Sha Kok Estate

Sha Kok Estate (Chinese: 沙角邨) is a public housing estate in Sha Tin Wai, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong near Pok Hong Estate, Jat Min Chuen and Sha Tin Wai station.[3] The estate consists of seven residential blocks completed between 1980 and 1982. The blocks in the estate are named after birds.

Sha Kok Estate
Sha Kok Estate
General information
Location5 Sha Kok Street, Sha Tin
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates22.37838°N 114.19415°E / 22.37838; 114.19415
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population14,522[1] (2016)
No. of blocks7[2]
No. of units6,420[2]
Construction
Constructed1980 (1980)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Yue Shing Court (Chinese: 愉城苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Sha Tin, near Sha Kok Estate and Jat Min Chuen. It consists of four residential blocks built in 1980.[4]

Houses

Sha Kok Estate
Name[2]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Skylark House雲雀樓Triple H1982
Herring Gull House銀鷗樓1981
Oriole House金鶯樓Old Slab1982
Bean Goose House美雁樓
Sand Martin House沙燕樓1980
Green Heron House綠鷺樓
Osprey House魚鷹樓

Yue Shing Court
Name[4]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Shing Yan House城欣閣Old-Cruciform1980
Shing Wing House城榮閣
Shing Cheung House城昌閣
Shing Hong House城康閣

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Sha Kok Estate had a population of 14,522. The median age was 52.9 and the majority of residents (97.9 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$18,000.[1]

Politics

Sha Kok Estate and Yue Shing Court are located in Sha Kok constituency of the Sha Tin District Council.[5] It was formerly represented by Billy Chan Shiu-yeung, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021.[6]

See also
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References
  1. "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 2 August 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 2 August 2021.
  3. "Sha Tin Wai Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. "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 2 August 2021.
  5. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sha Tin District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. "Sha Tin District Council - Sha Tin DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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