Hung Hom Estate

Hung Hom Estate (Chinese: 紅磡邨) is a public housing estate in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The estate is built on a hill along Dyer Avenue and next to Whampoa Estate, Whampoa Garden and MTR Whampoa station.[3] It now consists of five residential buildings completed in two stages in 1999 and 2011 respectively.

Hung Hom Estate
Hung Hom Estate
General information
Location9 Dyer Avenue, Hung Hom
Kowloon, Hong Kong (Phase 1)
28 Tai Wan Road, Hung Hom
Kowloon, Hong Kong (Phase 2)
Coordinates22.30737°N 114.18894°E / 22.30737; 114.18894
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population6,623[1] (2016)
No. of blocks5[2]
No. of units2,800[2]
Construction
Constructed1999 (1999) (Phase 1)
2011 (2011) (Phase 2)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Background

The estate, informally called Tai Wan Shan Resettlement Estate (Chinese: 大環山徙置區) or Tai Wan Shan Estate (Chinese: 大環山邨), was a resettlement estate built in Tai Wan Shan, a hill in Hung Hom area. It had four 7-storey blocks completed in 1956. All four blocks were demolished for redevelopment in 1996 and 2000. Completed in 1999, redevelopment phase 1 project consists of two residential buildings built in the former site of Block 3 and 4.[4] Redevelopment phase 2, finished in 2011, consists of three more 40-storey buildings on the former site of Block 1 and Block 3.[5][6]

Houses
Name[2]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Hung Fai House紅暉樓Harmony 31999
Hung Sing House紅昇樓Small Household Block
Hung Yat House紅日樓Non-standard Block2011
Hung Yan House紅昕樓
Hung Yiu House紅曜樓

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Hung Hom Estate had a population of 6,623. The median age was 52.6 and the majority of residents (97.5 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.4 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$20,000.[1]

Politics

Hung Hom Estate is located in Ka Wai constituency of the Kowloon City District Council.[7] It is currently represented by Chau Hei-man, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[8]

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. "Whampoa Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. "再談紅磡邨 (Chinese)". Ta Kung Pao. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. "紅磡邨地皮興建「公屋王」 (Chinese)". Ta Kung Pao. 25 February 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. "Site formation for redevelopment of Hung Hom Estate phase 2". Lesiglative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kowloon City District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  8. "Kowloon City District Council - Kowloon City DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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