Tsui Wan Estate () is a
public housing estate
Public housing, also known as social housing, refers to Subsidized housing, subsidized or affordable housing provided in buildings that are usually owned and managed by local government, central government, nonprofit organizations or a ...
in
Chai Wan
Chai Wan (; ), formerly known as Sai Wan (西灣), lies at the east end of the urban area of Hong Kong Island next to Shau Kei Wan. The area is administratively part of the Eastern District, and is a mosaic of industrial and residential ar ...
,
Hong Kong Island
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, Hong Kong, near
Chai Wan Park
Chai Wan Park () is one of the largest parks in Hong Kong. Located in Chai Wan of Hong Kong near Chai Wan station, it occupies 6.55 hectares. Completed by Urban Council on 21 April 1993, the park is now managed by Leisure and Cultural Services ...
,
Yue Wan Estate and Tsui Lok Estate.
Built on the
reclaimed land
Land reclamation, often known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamatio ...
in Chai Wan,
the estate consists of 4 residential blocks completed in 1988. In 1999, some of the flats were sold to tenants through
Tenants Purchase Scheme
Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) is a scheme which allows tenants in public housing estates under the Hong Kong Housing Authority to purchase their flats. The price is set to be much lower than the market prices of private flats and Home Ownersh ...
Phase 2.
Tsui Lok Estate () is a public housing estate in Chai Wan,
located near Chai Wan Park, Yue Wan Estate and Tsui Wan Estate. Built on the former site of Yue Wan Temporary Housing Area () on
reclaimed land
Land reclamation, often known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamatio ...
in Chai Wan,
the estate consists of only 1 residential block built in 1999.
Hang Tsui 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 on the reclaimed land in Chai Wan, near Chai Wan Park, Yue Wan Estate, Tsui Wan Estate and Tsui Lok Estate. It has 2 blocks built in 1997.
Houses
Tsui Wan Estate
Tsui Lok Estate
Hang Tsui Court
Hang Tsui Court is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 16. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Shau Kei Wan Government Primary School and Aldrich Bay Government Primary School.
Demographics
According to the
2016 by-census, Tsui Wan Estate had a population of 6,446. The median age was 48.1 and the majority of residents (97.2 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.9 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$25,000.
Politics
Tsui Wan Estate, Tsui Lok Estate and Hang Tsui Court are located in
Tsui Wan constituency of the
Eastern District Council
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. It is currently represented by Ku Kwai-yiu, who was elected in the
2019 elections
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.
Education
Tsui Wan Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 16.
Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Shau Kei Wan Government Primary School and Aldrich Bay Government Primary School.
See also
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Public housing estates in Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan
The following is a list of Public housing, public housing estates in Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme, Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme, Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS ...
References
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Chai Wan
Public housing estates in Hong Kong
Tenants Purchase Scheme
Residential buildings completed in 1988