Hing Wah Estate

Hing Wah Estate (Chinese: 興華邨) is a public housing estate in Chai Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, near MTR Chai Wan station.[4][5] The estate comprises 10 residential buildings. The 7 "Old Slab" blocks belong to Hing Wah (II) Estate (Chinese: 興華(二)邨) completed in 1976, while the 3 "Harmony 1" buildings belong to Hing Wah (I) Estate (Chinese: 興華(一)邨) completed in 1999 and 2000.

Hing Wah (I) Estate
Building facade of Hing Wah (I) Estate
General information
Location11 Wan Tsui Road, Chai Wan
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Coordinates22.26229°N 114.23595°E / 22.26229; 114.23595
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population7,526[1] (2016)
No. of blocks3[2]
No. of units2,272 [2]
Construction
Constructed1971 (1971) (Before reconstruction)
1999 (1999) (After reconstruction)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority
Hing Wah (II) Estate
Building facade of Hing Wah (II) Estate
General information
Location18 Wan Tsui Road, Chai Wan
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population8,351[1] (2016)
No. of blocks7[3]
No. of units3,579[3]
Construction
Constructed1976 (1976)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Background

Hing Wah (I) Estate was a resettlement estate which had 3 resettlement blocks completed in 1971. 7 more "Old Slab" blocks were completed in 1976, which formed Hing Wah (II) Estate. The 3 resettlement blocks in Hing Wah (I) Estate were demolished in 1995,[6] replaced by two rental blocks in 1999 and one HOS block in 2000 respectively. However, the government decided to change an HOS block from sale to rental finally, and renamed it from "Hing Tsui Court" to "Hing Tsui House".[7]

Houses

Hing Wah (I) Estate
Name[2]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Cheuk Wah House卓華樓Harmony 11999
May Wah House美華樓
Hing Tsui House興翠樓2000

Hing Wah (II) Estate
Name[3]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Chin Hing House展興樓Old Slab1976
Fung Hing House豐興樓
Lok Hing House樂興樓
Ning Hing House寧興樓
On Hing House安興樓
Wo Hing House和興樓
Yu Hing House裕興樓

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Hing Wah (I) Estate had a population of 7,526 while Hing Wah (II) Estate had a population of 8,351. Altogether the population amounts to 15,877.[1]

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Hing Wah (I) Estate is located in the Hing Man constituency, which is represented by Tse Miu-yee,[8] while Hing Wah (II) Estate falls within the Fei Tsui constituency, which is represented by Joseph Lai Chi-keong.[9][10]

Covid Pandemic

May Wah House was put under lockdown between 3 and 4 February 2021. [11]

Education

Hing Wah Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 16.[12] 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.[13]

See also
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References
  1. "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 1 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 1 July 2021.
  3. "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 1 July 2021.
  4. "Eastern District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  5. "Chai Wan Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. "Foundation works tenders endorsed". Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. "Naming of Domestic Block - Hing Wah (I) Estate" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. "Eastern District Council - Eastern DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  9. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Eastern District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  10. "Eastern District Council - Eastern DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  11. RTHK
  12. "POA2023 Primary School Lists by School Net for Discretionary Places Admission Stage". Education Bureau. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  13. "POA School Net 16" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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