Po Lam Estate

Po Lam Estate
Po Lam Estate
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General information
Location18 Po Lam Road North, Tseung Kwan O
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′34″N 114°15′21″E / 22.32607°N 114.2558°E / 22.32607; 114.2558
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population15,319[1] (2016)
No. of blocks7[2]
No. of units2,322[2]
Construction
Constructed1988; 36 years ago (1988)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Po Lam Estate (Chinese: 寶林邨) is a mixed TPS and public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Metro City and MTR Po Lam station.[3] It is the first public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O[4] and has a total of seven residential blocks with 5,272 units. Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6A in 2004.[5]

Ying Ming Court (英明苑) and Yan Ming Court (欣明苑) are Home Ownership Scheme housing courts in Tseung Kwan O near Po Lam Estate, built in 1989 and 1990 respectively.[6][7]

Houses

Po Lam Estate

Name[2] Chinese name Building type Completed
Po Ning House 寶寧樓 New Slab 1988
Po Kan House 寶勤樓
Po Yan House 寶仁樓 Trident 2
Po Tai House 寶泰樓
Po Tak House 寶德樓
Po Chi House 寶智樓
Po Kim House 寶儉樓 Small Household Block 2001

Ying Ming Court

Name[6] Chinese name Building type Completed
Ming Yuen House 明遠閣 New Cruciform (Ver.1984) 1989
Ming Leung House 明亮閣
Ming Tat House 明達閣
Ming Chi House 明志閣
Ming On House 明安閣

Yan Ming Court

Name[7] Chinese name Building type Completed
Yan Chung House 欣松閣 New Cruciform (Ver.1984) 1990
Yan Chuk House 欣竹閣
Yan Mui House 欣梅閣
Yan Lan House 欣蘭閣
Yan Kuk House 欣菊閣

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Po Lam Estate had a population of 15,319, Ying Ming Court had a population of 5,058 while Yan Ming Court had a population of 4,604. Altogether the population amounts to 24,981.[1]

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Po Lam Estate falls within the Po Lam constituency, which was formerly represented by Fung Kwan-on until July 2021,[8] while Ying Ming Court and Yan Ming Court falls within the Yan Ying constituency, which was formerly represented by Ben Chung Kam-lun until May 2021.[9][8]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Po Lam Estate.

References

  1. ^ a b "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 4 August 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 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Po Lam Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Tseung Kwan O New Town". Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6A". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "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 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b "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 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Sai Kung District Council - Sai Kung DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sai Kung District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 4 August 2021.