Tak Tin Estate

Tak Tin Estate
Tak Tin Estate
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General information
Location223 Pik Wan Road, Lam Tin
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°18′33″N 114°14′20″E / 22.309136°N 114.2389525°E / 22.309136; 114.2389525
StatusCompleted
CategoryTenants Purchase Scheme (TPS)
Population15,317[1] (2016)
No. of blocks9[2]
No. of units5,159[3]
Construction
Constructed1991; 34 years ago (1991)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Tak Tin Estate (Chinese: 德田邨) is a mixed public/TPS estate in Lam Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It consists of 9 blocks completed in 1991 and 2001. In 1999, some of the flats (Tak Hong House and Tak Yan House excluded) were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 2.[4][5]

Hong Ying Court (Chinese: 康盈苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Lam Tin, near Tak Tin Estate. It has one block built in 1991.[6]

Houses

Tak Tin Estate

Name[2] Chinese name Building type Completed
Tak King House 德敬樓 New Slab 1991
Tak Lai House 德禮樓
Tak Yee House 德義樓 Trident 4
Tak Lok House 德樂樓
Tak Shui House 德瑞樓 Trident 3
Tak Shing House 德盛樓
Tak Lung House 德隆樓
Tak Hong House 德康樓 Small Household Block 2001[7]
Tak Yan House 德欣樓 Housing for Senior Citizen

Hong Ying Court

Name[6] Chinese name Building type Completed
Hong Ying Court 康盈苑 Trident 3 1991

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Tak Tin Estate had a population of 15,317. The median age was 53 and the majority of residents (97.8 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.5 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$22,490.[1]

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate is located in the Kwong Tak constituency, which is represented by Wilson Or Chong-shing.[8] The remainder falls within the Hing Tin constituency, which is represented by Nelson Ip Tsz-kit.[9][10]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ 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 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Tak Tin Estate - Lam Tin / Yau Tong". Midland Realty. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 2 launched". Hong Kong Government. 17 March 1999. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 2". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 13 June 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 13 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Naming of one Small Household Block - Tak Tin Estate" (PDF). City University of Hong Kong. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Kwun Tong District Council - Kwun Tong DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kwun Tong District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Kwun Tong District Council - Kwun Tong DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 13 June 2021.