Yiu Tung Estate

Yiu Tung Estate (Chinese: 耀東邨) is a public housing estate in Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.[3] The estate was constructed in a former squatter areas at a hill in Southwest Shau Kei Wan and consists of 11 residential buildings built in 1994 and 1995 respectively. The Yiu Tung Public Library is located within the estate.[4]

Yiu Tung Estate
Yiu Tung Estate
General information
Location39 Yiu Hing Road, Shau Kei Wan
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Coordinates22.27745°N 114.22235°E / 22.27745; 114.22235
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population15,244[1] (2016)
No. of blocks11[2]
No. of units5,305[2]
Construction
Constructed1994 (1994)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Tung Chun Court (東駿苑) and Tung Shing Court (東盛苑) are Home Ownership Scheme housing courts in a former squatter areas at a hill in Southwest Shau Kei Wan, near Yiu Tung Estate, built in 1994 and 2000 respectively.[5][6]

History

The foothills of Shau Kei Wan were once home to a vast area of squatter villages. In the mid-1980s, the government launched a plan to clear the squatter huts, resettle the inhabitants, and redevelop the area into modern and safe public housing. Clearance work began in 1987.[7] The area became Yiu Tung Estate and Hing Tung Estate.

In early 1992, Yau Lee Holdings was awarded the HK$231-million contract to build the second phase of Yiu Tung Estate.[8]

Visiting dignitaries were brought to the estate when it was new. During a January 1996 visit to Hong Kong, foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind was given a tour by Chris Patten.[9] Patten also brought Labour MP Derek Fatchett to Yiu Tung Estate in December 1996.[10][11]

Houses

Yiu Tung Estate
Name[2]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Yiu Lok House耀樂樓Harmony 11994
Yiu Fook House耀福樓
Yiu Fu House耀富樓
Yiu Wah House耀華樓
Yiu Fung House耀豐樓Harmony 3
Yiu On House耀安樓
Yiu Kwai House耀貴樓1995
Yiu Cheong House耀昌樓
Yiu Hing House耀興樓
Yiu Fai House耀輝樓
Yiu Ming House耀明樓

Tung Chun Court
Name[5]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Kam Chun House金駿閣Harmony 11994
Ngan Chun House銀駿閣

Tung Shing Court
Name[6]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Tung Shing Court東盛苑New Cruciform (Ver.1984)2000

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Yiu Tung Estate had a population of 15,244 while Tung Chun Court had a population of 3,442. Altogether the population amounts to 18,686.[1]

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate and Tung Shing Court are located in the Lower Yiu Tung constituency, which is represented by Ho Wai-lun,[12] while the remainder of the estate and Tung Chun Court falls within the Upper Yiu Tung constituency, which is represented by Chow Cheuk-ki.[13][14]

See also
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References
  1. "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 4 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 4 July 2021.
  3. "Eastern District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. "Hong Kong Public Libraries - Yiu Tung Public Library". Hong Kong Public Libraries. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. "Tung Chun Court". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. "Tung Shing Court". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. "Squatter clearance work begins". South China Morning Post. 25 September 1987. p. 3.
  8. "Estate job". South China Morning Post. 1 May 1992. p. Business 2.
  9. "Governor steals the limelight". South China Morning Post. 9 January 1996. p. 4.
  10. "Daily Information Bulletin". Government Information Services. p. 3 December 1996.
  11. "Ping-pong diplomacy". South China Morning Post. 4 December 1996. p. 5.
  12. "Eastern District Council - Eastern DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  13. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Eastern District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  14. "Eastern District Council - Eastern DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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