Hing Tung Estate

Hing Tung Estate
Hing Tung Estate
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General information
Location53 Yiu Hing Road, Sai Wan Ho
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°16′54″N 114°13′11″E / 22.28167°N 114.21968°E / 22.28167; 114.21968
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population6,296[1] (2016)
No. of blocks3[2]
No. of units2,151[2]
Construction
Constructed1996; 29 years ago (1996)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Hing Tung Estate (Chinese: 興東邨) is a public housing estate in Sai Wan Ho, 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 3 residential buildings built in 1996.

Tung Hei Court (東熹苑), Tung Lam Court (東霖苑) and Tung Yan Court (東盛苑) are Home Ownership Scheme housing courts in a former squatter areas at a hill in Southwest Shau Kei Wan, near Hing Tung Estate, built between 1995 and 1998.[4][5][6]

Houses

Hing Tung Estate

Name[2] Chinese name Building type Completed
Hing Cho House 興祖樓 Harmony 1 1996
Hing Fung House 興豐樓
Hing Hong House 興康樓

Tung Hei Court

Name[4] Chinese name Building type Completed
King Hei House 景熹閣 Harmony 1 1995
Yat Hei House 逸熹閣
Wah Hei House 華熹閣
Yiu Hei House 耀熹閣

Tung Lam Court

Name[5] Chinese name Building type Completed
Tung Lam Court 東霖苑 Harmony 1 1997

Tung Yan Court

Name[6] Chinese name Building type Completed
Foon Yan House 歡欣閣 Harmony 1 1998
Wing Yan House 榮欣閣 Harmony 3

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Hing Tung Estate had a population of 6,296 while Tung Hei Court had a population of 7,157. Altogether the population amounts to 13,453.[1]

Politics

Hing Tung Estate, Tung Hei Court, Tung Lam Court and Tung Yan Court are located in Hing Tung constituency of the Eastern District Council.[7] It is currently represented by Cheung Chun-kit, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[8]

Education

Hing Tung Estate, Tung Hei Court, and Tung Lam Court are in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 16.[9] Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Shau Kei Wan Government Primary School and Aldrich Bay Government Primary School.[10]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "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 5 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Eastern District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Tung Hei Court". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Tung Lam Court". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Tung Yan Court". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Eastern District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Eastern District Council - Eastern DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  9. ^ "POA2023 Primary School Lists by School Net for Discretionary Places Admission Stage". Education Bureau. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  10. ^ "POA School Net 16" (PDF). Education Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.