Wang Tau Hom Estate
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Wang Tau Hom 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 Wang Tau Hom
Wang Tau Hom
Wang Tau Hom is an area in mid-north New Kowloon of Hong Kong. A public housing estate, Wang Tau Hom Estate, erects in the area.Usually, Wang Tau Hom is regarded as part of Lok Fu due to the nearby MTR station....

, Wong Tai Sin
Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong
Wong Tai Sin is an area in Wong Tai Sin District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area was named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple.Wong Tai Sin is surrounded by northeast Tsz Wan Shan, east Diamond Hill, south San Po Kong, south west Tung Tau and west Wang Tai Hom...

, 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 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....

 and next to Lok Fu
Lok Fu
Lok Fu is a place in Wong Tai Sin District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is located at the east of Kowloon Tong, the west of Wong Tai Sin and the north of Kowloon City. It geographically includes nearby Wang Tau Hom.It was named as Lo Fu Ngam...

. The estate was firstly built in 1962 with a total of 25 blocks, but it was redeveloped between 1982 and 1983. It now consists of 18 blocks of 3 types, namely, Double H, Harmony 3, Linear L, Linear 1 and Linear 3, providing a total of 5,900 domestic flats. It originally had 6 more blocks, but the blocks were allocated to Lok Fu Estate
Lok Fu Estate
Lok Fu Estate is a public housing estate in Lok Fu, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong, near MTR Lok Fu Station.Hong Keung Court is a Home Ownership Scheme court near Lok Tung House, Lok Fu Estate. It has one block built in 1999.-History:...

 because they are near 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...

 Lok Fu Station after 1991.

Fu Keung Court , Ka Keung Court and Tak Keung Court are the 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 near Wang Tau Hom Estate. They have 6 blocks, 2 blocks and 2 blocks respectively, completed in 1991, 1998 and 2001 respectively.

Wang Tau Hom Estate

Name Type Completion
Wang Fai House Double H 1982
Wang Hin House Linear L 1987
Wang Kwong House
Wang Chak House Linear 1
Wang Fu House
Wang Hing House
Wang Yip House 1989
Wang Kei House
Wang Leung House 1990
Wang Hin House
Wang Chung House
Wang Hau House
Wang On House 1988
Wang Tak House Linear 3
Wang Yiu House Harmony 3 1994
Wang Lai House
Wang Cho House
Wang Wai House

Fu Keung Court

Name Type Completion
Fu Yue House NCB 1991
Fu Ning House
Fu Hong House
Fu Wo House
Fu Yat House
Fu Nga House

Ka Keung Court

Name Type Completion
Ka Wui House NCB 1998
Ka Ying House

Tak Keung Court

Name Type Completion
Tak Yin House NCB 2001
Tak Wah House

See also

  • Lok Fu Estate
    Lok Fu Estate
    Lok Fu Estate is a public housing estate in Lok Fu, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong, near MTR Lok Fu Station.Hong Keung Court is a Home Ownership Scheme court near Lok Tung House, Lok Fu Estate. It has one block built in 1999.-History:...

  • Public housing in Hong Kong
    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...

  • List of public housing estates in Hong Kong
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