Law Ting-tak, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[6]

See also
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References
  1. "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 18 October 2021.
  2. "Public housing set for Queen's Hill". Hong Kong Government. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. "Housing Authority Committees' Members visit Queen's Hill public housing construction site". Hong Kong Government. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. "粉嶺皇后山居者有其屋計劃發展項目命名" (PDF). District Council. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  6. "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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