Cheung Lung Wai Estate () is a
public housing estate
Public housing, also known as social housing, refers to Subsidized housing, subsidized or affordable housing provided in buildings that are usually owned and managed by local government, central government, nonprofit organizations or a ...
in
Sheung Shui
Sheung Shui (, literally "Above-water") is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Town, a part of this area, is part of the Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town in the North District, Hong Kong, North District of Hong Kong. Fanli ...
,
New Territories
The New Territories (N.T., Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: ) is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of H ...
, Hong Kong near
North District Hospital
North District Hospital () or NDH is a district general hospital serving the population of the New Territories East Cluster. It has now 683 in-patient beds,NTEC Bed Inventory, Hospital Authority 24-hour Accident & Emergency service, specialist ...
. It comprises two residential blocks providing 1,358 units completed in 2015.
Houses
Demographics
According to the
2016 by-census, Cheung Lung Wai Estate had a population of 3,765. The median age was 36.9 and the majority of residents (99.5 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.8 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$16,000.
Politics
Cheung Lung Wai Estate is located in
Yu Tai constituency of the
North District Council
The North District Council () is one of the 18 district council of Hong Kong, Hong Kong district councils and represents the North District, Hong Kong, North District. It is one of 18 such councils. Consisting of 24 members, the district council ...
. It was formerly represented by Vincent Chan Chi-fung, 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 elections in cou ...
until July 2021.
See also
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Public housing estates in Sheung Shui
The following is a list of Public housing, public housing estates in Sheung Shui Town, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme, Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme, Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Sandwi ...
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Ping Kong, a nearby
walled village
A walled village () is a type of large traditional multi-family communal living structure found in China, that is designed to be easily defensible. It is completely surrounded by thick defensive walls, protecting the residents from the attack ...
that was named 'Cheung Lung Wai' () in the past
References
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Sheung Shui
Public housing estates in Hong Kong
Residential buildings completed in 2015