Tin Shing Court () is 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 ...
court developed by the
Hong Kong Housing Authority
The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) is the main provider of public housing in Hong Kong. It was established in April 1973 under the Housing Ordinance and is an agency of the Government of Hong Kong. In the same year, the Resettlement Depa ...
in
Tin Shui Wai
Tin Shui Wai New Town is a satellite town in the northwestern New Territories of Hong Kong. Originally a ' fish pond area, it was developed in the 1980s as the second new town in Yuen Long District and the eighth in Hong Kong. It is due nort ...
,
New Territories
The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...
, Hong Kong, near
Tin Yiu Estate,
Light Rail Tin Yiu stop
Tin Yiu () is an MTR Light Rail stop. It is located at ground level at Tin Shui Road near Tin Yiu Estate in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long District. It began service on 10 January 1993 and belongs to Zone 4. It serves Tin Yiu Estate and Tin Shing Cour ...
and
Tin Shui Wai stop as well as
MTR
The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is a major public transport network serving :Hong Kong. Operated by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, light rail, and feeder bus service centred on a 10-line rapid transit networ ...
Tin Shui Wai station
Tin Shui Wai () is an MTR station on the , located in Ping Shan near Tin Shui Wai New Town, Yuen Long District. It is the only heavy rail station serving Tin Shui Wai, which has a population of around 300,000.
History
On 20 December 2003 ...
. It has totally 17 residential buildings completed in 1999.
Houses
Demographics
According to the
2016 by-census, Tin Shing Court had a population of 20,664. The median age was 43.4 and the majority of residents (96.5 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3.3 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$30,000.
Politics
For the
2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate is located in the
Tin Shing constituency, which is represented by
Hau Man-kin. The remainder falls within the
Shing Yan constituency, which is represented by Au Kwok-kuen.
See also
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Public housing estates in Tin Shui Wai
*
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.
T ...
References
{{Public housing estates in Hong Kong, state=expanded
Tin Shui Wai
Home Ownership Scheme
Residential buildings completed in 1999
1999 establishments in Hong Kong