Shun Tin Estate

Shun Tin Estate (Chinese: 順天邨) is a public housing estate in Shun Lee, Kowloon, Hong Kong.[3] It comprises 11 residential blocks completed in 1981, 1983 and 1989 respectively.

Shun Tin Estate
Shun Tin Estate
General information
Location9 Shun On Road, Shun Lee
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates22.3261°N 114.2262°E / 22.3261; 114.2262
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population18,118[1] (2016)
No. of blocks11[2]
No. of units7,026[2]
Construction
Constructed1981 (1981)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority
Shun Tin Estate
Traditional Chinese順天邨
Simplified Chinese顺天邨

History

The estate, reportedly the 105th built by the Housing Authority, began admitting tenants in late 1981. Some came from the old Lei Cheng Uk and Kun Tong estates, making way for redevelopments and improvements there.[4]

On 21 July 1986, a HK$24.8 contract was awarded to construct a secondary school at Shun Tin Estate.[5]

On 10 October 2015, a 58-year-old man was attacked after disputing with a 46-year-old man at Man Shun Restaurant in Tin Kuen House of Shun Tin Estate. He was rushed by an ambulance to United Christian Hospital in unconscious state and was later transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment. He was pronounced dead at 12.54pm on 16 January 2016. The police has classified the wounding case as manslaughter.[6]

Houses
Name[2]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Tin Hang House天衡樓Old Slab1981
Tin Kuen House天權樓
Tin Kei House天璣樓Linear 1
Tin Yiu House天瑤樓
Tin Kam House天琴樓Twin Tower1983
Tin Chu House天柱樓
Tin Wan House天韻樓
Tin Chi House天池樓
Tin Fai House天暉樓Double I1989
Tin Wing House天榮樓
Tin Lok House天樂樓

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Shun Tin Estate had a population of 18,118. The median age was 47.2 and the majority of residents (96.2 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.7 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$19,400.[1]

Politics

Shun Tin Estate is located in Shun Tin constituency of the Kwun Tong District Council.[7] It is currently represented by Mok Kin-shing, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[8]

Education

Shun Tin Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 46. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government primary schools are in this net.[9]

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. "Shun Tin Estate". Hong Kong Film Services Office. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. "Tenants move into new estate". South China Morning Post. 7 October 1981. p. 18.
  5. "Contracts for $66m awarded". South China Morning Post. 22 July 1986. p. 21.
  6. "Wounding case in Sau Mau Ping reclassified as manslaughter". Hong Kong Government. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kwun Tong District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  8. "Kwun Tong District Council - Kwun Tong DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  9. "POA School Net 46" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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