Public housing estates in Sha Tin

{{Short description|Public housing in Sha Tin, Hong Kong}} {{see also|Public housing estates in Tai Wai|Public housing estates in Ma On Shan|Public housing estates in Fo Tan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} [[File:ShatinTownCentre 20070831.jpg|300px|thumb|The town centre of Sha Tin New Town.]] The following is a list of '''public housing estates in Sha Tin, Hong Kong''', including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.

== History == When Sha Tin New Town was being developed, the beach and Sha Tin Hoi was reclaimed to construct Lek Yuen Estate, Wo Che Estate, Sha Kok Estate, and Jat Min Chuen.<ref name=phase5>[http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/residential/shos/tpsestates/0,,1-0-0-0,00.html Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 5]</ref> The first plan for the development of Sha Tin was approved in 1961, with the Draft Sha Tin Outline Development Plan being issued in October 1972. The development of Ma On Shan as an extension of Sha Tin New Town was approved in August 1979.

Sha Tin transformed from a rural township of about 30,000 people in the early 1970s to a major community with a population of around 660,200 today. The total development area of Sha Tin New Town, including Ma On Shan, is about 3,590 hectares, designed for a planned population of 771,100. The new town mainly occupies land reclaimed from Tolo Harbour. Significant road expansions and transport infrastructure, including the Sha Tin Heights Tunnel and connections to the Mass Transit Railway East Rail and Ma On Shan Rail, support the new town.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cedd.gov.hk/eng/about-us/achievements/land/regional-development/n1-sha-tin-new-town/index.html|title=Sha Tin New Town|publisher=Civil Engineering and Development Department, Hong Kong|access-date=2024-03-27}}</ref>

==Overview== {{Public housing estates in Sha Tin}}

== Estates== ===Fung Wo Estate=== {{main|Fung Wo Estate}} '''Fung Wo Estate''' opened beside Wo Che Estate in 2013 on the site of the former Sha Tin Police Married Quarters, which were demolished in 2007. It comprises three blocks housing 3,500 people.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fung Wo Estate|url=http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/global-elements/estate-locator/detail.html|publisher=Hong Kong Housing Authority|access-date=14 May 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Name !! Type !! Completion |- | Wo Yue House || rowspan="3" | Non-standard || rowspan="3" | 2013 |- | Wo On House |- | Wo Shun House |- |}

===Lek Yuen Estate=== {{Main|Lek Yuen Estate}} thumb|Lek Yuen Estate

'''Lek Yuen Estate''' ({{lang-zh|t=瀝源邨}}) was the first public housing estate in Sha Tin, and is built on the reclaimed land of Sha Tin Hoi, located near Wo Che Estate and Sha Tin station. The estate consists of seven residential blocks completed in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lek Yuen Estate, Sha Tin, New Territories East|url=http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/global-elements/estate-locator/detail.html|publisher=Hong Kong Housing Authority|access-date=20 November 2014}}</ref>

Lek Yuen Estate was one of the first of a "new generation" of estates which were more self-contained with regard to the provision of amenities and shopping.<ref>{{cite news|title=8 new estates with a difference|url=http://hknews.lib.hku.hk.eproxy2.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/12_09.01/31.pdf|access-date=20 November 2014|work=South China Morning Post|date=2 February 1976}}</ref> Covered walkways allow tenants to do their shopping close to home, without relying other modes of transportation. This is now a standard element of housing estate design in Hong Kong. When the old Sha Tin market was being demolished, many merchants were relocated to the Lek Yuen Estate shops, though some complained of comparatively "exorbitant" rents.<ref>{{cite news|title=Angry scenes at Shatin|url=http://hknews.lib.hku.hk.eproxy2.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/23_05.01/38716.pdf|work=South China Morning Post|date=17 June 1976}}</ref>

The shopping centre is now owned by Link REIT. The estate locality has several other facilities including a market, a park, a public clinic, an entertainment building called "Sha Tin Fun City" ({{lang-zh|t=沙田娛樂城|labels=no}}), and numerous schools. An elevated walkway runs through the estate, linking it to Sha Tin Town Centre (to the south) and Wo Che Estate (to the north).

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! English name !! Chinese name !! Type !! Completion |- | Wing Shui House || 榮瑞樓 || rowspan="7" | Old Slab || rowspan="7" | 1975 |- | Wah Fung House || 華豐樓 |- | Fu Yu House || 富裕樓 |- | Kwai Wo House || 貴和樓 |- | Fook Hoi House || 福海樓 |- | Luk Chuen House || 祿泉樓 |- | Sau Chuen House || 壽全樓 |- |}

===Pok Hong Estate=== {{main|Pok Hong Estate}} thumb|Pok Hong Estate

'''Pok Hong Estate''' ({{lang-zh|t=博康邨}}) is a mixed estate consisting of eight residential blocks completed in 1982, 1983 and 1985.<ref>[http://wikimapia.org/1470697/cn/Pok-Hong-Estate-%E5%8D%9A%E5%BA%B7%E9%82%A8 Pok Hong Estate]</ref> Its site was originally a shallow sand beach near Sha Tin Hoi. Some of the flats were sold to the tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 5 in 2002.<ref name=phase5/> In 2019, the housing estate has an estimated population of 16,063.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.gov.hk/dc2015/eng/summaryr.html|title=2015 District Councils Election - Summary of District Council Constituency Areas|website=www.elections.gov.hk|access-date=2020-01-07}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Name<ref>[http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/estate/0,,1-347-7_5110,00.html Pok Hong Estate]</ref> !! Type !! Completion |- | Pok Yue House || rowspan="2" | Old Slab || rowspan="2" | 1982 |- | Pok Wah House |- | Pok Man House || rowspan="3" | Double H || rowspan="2" | 1983 |- | Pok On House |- | Pok Tat House || rowspan="4" | 1985 |- | Pok Yat House || rowspan="3" | Trident 2 |- | Pok Chi House |- | Pok Tai House |- |}

===Sha Kok Estate=== {{main|Sha Kok Estate}} thumb|Bean Goose House and Sand Martin House in Sha Kok Estate

'''Sha Kok Estate''' ({{lang-zh|t=沙角邨}}) is located near Pok Hong Estate, Jat Min Chuen and Sha Tin Wai station.<ref>[http://www.mos.hk/osdata/ma_rail/page07.htm Sha Tin Wai Station]</ref>

The blocks in the estate are named after birds.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Name<ref>[http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/estate/0,,1-0-7_5112,00.html Sha Kok Estate]</ref> !! Type !! Completion |- | Skylark House || rowspan="2" | Triple H || rowspan="2" | 1981 |- | Herring Gull House |- | Oriole House || rowspan="5" | Old Slab || rowspan="2" | 1982 |- | Bean Goose House |- | Sand Martin House || rowspan="3" | 1980 |- | Green Heron House |- | Osprey House |- |}

The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education [http://www.hkage.org.hk (HKAGE)] moved in 2012 into the former Sha Kok Primary School in Sha Kok Estate, sharing the same building with Hong Kong Education City. It is located next to Buddhist Kok Kwong Secondary School.

===Shui Chuen O Estate=== {{main|Shui Chuen O Estate}} [[File:Shui Chuen O Estate Overview 2016.jpg|thumb|Shui Chuen O Estate bordering Lion Rock Country Park and Ma On Shan Country Park]] thumb|Shui Chen O Estate, Shatin (Hong Kong)

'''Shui Chuen O Estate''' comprises 18 blocks opened between 2015 and 2017, offering 11,123 public rental flats. It also includes a commercial complex with 59 shops and an indoor market.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shuen Chuen O Plaza Shatin|url=http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/common/pdf/commercial-properties/shopping-centres/shopping-centres-under-construction/shui-chuen-o-plaza.pdf|publisher=Hong Kong Housing Authority|access-date=18 July 2014}}</ref> The new estate sits on a hillside and will be connected to the lower-lying areas by footbridges and lift towers, providing easy access to Pok Hong Estate and Sha Tin Wai station.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" ! English name !! Chinese name !! Type !! Phase !! Completion |- | Ching Chuen House || 清泉樓 || rowspan="13" | Non-standard<br /> (Y-shaped) || rowspan="4" | 1 || rowspan="4" | 2014 |- | Long Chuen House || 朗泉樓 |- | Yan Chuen House || 欣泉樓 |- | Hei Chuen House || 喜泉樓 |- | Shing Chuen House || 城泉樓 || rowspan="3" | 2 || rowspan="9" | 2015 |- | Ho Chuen House || 河泉樓 |- | Ming Chuen House || 明泉樓 |- | Mau Chuen House || 茂泉樓 || rowspan="4" | 3 |- | Lam Chuen House || 林泉樓 |- | Shou Chuen House || 修泉樓 |- | Chuk Chuen House || 竹泉樓 |- | Sung Chuen House || 崇泉樓 || rowspan="2" | 4 |- | Ling Chuen House || 嶺泉樓 |- | Lok Chuen House || 樂泉樓|| rowspan="5" | Non-standard<br /> (cross-shaped) || rowspan="1" | 1 || rowspan="1" | 2014 |- | Yuet Chuen House || 月泉樓 || rowspan="2" | 2 || rowspan="4" | 2015 |- | Ying Chuen House || 映泉樓 |- | Shan Chuen House || 山泉樓 || rowspan="2" | 4 |- | Tsun Chuen House || 峻泉樓 |- |}

===Wo Che Estate=== {{main|Wo Che Estate}} thumb|Twin Tower buildings in Wo Che Estate.

'''Wo Che Estate''' ({{lang-zh|t=禾輋邨}}) is the second public housing estate in Sha Tin, after Lek Yuen Estate.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} Built on the reclaimed land of Sha Tin Hoi,<ref>[http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr96-97/english/lc_sitg/hansard/970409fa.doc List of completed estates constructed on newly reclaimed land]</ref> the estate consists of 13 residential blocks completed in 1977, 1980 and 2003.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Name<ref>[http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/estate/0,,1-347-7_5100,00.html Wo Che Estate]</ref> !! Type !! Completion |- | Hong Wo House || rowspan="6" | Twin Tower || rowspan="3" | 1977 |- | Fung Wo House |- | Shun Wo House |- | Man Wo House || rowspan="6" | 1980 |- | Tai Wo House |- | Foo Wo House |- | Yan Wo House || rowspan="2" | Single H (Special Edition) |- | Mei Wo House |- | Hip Wo House || Double H (Special Edition) |- | Tak Wo House || rowspan="3" | Old Slab || 1977 |- | Hau Wo House || rowspan="2" | 1978 |- | Chi Wo House |- | King Wo House || New Cruciform (Ver.1999) || rowspan="1" | 2003 |- |}

The 13th house in the estate, King Wo House, was originally the HOS house called "Fung Sui Court", but the Hong Kong Housing Authority decided to transfer it to rental house before it was occupied in 2003.<ref>[http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/aboutus/news/pressreleases/0,,2-0-3047--0,00.html HOS Projects Identified for Transfer to Rental]</ref>

===Kwong Yuen Estate, Kwong Lam Court and Hong Lam Court === {{Main|Kwong Yuen Estate}} thumb|Kwong Yuen Estate

'''Kwong Yuen Estate''' ({{lang-zh|t=廣源邨}}) is a mixed public and TPS estate in Siu Lek Yuen. Unlike other public estates in Sha Tin, Kwong Yuen Estate is built on sloping platform, instead of reclaimed land.<ref name="Film Service Office">[http://www.fso-tela.gov.hk/lib/locations_details.cfm?Photo_Num=00194 Film Service Office]</ref> In 2001, some of the flats were sold to the tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 4.<ref>[http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/residential/shos/tpsestates/0,,,00.html Estates for Sale in Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 4]</ref>

The Commercial Centre Complex of the estate was designed to merge into the village environment in the vicinity. Unlike the commercial centres of other public housing estates, the Complex consists of five two-level blocks which are standing on two platforms.<ref name="Film Service Office"/> The 26m clock tower of the Complex is to reinforce the image of the Commercial Centre.<ref name="Film Service Office"/> In 1992, the design of the commercial centre won a Certificate of Merit in the annual design competition which was organized by The Hong Kong Institute of Architects.<ref name="Film Service Office"/><ref name="List of Past HKIA Annual Awards">[http://www.hkia.net/news_attach_file/Past_Annual_awards.pdf List of Past HKIA Annual Awards]</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Name<ref>[http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/estate/0,,1-347-7_5122,00.html Kwong Yuen Estate]</ref> !! Type !! Completion |- | Pine House || rowspan="4" | Trident 4 || rowspan="6" | 1989 |- | Oak House |- | Banyan House |- | Cypress House |- | Kapok House || rowspan="2" | Trident 3 |- | Alder House |- |}

===Shek Mun Estate=== thumb|upright|Shek Mun Estate '''Shek Mun Estate''' ({{lang-zh|t=碩門邨}}) is a public housing estate built on reclaimed land in Shek Mun, Sha Tin, near the MTR Shek Mun station.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acdKs8M0s-0 Safety at PYE Shek Mun Public Housing Development site]</ref> It consists of six residential buildings completed in 2009<ref name="rent">[http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/hdw/content/document/en/aboutus/ha/paperlibrary1/shc/SHC5008.pdf Hong Kong Housing Authority – "Domestic Rents for New Estates", 7 Nov 2008]</ref><ref>[http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr08-09/english/panels/hg/papers/hg0601cb1-1680-3-e.pdf Provisions for Green, Safe and Healthy Living in New Public Rental Housing Developments]</ref><ref>[http://www.hk-place.com/viewtext.php?id=228 將推出及興建中的項目 (Chinese Version)]</ref> and 2019 respectively.<ref name="Wong and Ouyang Building Services">{{cite web|title=Public Rental Housing Development at Shek Mun Estate Phase 2 (Agreement No. CB 20130802)|url=http://www.wobse.com/en/project-detail/188|publisher=Wong and Ouyang Building Services|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref>

A second phase, comprising four more blocks, started construction in 2015. This phase occupies a 2.25 ha site across the road from the existing estate and also includes a commercial centre, a welfare block, a kindergarten, a car park, and public space.<ref name="Wong and Ouyang Building Services"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Name<ref>[http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/estate/0,,1-347-7_19872,00.html Shek Mun Estate]</ref> !! Type !! Completion |- | Kin Shek House || rowspan="2" | New Harmony 1 || rowspan="2" | 2009 |- | Mei Shek House |- | Fung Shek House || rowspan="4" | Non-standard (T-shaped)|| rowspan="4" | 2019 |- | Sun Shek House |- | Shui Shek House |- | Hei Shek House |- |}

===Jat Min Chuen=== {{main|Jat Min Chuen}} thumb|upright|Sign of Jat Min Chuen

'''Jat Min Chuen''' ({{lang-zh|t=乙明邨}}) is one of the few estates located within Sha Tin that is developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society. It consists of three residential buildings completed in 1981 and 2024 .<ref>[http://www.fso-tela.gov.hk/accessibility/eng/locations_details.cfm?Photo_Num=00730 Jat Min Chuen]</ref> It was named for Mr. Tan Jat Ming ({{lang-zh|t=陳乙明|labels=no}}), the former honorary treasurer of the Society.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hk-place.com/viewtext.php?id=226 |title=房協屋村 (Chinese Version) |access-date=26 August 2009 |archive-date=4 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904135428/http://www.hk-place.com/viewtext.php?id=226 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=dwgrdwx0KMQC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29 High-rise society P.29]</ref>

Unlike other estates, the Hong Kong Housing Society financed the construct of Jat Min Chuen using a bank loan at a high interest rate, rather than from the Government. Therefore, the rent in the estate was forced to be put up as the Society needed to return money to banks afterwards.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=dwgrdwx0KMQC&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27 High-rise society P.27]</ref>

===Greenhill Villa=== {{Distinguish|Greenview Villa}} thumb|240px|Greenhill Villa '''Greenhill Villa''' ({{lang-zh|t=綠怡雅苑}}) is a Subsidised Sale Flats Project court developed by Hong Kong Housing Society and constructed by Chun Wo Construction,<ref>[https://www.asiaalliedgroup.com/blog/technical-video-of-full-precast-construction-approach-the-greenhill-villa-project Technical Video of Full Precast Construction Approach – The Greenhill Villa Project]</ref> located at Siu Lek Yuen of Sha Tin District. It comprises three 35 to 38-storey towers providing 1,020 small and medium-sized flats. It was launched for pre-sale in February 2016 and completed in 2019.<ref>[https://www.hkhs.com/en/housing_archive/id/46 Greenhill Villa]</ref>

<gallery> Greenhill Villa site 201611.jpg|Greenhill Villa in November 2016 Greenhill Villa under construction in October 2017 (full blue sky).jpg|Greenhill Villa in October 2017 Greenhill Villa under construction in May 2018.jpg|Greenhill Villa in May 2018 </gallery>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! House name!! Type !! Completion |- | Block 1 | rowspan="3" | Designed by architect | rowspan="3" | 2019 |- | Block 2 |- | Block 3 |}

===Sunshine Grove=== thumb|Sunshine Grove '''Sunshine Grove''' ({{lang-zh|t=晴碧花園}}) is a Sandwich Class Housing Scheme court in Yuen Chau Kok, Sha Tin, near City One Shatin and MTR City One station.<ref>[http://www.mtr.com.hk/jplanner/images/maps/cio.pdf MTR City One Station]</ref> It is developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society and consists of two blocks built in 1999.<ref>[http://www.hkhs.com/eng/business/25.asp?contentid=1&estid=25 Sunshine Grove]</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title= 香港房屋協會| url=http://www.hkhs.com/pdf/ar2008/098_PropertiesunderManage.pdf | access-date=2025-04-07 | website=www.hkhs.com}}</ref>

===Yu Chui Court=== thumb|Yu Chui Court '''Yu Chui Court''' ({{lang-zh|t=愉翠苑}}) is a HOS court in Yuen Chau Kok, Sha Tin, near MTR City One station. Built on the reclaimed land of Sha Tin Hoi, it consists of 16 blocks (except the 2 demolished blocks) built in 2001.

In 2000, Block E and D of the court was found short-piling, in which only four of the 18 piles of the blocks could meet the specifications.<ref>[http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=16&art_id=56888&sid=16307566&con_type=1&d_str=20071115&fc=7 Sweat the small stuff]</ref><ref>[http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr02-03/english/counmtg/hansard/cm0213ti-translate-e.pdf Official Record of Proceedings – February, 2003]</ref> Finally, the government decided to demolish the two blocks for safety reasons. The site was then reconstructed as a garden.<ref>[http://www.cityu.edu.hk/hkhousing/hkha/ha/Ha45-00.PDF Minutes of the Annual Special Open Meeting of the Hong Kong Housing Authority held on Thursday, 1 June 2000]</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Name<ref>[http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/court/0,,1-0-7_5412,00.html Yu Chui Court]</ref> !! Type !! Completion |- | Yu Fun House || rowspan="3" | Concord 1 || rowspan="16" | 2001 |- | Yu Yan House |- | Yu Moon House |- | Yu Sin House | rowspan="3" |Concord 2 |- | Yu Yeung House |- | Yu Chai House |- | Yu Kui House | rowspan="3" |Concord 1 |- | Yu Ting House |- | Yu Man House |- | Yu Nang House | rowspan="7" |Single Aspect Concord |- | Yu Yin House |- | Yu Lai House |- | Yu Chung House |- | Yu Lim House |- | Yu Ching House |- | Yu Kan House |- |}

===Yue Tin Court=== '''Yue Tin Court''' ({{lang-zh|t=愉田苑}}) is a HOS court in Yuen Chau Kok, Sha Tin, near City One Shatin and City One station.<ref>[http://www.mos.hk/osdata/ma_rail/page03.htm City One Station]</ref><ref>[http://www.env-ere.kcrc.com/MainHtml/MonthlyReport/MOS2004/Oct/PDF/Oct2004.pdf KCRC East Rail Extensions – Tai Wai to Ma On Shan]</ref> It has seven blocks built in 1982 and 1983 respectively.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Name<ref>[http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/court/0,,1-0-7_5386,00.html Yue Tin Court]</ref> !! Type !! Completion |- | Yue Sui House || rowspan="4" | Flexi 1 || rowspan="4" | 1982 |- | Yue Wo House |- | Yue Kin House |- | Yue Chak House |- | Yue Yat House || rowspan="3" | Flexi 2 || rowspan="3" | 1983 |- | Yue Yuet House |- | Yue Kwan House |- |}

===Yue Shing Court=== {{main|Sha Kok Estate}} thumb|Yue Shing Court (right) '''Yue Shing Court''' ({{lang-zh|t=愉城苑}}) is a HOS court in Sha Tin, near Sha Kok Estate and Jat Min Chuen.<ref>[http://www.swd.gov.hk/doc/ifsc/Caritas_OdS_IFSC_010606.pdf Caritas Dr. & Mrs. Olinto de Sousa Integrated Family Service Centre]</ref> Built on reclaimed land of Sha Tin Hoi, the court consists of four blocks built in 1980.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Name<ref>[http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/interactivemap/court/0,,1-0-7_5400,00.html Yue Shing Court]</ref> !! Type !! Completion |- | Shing Yan House || rowspan="4" | Old-Cruciform || rowspan="4" | 1980 |- | Shing Wing House |- | Shing Cheung House |- | Shing Hong House |- |}

==See also== * Public housing in Hong Kong * List of public housing estates in Hong Kong

==References== {{reflist}}

{{Sha Tin District}} {{Public housing estates in Hong Kong}}

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