On Yam 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
North Kwai Chung
Kwai Chung is an urban area within Tsuen Wan, Tsuen Wan New Town in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Together with Tsing Yi, Tsing Yi Island, it is part of the Kwai Tsing districts of Hong Kong, District of Hong Kong. It is also part of Tsuen ...
,
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. It is situated on land which was formerly the location of Shek Yam Temporary Housing Area () and Shek Lei Temporary Housing Area (). The estate consists of 8 residential buildings (in Phase 1 and 2) completed in 1994 and 1995.
Houses
Demographics
According to the
2016 by-census, On Yam Estate had a population of 15,736. The median age was 46.9 and the majority of residents (96 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3.1 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$26,000.
Politics
On Yam Estate is located in
On Yam constituency of the
Kwai Tsing District Council
The Kwai Tsing District Council () is the district council of Hong Kong, district council for the Kwai Tsing District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. It currently consists of 32 members of which 6 are directly elected from the three ...
. It was formerly represented by Leung Wing-kuen, 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 Kwai Chung
The following is an overview of Public housing estates in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), and Tenants Pu ...
References
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category:Residential buildings completed in 1994
category:Residential buildings completed in 1995
Sheung Kwai Chung
category:Public housing estates in Hong Kong