Public housing estates in Shau Kei Wan
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Overview

Name Type Inaug. No Blocks No Units Notes
Aldrich Garden
| 愛蝶灣
| PSPS
| 2001
| align="center"| 10
| align="right"| 2,972
|
Hing Tung Estate
| 興東邨
| Public
| 1996
4 2,151
|
Hong Tung Estate
| 康東邨
| Public
| 1998
1 475
|
Oi Tung Estate
| 愛東邨
| Public
| 2001
6 3,207
|
Yiu Tung Estate
| 耀東邨
| Public
| 1997
11 5,305
|
Ming Wah Dai Ha
| 明華大廈
| Public
| 1962
13 3,169
| HK Housing Society
Tung Chun Court
| 東駿苑
| HOS
| 1994
2 1,216
|
Tung Hei Court
| 東熹苑
| HOS
| 1995
4 2,432
|
Tung Lam Court
| 東霖苑
| HOS
| 1997
1 697
|
Tung Shing Court
| 東盛苑
| HOS
| 2000
1 370
|
Tung Tao Court
| 東濤苑
| HOS
| 2005
4 1,216
|
Tung Yan Court
| 東欣苑
| HOS
| 1998,1999
2 1,050
|
Tung Yuk Court
| 東旭苑
| HOS
| 2001
5 1,600
|

Aldrich Garden

Aldrich Garden is a Home Ownership Scheme
Home Ownership Scheme
The Home Ownership Scheme is a subsidized-sale programme of public housing in Hong Kong managed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority...

 and a Private Sector Participation Scheme estate in the reclaimed land
Land reclamation in Hong Kong
Land is in short supply in Hong Kong, and land reclamation has been conducted there since the mid-19th century.-Projects:One of the earliest and famous project was the Praya Reclamation Scheme, which added 50 to of land in 1890 during the second phase of construction...

 of Aldrich Bay
Aldrich Bay
Aldrich Bay was formerly a bay in the north shore on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is now reclaimed and is a housing area outside the area of Shau Kei Wan, neighbouring A Kung Ngam and Lei King Wan. Outside Aldrich Bay, it is the Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter. It is not a small community...

, Shau Kei Wan
Shau Kei Wan
Shau Kei Wan or Shaukeiwan, Shaukiwan is a town in Eastern District, Hong Kong. Literally, Shau Kei means a pail, and Wan implies that the town is developed along the coast. Nowadays it is a relatively densely populated town compared with some developing areas.-Name:The name Shau Kei Wan comes...

, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. It consists of 10 residential buildings completed in 2001.

Houses

Name Type Completion
Tower 1 Private Sector Participation Scheme 2001
Tower 2
Tower 3
Tower 4
Tower 5
Tower 6
Tower 7
Tower 8
Tower 9
Tower 10

Hing Tung Estate

Hing Tung Estate is located in a former squatter areas at a hill in Southwest Shau Kei Wan , the estate consists of 3 rental buildings and 1 HOS
Home Ownership Scheme
The Home Ownership Scheme is a subsidized-sale programme of public housing in Hong Kong managed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority...

 building, Tung Lam Court , a Housing for Senior Citizens. They were completed in 1996 and 1997 respectively.

Houses

Name Type Completion
Hing Cho House Harmony 1 1996
Hing Fung House
Hing Hong House
Tung Lam Court
(Housing for Senior Citizens)
1997

Hong Tung Estate

Hong Tung Estate was built on reclaimed land
Land reclamation in Hong Kong
Land is in short supply in Hong Kong, and land reclamation has been conducted there since the mid-19th century.-Projects:One of the earliest and famous project was the Praya Reclamation Scheme, which added 50 to of land in 1890 during the second phase of construction...

 of the north of Island Eastern Corridor
Island Eastern Corridor
Island Eastern Corridor is an expressway along the north shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It starts from Causeway Bay in the west and ends in Chai Wan in the east. It is part of Route 4...

 and near Lei King Wan and Tsui Woo Terrance, Tai Koo Shing.

The estate has 1 residential building with about 500 flats. Some of the flats are offered to senior citizen
Senior citizen
Senior citizen is a common polite designation for an elderly person in both UK and US English, and it implies or means that the person is retired. This in turn implies or in fact means that the person is over the retirement age, which varies according to country. Synonyms include pensioner in UK...

 tenants.

Houses

Name Type Completion
Hong Shui House Small Household Block 1998

Oi Tung Estate

Oi Tung Estate was built on reclaimed land
Land reclamation in Hong Kong
Land is in short supply in Hong Kong, and land reclamation has been conducted there since the mid-19th century.-Projects:One of the earliest and famous project was the Praya Reclamation Scheme, which added 50 to of land in 1890 during the second phase of construction...

 of Aldrich Bay
Aldrich Bay
Aldrich Bay was formerly a bay in the north shore on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is now reclaimed and is a housing area outside the area of Shau Kei Wan, neighbouring A Kung Ngam and Lei King Wan. Outside Aldrich Bay, it is the Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter. It is not a small community...

, Shau Kei Wan
Shau Kei Wan
Shau Kei Wan or Shaukeiwan, Shaukiwan is a town in Eastern District, Hong Kong. Literally, Shau Kei means a pail, and Wan implies that the town is developed along the coast. Nowadays it is a relatively densely populated town compared with some developing areas.-Name:The name Shau Kei Wan comes...

, Hong Kong, with Tung Yuk Court and Aldrich Garden, two Home Ownership Scheme
Home Ownership Scheme
The Home Ownership Scheme is a subsidized-sale programme of public housing in Hong Kong managed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority...

 courts. It consists of 6 residential blocks completed, providing a total of 3,900 flats.

Houses

Name Type Completion
Oi Chak House Harmony 1 2001
Oi Ping House
Oi Yuk House
Oi Sin House Small Household Block
Oi Po House 2003
Oi Yat House Non Standard 2008

Yiu Tung Estate

Yiu Tung Estate was constructed in a former squatter areas at a hill in Southwest Shau Kei Wan , the estate consists of 11 residential buildings built in 1994 and 1995 respectively.

Houses

Name Type Completion
Yiu Lok House Harmony 1 1994
Yiu Fook House
Yiu Fu House
Yiu Wah House
Yiu Fung House Harmony 3
Yiu On House
Yiu Kwai House 1995
Yiu Cheong House
Yiu Hing House
Yiu Fai House
Yiu Ming House

Ming Wah Dai Ha

Ming Wah Dai Ha comprises 13 residential blocks completed between 1962 and 1978. It is the oldest existing public housing estate developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society. It was named for Bishop Ronald Owen Hall
Ronald Owen Hall
Ronald Owen Hall CMG, MC was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century.Hall was born on 22 July 1895 and educated at The Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, Bromsgrove School and Brasenose College, Oxford. He served in the First World War winning the Military Cross and Bar...

, one of the founders of Hong Kong Housing Society. Block A was redeveloped in 1978 and it was the only building to be redeveloped in the estate.

Houses

Name Type Completion
Block A Non-standard 1978
Block B Slab 1965–1966
Block C
Block D
Block E
Block F
Block G Cruciform 1962
Block H Slab 1963
Block I
Block J 1962
Block K
Block L
Block M

Tung Chun Court

Tung Chun Court is a Home Ownership Scheme court in a former squatter areas at a hill in Southwest Shau Kei Wan , near Yiu Tung Estate. It has two blocks completed in 1994.

Houses

Name Type Completion
Kam Chun House Harmony 1994
Ngan Chun House

Tung Hei Court

Tung Hei Court is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Shau Kei Wan, near Hing Tung Estate. It has totally 4 residential towers providing 2,432 domestic units, which were completed in 1995.

Houses

Name Type Completion
King Hei House Harmony 1995
Yat Hei House
Wah Hei House
Yiu Hei House

Tung Lam Court

Tung Lam Court is a Home Ownership Scheme
Home Ownership Scheme
The Home Ownership Scheme is a subsidized-sale programme of public housing in Hong Kong managed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority...

 court in Shau Kei Wan near Hing Tung Estate. Formerly the site of squatter areas, the court has one block completed in 1997.

House

Name Type Completion
Tung Lam Court Harmony 1997

Tung Shing Court

Tung Shing Court is a Home Ownership Scheme court in a former squatter areas at a hill in Southwest Shau Kei Wan , near Yiu Tung Estate. It has one block completed in 2000.

House

Name Type Completion
Tung Shing Court NCB 2000

Tung Tao Court

Tung Tao Court is a Home Ownership Scheme court on the waterfront of the reclaimed land of Aldrich Bay in Shau Kei Wan. It originally comprised 5 concord towers completed in 2005. Four of them are HOS blocks and were sold to public through the Sale of Surplus HOS Flats Phase 3 and 4 in 2008. One of them is public rental housing block. It was later reassigned to nearby Oi Tung Estate and renamed as "Oi Po House".

Houses

Name Type Completion
Hiu Tao House New Cruciform 2005
Yuk Tao House
Fai Tao House Concord
Ying Tao House

Tung Yan Court

Tung Yan Court is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Shau Kei Wan. Formerly the site of squatter areas, the court consists of 2 blocks completed in 1998 and 1999.

Houses

Name Type Completion
Foon Yan Court Concord 1998,1999
Wing Yan Court

Tung Yuk Court

Tung Yuk Court is a Home Ownership Scheme court on the waterfront of the reclaimed land of Aldrich Bay in Shau Kei Wan. It comprises 5 concord towers completed in 2001, and many units have full sea views over the harbour and Lei Yue Mun
Lei Yue Mun
Lei Yue Mun is a short channel in Hong Kong, between Junk Bay and Victoria Harbour, separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The channel is an important passage in the South China Sea. It is the east gate of Victoria Harbour.The lands around the channel are also called Lei Yue Mun...

.

Houses

Name Type Completion
Tung King House Concord 2001
Tung Chi House
Tung Hiu House
Tung Lai House
Tung Ning House
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