Tin Yiu Estate () is a
public housing estate
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in
Tin Shui Wai
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,
New Territories
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, Hong Kong, near
Light Rail
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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 Court ...
,
Tin Tsz stop
Tin Tsz () is an MTR Light Rail stop. It is located at ground level near the Tin Shing Road, near Tin Tsz Estate, in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long District
Yuen Long District (Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation, formerly Un Long) is one ...
and
Tin Shui Wai stop
Tin Shui Wai () is a Light Rail stop and interchange station for Tuen Ma line. This Light Rail stop is located at Tin Fuk Road in Tin Shui Wai, at the ground level of the MTR Tin Shui Wai station.
The former Tin Shui Wai Terminus was renamed ...
as well as
MTR
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Tin Shui Wai station
Tin Shui Wai () is an MTR list of MTR stations, 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
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. It is the first public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai New Town. It is divided into Tin Yiu (I) Estate () and Tin Yiu (II) Estate (), and consists of 12 residential buildings completed in 1992 and 1993.
Tin Yau Court () is a
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 ...
court in Tin Shui Wai, near Tin Yiu Estate. It consists of three blocks built in 1992.
Houses
Tin Yiu (I) Estate
Tin Yiu (II) Estate
Tin Yau Court
Demographics
According to the
2016 by-census, Tin Yiu Estate had a population of 24,929 while Tin Yau Court had a population of 5,090. Altogether the population amounts to 30,019.
Politics
For the
2019 District Council election, the estate fell within three constituencies. Tin Yiu (I) Estate is located in the
Tin Yiu constituency, which is represented by Ben Ho Wai-pan, Tin Yiu (II) Estate and Tin Yau Court are located in the
Yiu Yau constituency, which is represented by Ng Hin-wang, while part of Tin Yau Court falls within the
Tsz Yau constituency, which is represented by May Chan Mei-lin.
See also
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Public housing estates in Tin Shui Wai
This is a list of public housing estates (including Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) and Tenants' Purchase Scheme (TPS) in Tin Shui Wai New Town, Hong Kong.
Overview
Tin Chak Estate
Tin Chak Esta ...
References
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Tin Shui Wai
Public housing estates in Hong Kong
Residential buildings completed in 1992
Residential buildings completed in 1993