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30-Story Cruciform Block
Public housing estates in Hong Kong are the most common kind of public housing in Hong Kong. Typically, estate units are leased to low-income people. There are three organizations that provide housing units. They are Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA), Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS), and Hong Kong Settlers Housing Corporation Limited. As of 31 March 2016, approx. ⅓ of Hong Kong's population (2.14 million) live in Hong Kong's public housing estates. 760,000 of those units were owned by HKHA while 140,000 are HKHS and 1,400 HK Settlers Housing Corp. Ltd. ( Tai Hang Sai Estate) History The development of public housing estates in Hong Kong first began in December 1953. To rehouse the fire victims affected by Shek Kip Mei fire, the Resettlement Department built two-story bungalows. Before HKHA, most public housing units at the time were provided by the HKHS (founded in 1948) and HKS Housing Corp Ltd. (founded in 1950). In 1954, more and more resettlement estates are being b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Housing Estates In Hong Kong
This is a list of public housing estates in Hong Kong. Many of them are properties of Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA), while some of them are properties of Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS). Central and Western District Sai Wan (Kennedy Town) Wan Chai District Tai Hang Eastern District Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan Shau Kei Wan Quarry Bay and North Point Southern District Ap Lei Chau Aberdeen, Kellett Bay and Waterfall Bay Stanley Yau Tsim Mong District Yau Ma Tei Sham Shui Po District Cheung Sha Wan Sham Shui Po Shek Kip Mei Kowloon City District Hung Hom, To Kwa Wan, Ma Tau Wai Ho Man Tin Kai Tak development area Wong Tai Sin District Wong Tai Sin (Chuk Yuen) Diamond Hill Lok Fu (Lo Fu Ngam) and Wang Tau Hom Ngau Chi Wan Tsz Wan Shan Note: all the estates in Tsz Wan Shan, except Sha Tin Au Estate, have been rebuilt from former Tsz Wan Shan Estate, which was built in 1964 and demol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly Estate
The following is an overview of public housing estates in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), Subsidised Sale Flats Project (SSFP), and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates. History Tuen Mun used to be a rural area. At a time when the population had swelled dramatically with refugees from China, many of them living in substandard housing, the government launched a plan to provide modern housing to the masses. As part of this policy, Tuen Mun was developed as a new town from the early 1970s. Land was reclaimed from the sea in order to provide space suitable for development. Much of Castle Peak Bay was filled in. The first public housing estate in Tuen Mun was Castle Peak Estate, completed in 1971, which has since been demolished. Construction of the Tuen Mun New Town has been basically complete since the turn of the millennium, with most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shun On Estate
Shun On Estate () is a public housing estate in Shun Lee, Kowloon, Hong Kong near On Tai Estate, Shun Lee Estate, Shun Tin Estate and Shun Lee Tsuen Sports Centre. It consists of three residential blocks completed in 1978 and 1980 respectively. History On 17 February 2017, a 16-year-old boy was arrested for targeting an eleven-year-old girl at Shun On Estate the previous day shortly after she got off the minibus to return home. Houses Demographics According to the 2016 by-census, Shun On Estate had a population of 7,511. The median age was 50.7 and the majority of residents (98 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.5 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$20,000. Politics Shun On Estate is located in On Lee constituency of the Kwun Tong District Council. It was formerly represented by Choy Chak-hung, who was elected in the 2019 elections until Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Hing Estate
Tai Hing Estate () is the second public housing estate and the oldest existing public housing estate in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. There are 8,602 flats on the estate with capacity to house 21,100 people. It is also a district council constituency. It is a traditional strong pro-democratic area, having returned Albert Ho as district councillor in the Legislative Council. History Tai Hing Estate is the oldest existing public housing estate in Tuen Mun District. The site was previously farms near the coastline of Castle Peak Bay before the land reclamation of the bay for the construction of Tuen Mun New Town. For the 60th anniversary of Hong Kong Scouting, the Scout Association of Hong Kong held the ''Diamond Jubilee Jamboree'' () for 5000 Scouts, applying the theme ''World Harmony'' () from 23 July 1971 to 29 July 1971 in present-day Tai Hing Estate in Castle Peak. The event was originally planned to be held from 22 July 1971 to 28 July 1971, but was pushed back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ping Shek Estate
Ping Shek Estate () is a public housing estate in Ping Shan, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Choi Hung Estate is situated to its west, Ngau Chi Wan Municipal Services Building to its north, Richland Gardens to its south. A section of Lung Cheung Road between Choi Hung Estate and Ping Shek Estate is the boundary between Wong Tai Sin District and Kwun Tong District and belongs to Kwun Tong District. The area covers the Ping Shek constituency for the Kwun Tong District Council. Houses There are seven residential blocks in the estates. All are named after stones of various colours in Cantonese language: Temple Sam Shan Kwok Wong Temple () is located next to the estate, along Kwun Tong Road. “Sam Shan” refers to three famous mountains of Chaozhou in Guangdong, namely Du Shan, Ming Shan and Jin Shan. There are many legendary stories about this. One of them is about the Lords of the Three Mountains who had assisted the Emperor Song Tai Zu to put down the revolt between Liu a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plazas
A town square (or square, plaza, public square, city square, urban square, or ''piazza'') is an open public space, commonly found in the heart of a traditional town but not necessarily a true geometric square, used for community gatherings. Related concepts are the civic center, the market square and the village green. Most squares are hardscapes suitable for open markets, concerts, political rallies, and other events that require firm ground. Being centrally located, town squares are usually surrounded by small shops such as bakeries, meat markets, cheese stores, and clothing stores. At their center is often a well, monument, statue or other feature. Those with fountains are sometimes called fountain squares. By country Australia The city centre of Adelaide and the adjacent suburb of North Adelaide, in South Australia, were planned by Colonel William Light in 1837. The city streets were laid out in a grid plan, with the city centre including a central public square, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardens
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The single feature identifying even the wildest wild garden is ''control''. The garden can incorporate both natural and artificial materials. Gardens often have design features including statuary, follies, pergolas, trellises, stumperies, dry creek beds, and water features such as fountains, ponds (with or without fish), waterfalls or creeks. Some gardens are for ornamental purposes only, while others also produce food crops, sometimes in separate areas, or sometimes intermixed with the ornamental plants. Food-producing gardens are distinguished from farms by their smaller scale, more labor-intensive methods, and their purpose (enjoyment of a hobby or self-sustenance rather than producing for sale, as in a market garden). Flower gardens combine plants of different heights, colors, textures, and fragrances to create interest and delight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children
A child ( : children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The legal definition of ''child'' generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority. Children generally have fewer rights and responsibilities than adults. They are classed as unable to make serious decisions. ''Child'' may also describe a relationship with a parent (such as sons and daughters of any age) or, metaphorically, an authority figure, or signify group membership in a clan, tribe, or religion; it can also signify being strongly affected by a specific time, place, or circumstance, as in "a child of nature" or "a child of the Sixties." Biological, legal and social definitions In the biological sciences, a child is usually defined as a person between birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. Legally, the term ''child'' may refer to anyone bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-Standard Block
Standardization or standardisation is the process of implementing and developing technical standards based on the consensus of different parties that include firms, users, interest groups, standards organizations and governments. Standardization can help maximize compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality. It can also facilitate a normalization of formerly custom processes. In social sciences, including economics, the idea of ''standardization'' is close to the solution for a coordination problem, a situation in which all parties can realize mutual gains, but only by making mutually consistent decisions. History Early examples Standard weights and measures were developed by the Indus Valley civilization.Iwata, Shigeo (2008), "Weights and Measures in the Indus Valley", ''Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures (2nd edition)'' edited by Helaine Selin, pp. 2254–2255, Springer, . The centralized w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tin Yat Estate
Tin Yat Estate () is a public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Light Rail Tin Yat stop. It consists of nine residential buildings completed in 2001. Background According to the Hong Kong Directory published in 2001, Tin Yat Estate was originally a Home Ownership Scheme The Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) is a subsidised-sale public housing programme managed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority. It was instituted in the late 1970s as part of the government policy for public housing with two aims – to encourage be ... housing estate known as Yat Tin Court, but there is a difference in the housing estates in Tin Shui Wai, the word "Tin" is usually placed in front. Later, because the government planned to shorten the waiting period for public housing to three years, the entire batch of housing estates in Phase 23B, including Yat Tin Court, were converted into public housing for lease. Houses Demographics According to the 2016 by-census, Tin Yat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tin Wah Estate
Tin Wah Estate () is a public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Tin Chung Court, Tin Fu Court, Tin Yan Estate and Light Rail Chung Fu stop. It consists of seven residential buildings completed in 1999. Houses Demographics According to the 2016 by-census, Tin Wah Estate had a population of 12,366. The median age was 37.2 and the majority of residents (97.8 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3.4 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$26,400. Politics For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate is located in the Chung Wah constituency, which was formerly represented by Chan Sze-nga until October 2021, while Wah Sui House and Wah Yau House falls within the Shui Wah constituency, which was formerly represented by Lam Chun Lam Chun ( zh, t=林進; born 14 Octo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tin Yuet Estate
Tin Yuet Estate () is a public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Light Rail Tin Yuet stop. It consists of six residential buildings completed in 2000 and 2002 respectively. Houses Demographics According to the 2016 by-census, Tin Yuet Estate had a population of 11,811. The median age was 40.8 and the majority of residents (96.4 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$23,150. Politics Tin Yuet Estate is located in Yuet Yan constituency of the Yuen Long District Council. It was formerly represented by Hong Chin-wah, who was elected in the 2019 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2019. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems has a calendar of upcoming elections around the world, and the National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
