
Sui Wo Court (
Chinese: 穗禾苑) is one of the first estates under
Home Ownership Scheme
The Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) is a subsidised-sale public housing in Hong Kong, 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 wit ...
. It is located in
Fo Tan
Fo Tan () is an area of Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was developed as a light industrial area, but this activity has declined markedly in recent years. There are residential areas to the east, alongside the MTR line, and in t ...
,
Sha Tin District
Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. As one of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen, and Ma Liu Shui. The district is the most ...
, Hong Kong.
Built in 1980, it is located on a mountain above
Wo Che
Wo Che () is a village and an area in Sha Tin of Hong Kong. South of Fo Tan and north of proper Sha Tin, it is divided into Sheung Wo Che () and Ha Wo Che (), and the Land reclamation in Hong Kong, reclamation by Shing Mun River.
The hilly ar ...
and east of central Fo Tan, northwest of
Sha Tin
Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project.
The new ...
. The court was designed by
Palmer and Turner
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and received a Silver Medal at the 1981
Hong Kong Institute of Architects
Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA, ) is a professional body for architects in Hong Kong with approximately 1500 full members, 300 associates members and graduate members. Annual Awards. The scenery of Sha Tin and
Tolo Harbour
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Geography
Tide Cove, also known as Sha Tin Hoi, is to the south of the harbour, and Plover Cove, Three Fathoms Cove and T ...
is visible from the estate.
Blocks
Completed in 1980, it offers 3,501 flats for sale. It consists of 9 blocks of non-standard type:
* Block A - Fung Yue House
* Block B - Fung Yat House
* Block C - Fung Lin House
* Block D - Hing Wan House
* Block E - Hing Sing House
* Block F - Hing On House
* Block G - Wing Mau House
* Block H - Wing Cheung House
* Block J - Wing Hing House
Floor area of Flats ranged from 43 – 65 m
2 with saleable area between 38 – 57 m
2. Its initial sale price was between 100,200 and 252,700
Hong Kong dollar
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s.
Transport
The estate has its own bus terminus beside the commercial centre. The government is also considering building an escalator link between Sui Wo Court and
Fo Tan station
Fo Tan () is a station on the of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. It is located in the Fo Tan area of Sha Tin District, between and stations on the East Rail line's main branch. The is located parallel to Fo Tan, on t ...
.
See also
*
List of Home Ownership Scheme Courts in Hong Kong
This is a list of Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) and Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS) Estates in Hong Kong. Estates of Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme (GFSHOS) and My Home Purchase Plan (MHPP) are also shown in the lists.
Th ...
References
External links
Website (in Chinese)Sui Wo Court Flat Owners AssociationSui Wo Court Commercial Centreon
The Link REIT
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website
{{Public housing estates in Hong Kong, state=expanded
Residential buildings completed in 1980
Fo Tan
Home Ownership Scheme
1980 establishments in Hong Kong