Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate is a public housing estate

Public housing in Hong Kong

Public housing in Hong Kong is a set of mass housing programmes through which the Government of Hong Kong provides affordable housing for lower-income residents. It is a major component of housing in Hong Kong, with nearly half of the population now residing in some form of public housing...

 in Wong Tai Sin

Wong Tai Sin

Wong Tai Sin is a Chinese deity popular in Hong Kong with the power of healing. His name literally translates to the "Great Immortal Wong". Wong Tai Sin is the divine form of the individual "Wong Cho Ping".-Legend:...

, Kowloon

Kowloon

Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...

, 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...

, along the north of Lung Cheung Road

Lung Cheung Road

Lung Cheung Road is part of Route 7 in Hong Kong, linking Kwun Tong Road at Ngau Chi Wan and Ching Cheung Road near Tai Wo Ping. It is a dual 3-lane carriageway for its entire length....

, near Wong Tai Sin Temple

Wong Tai Sin Temple

Wong Tai Sin Temple is one of the most famous shrines in Hong Kong. It is dedicated to Wong Tai Sin, or the Great Immortal Wong. The 18,000-m² Taoist temple is famed for the many prayers answered: "What you request is what you get" via a practice called kau cim...

 and MTR

MTR

Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...

 Wong Tai Sin Station. It consists of 8 blocks built in 2000 and 2009 respectively, and it is now under redevelopment

Redevelopment

Redevelopment is any new construction on a site that has pre-existing uses.-Description:Variations on redevelopment include:* Urban infill on vacant parcels that have no existing activity but were previously developed, especially on Brownfield land, such as the redevelopment of an industrial site...

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Background

Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate was a Government Low Cost Housing Estate, called Wong Tai Sin Government Low Cost Housing Estate . It was divided into eastern and western parts. Western part had totally 14 blocks (no Block 13) built in 1963 while Eastern part had 5 totally blocks in 1965. In 1973, it was renamed as Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate. In 1980, Block 8 of Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate, located at the south of Lung Cheung Road, was reassigned to Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate. And it was renamed as "Cheung Yan House" .

Between 1997 and 1998, Block 1 to 12 were demolished to reconstruct 7 blocks (completed in 2000) and Lung Cheung Mall . In 2002, Block 14 and 15 were demolished to construct a block (completed in 2009). Between 2005 and 2007, a carnival

Carnival

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-type bazaar

Bazaar

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, "Creative Arts Playground" , was established in the eastern vacant site to provide employment

Employment

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 opportunities and promote district

District

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characteristics. After the activity ended, Wong Tai Sin Square is now being constructed in the site.

Houses

Name	Type	Completion
Cheong Sin House	Harmony 1	2000
Kai Sin House
Tat Sin House
Yiu Sin House
Chiu Sin House	Single Aspect Building
Po Sin House
Yat Sin House
Wing Sin House	Non-standard	2009