
Tsuen Wan Centre () is one of the largest
private housing estates in
Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan (formerly also spelled Tsun Wan) is a New towns of Hong Kong, town built on a bay in the New Territories West (constituency), western New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite Tsing Yi, Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market ...
,
New Territories
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, Hong Kong, located at
Tsuen King Circuit. It consists of 19
high-rise buildings
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, with their names of a number of
Chinese cities, and a
shopping arcade
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. It was divided into 3 phases which were completed between 1980 and 1982, and was developed by
Sun Hung Kai Properties
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP) is a listed corporation and one of the largest property developers in Hong Kong. The company's businesses include property sales, property rental, telecommunications (SmarTone, SUNeVision), hotel operatio ...
.
The 19 blocks
Demographics
According to the
2016 by-census, Tsuen Wan Centre had a population of 10,742. The median age was 39.6 and the majority of residents (96.9 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.5 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$30,000.
Politics
Tsuen Wan Centre is located in
Tsuen Wan Centre constituency of the
Tsuen Wan District Council
The Tsuen Wan District Council () is the district council for the Tsuen Wan District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Tsuen Wan District Council currently consists of 22 members, of which the district is divided into two constit ...
. It is currently represented by Li Hung-por, who was elected in the
2019 elections
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.
References
{{Private housing estates in Hong Kong
Tsuen Wan
Sun Hung Kai Properties
Residential buildings completed in 1982
1982 establishments in Hong Kong
Housing estates with centralized LPG system in Hong Kong