
Ping Shek Estate () is a
public housing estate
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, d ...
in
Ping Shan
Ping Shan () is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located west of Yuen Long Town and Shui Pin Wai, and south of Tin Shui Wai. Administratively, it is part of the Yuen Long District.
Geography
Although sandwiched between Yuen ...
,
Kwun Tong
Kwun Tong is an area in the Kwun Tong District of Hong Kong, situated at the eastern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, and its boundary stretches from Lion Rock in the north to Lei Yue Mun in the south, and from the winding paths of Kowl ...
,
Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Choi Hung Estate
Choi Hung Estate () is a public housing estate in Ngau Chi Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was built by the former Hong Kong Housing Authority () and is now managed by the current Hong Kong Housing Authority (). It received a Silver Medal at the 196 ...
is situated to its west, Ngau Chi Wan Municipal Services Building to its north,
Richland Gardens
Richland Gardens () is a home ownership scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme in Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, near the Kai Yip Estate. It was jointly developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and Shui On Land Limited. It cons ...
to its south. A section of
Lung Cheung Road
Lung Cheung Road () is a major road in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It forms part of Route 7 (Hong Kong), Route 7 linking Kwun Tong Road at Ngau Chi Wan and Ching Cheung Road near Tai Wo Ping. It is a dual 3-lane carriageway running in the east-west ...
between Choi Hung Estate and Ping Shek Estate is the boundary between
Wong Tai Sin District
Wong Tai Sin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the only landlocked district in Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon, and is the northernmost district in Kowloon. It borders the districts of Kwun Tong to its southeast, Ko ...
and Kwun Tong District and belongs to
Kwun Tong District
Kwun Tong is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon, and is the easternmost and southernmost district in Kowloon. It had a population of 648,541 in 2016. The district has the second highest population in Hong Kong, a ...
. The area covers the
Ping Shek constituency for the
Kwun Tong District Council
The Kwun Tong District Council () is the district council for the Kwun Tong District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Kwun Tong District Council consists of 40 members since January 2020, of which the district is divided into 40 c ...
.
Houses
There are seven residential blocks in the estates. All are named after stones of various colours in
Cantonese language
Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...
:
Temple
Sam Shan Kwok Wong Temple () is located next to the estate, along
Kwun Tong Road
Kwun Tong Road () is a major thoroughfare in Kwun Tong District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Location
Kwun Tong Road starts at the junction with Prince Edward Road East, Clear Water Bay Road and Lung Cheung Road in Ngau Chi Wan. It runs along the ...
. “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 and Zhang, and so the Deities were granted the title as ''Lords of the Three Mountains''. The Hakkas also worship the Deities and would build a temple in their new migrated place. The temple has been renovated for several times. At the end of the lunar year, there will also be a small flower fair at the open area outside the temple.
Transport
Ping Shek Estate is near
MTR
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Choi Hung station
Choi Hung () is a station on the Hong Kong MTR in Ngau Chi Wan. The station is named after the nearby Choi Hung Estate, a public housing estate.
History
Choi Hung station was opened when Modified Initial System opened on 1 October 1979.
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, and there is a
bus terminus
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in the estate.
Education
Ping Shek Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 46. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government primary schools are in this net.
References
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Residential buildings completed in 1970
Residential buildings completed in 1973
Public housing estates in Hong Kong
Kowloon Bay