Public housing estates in Lam Tin
The following shows an overview of public housing estates, including those of the Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), and Tenant Purchase Scheme (TPS), in Lam Tin of Kwun Tong District, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
History
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Lam Tin is the hill area at the southeast of Kwun Tong District.[1] There was a resettlement estate in the area called the Lam Tin Resettlement Estate (Chinese: 藍田徙置區) in the 1960s.[2]
The resettlement had in total 23 blocks. Block 15 was also the 500th public estate building constructed by the Works Bureau.[3] All blocks in the estate were demolished as part of the Lam Tin Estate Redevelopment Project (Chinese: 藍田邨重建計劃) between the 1980s and 2000s, which they were replaced by new blocks of Kai Tin Estate (Chinese: 啟田邨), Ping Tin Estate (Chinese: 平田邨), On Tin Estate (Chinese: 安田邨) and the new Lam Tin Estate (Chinese: 藍田邨).[4][5]
Overview
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| English Name | Chinese Name | Housing Type | Year of Inauguration | No. of Blocks | No. of Units | Notes |
| Hing Tin Estate | 興田邨 | TPS | 1987 | 3 | 635 | |
| Hong Nga Court | 康雅苑 | HOS | 1993 | 3 | 1,824 | |
| Hong Pak Court | 康栢苑 | HOS | 1993 | 7 | 2,410 | |
| Hong Shui Court | 康瑞苑 | HOS | 1999 | 1 | 350 | |
| Hong Tin Court | 康田苑 | HOS | 1982 | 3 | 792 | |
| Hong Wah Court | 康華苑 | HOS | 1987 | 3 | 1,680 | |
| Hong Yat Court | 康逸苑 | HOS | 2001 | 5 | 1,600 | |
| Hong Ying Court | 康盈苑 | HOS | 1991 | 1 | 816 | |
| Kai Tin Estate | 啟田邨 | Public | 1997 | 3 | 2,355 | |
| Kwong Tin Estate | 廣田邨 | Public | 1992 | 4 | 2,453 | |
| Lei On Court | 鯉安苑 | HOS | 2002 | 6 | 1,684 | |
| On Tin Estate | 安田邨 | Public | 2005 | 2 | 720 | |
| Ping Tin Estate | 平田邨 | Public | 1997 | 8 | 5,721 | |
| Tak Tin Estate | 德田邨 | TPS | 1991 | 9 | 294 | |
| Lam Tin Estate | 藍田邨 | Public | 2009 | 4 | 3,000 |
Hing Tin Estate
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Hing Tin Estate (Chinese: 興田邨) is a mixed public and TPS estate at the north of Lam Tin,[6] near the Kwun Tong side exit of Tseung Kwan O Tunnel.[7] It consists of 3 blocks completed in 1987.[8] Some of the flats were sold to tenants during Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 4 in 2001.[9]
Houses
[edit]| Name[10] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Choi Tin House | Trident 3 | 1987 |
| Mei Tin House | ||
| Yan Tin House |
Hong Nga Court
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Hong Nga Court (Chinese: 康雅苑) is a HOS court in Lam Tin, near Tak Tin Estate. It has 3 blocks built in 1993.
Houses
[edit]| Name[10] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Tao Nga House | Harmony 1 | 1993 |
| Lai Nga House | ||
| Heng Nga House |
Hong Pak Court
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Hong Pak Court (Chinese: 康栢苑) is a HOS court in Lam Tin, near Kwong Tin Estate. It has 7 blocks built in 1993.
Houses
[edit]| Name[11] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Chung Pak House | New Cruciform (Ver.1984) | 1993 |
| Lung Pak House | ||
| Cheung Pak House | ||
| Shui Pak House | ||
| Yan Pak House | ||
| Wing Pak House | ||
| Kam Pak House |
Hong Shui Court
[edit]Hong Shui Court (Chinese: 康瑞苑) is a HOS court in Lam Tin, near Kwong Tin Estate. It has 1 block built in 1999.
House
[edit]| Name[12] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Shui Court | New Cruciform (Ver.1984) | 1999 |
Hong Tin Court
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Hong Tin Court (Chinese: 康田苑) is a HOS court in Lam Tin, near Kai Tin Estate and MTR Lam Tin station. It has 3 blocks built in 1982, and it is the oldest HOS court in Lam Tin.
Houses
[edit]| Name[13] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Yue Hong House | Flexi 1 | 1982 |
| Wo Hong House | ||
| Kei Hong House |
Hong Wah Court
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Hong Wah Court (Chinese: 康華苑) is a HOS court in Lam Tin, near Hing Tin Estate. It has 3 blocks built in 1987.
Houses
[edit]| Name[14] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Hong House | Windwill | 1987 |
| Yee Hong House | ||
| Chung Hong House |
Hong Yat Court
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Hong Yat Court (Chinese: 康逸苑) is a HOS court in Lam Tin, near Kai Tin Estate, Lam Tin Estate and MTR Lam Tin station. It belonged to Phase 5 of the Lam Tin Redevelopment Project.[15] It has 5 blocks built in 2001.
Houses
[edit]| Name[16] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Hong King House | Concord 1 | 2001 |
| Hong Nin House | ||
| Hong Yu House | ||
| Hong Lai House | ||
| Hong Ting House |
Hong Ying Court
[edit]Hong Ying Court (Chinese: 康盈苑) is a HOS court in Lam Tin, near Tak Tin Estate. It has 1 block built in 1991.
House
[edit]| Name[17] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Ying Court | Trident 3 | 1991 |
Kai Tin Estate
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Kai Tin Estate (Chinese: 啟田邨) formed part of the Lam Tin Estate redevelopment project. It consists of 3 blocks and a shopping centre built in 1997.[18][19]
Houses
[edit]| Name[20] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Kai Shun House | Harmony 1 | 1997 |
| Kai Wong House | ||
| Kai Yan House |
Kwong Tin Estate
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Kwong Tin Estate (Chinese: 廣田邨) is located between Lam Tin and Yau Tong.[21][22][23] It has four blocks built in 1992 and 1993.
Houses
[edit]| Name[24][25] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Kwong Ching House | Harmony 3 | 1992 |
| Kwong Hin House | Harmony 1 | 1993 |
| Kwong Ngar House | ||
| Kwong Yat House |
Lei On Court
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Lei On Court (Chinese: 鯉安苑) is a HOS estate in Lei Yue Mun Road, Lam Tin, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong,[21] located near MTR Lam Tin station. Built in 2002, it consists of six Concord-typed blocks, providing a total of 1684 flats. Blocks A, D, E and F are built in conjunction with the carpark building, whereas Block B and C stand separately at the northwest of the Court.[26]
Background
[edit]Lei On Court was built at the former site of a public housing estate, Kwun Tong (Lei Yue Mun Road) Estate (Chinese: 觀塘(鯉魚門道)邨) (which is different from the current Lei Yue Mun Estate). Kwun Tong (Lei Yue Mun Road) Estate was built in 1962 and demolished in 1997. It was replaced by the current Lei On Court, an HOS estate.[27]
Houses
[edit]| Name[28][29] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Lei Hong House | Single Aspect Concord | 2002 |
| Lei Yat House | Concord 1 | |
| Lei Yan House | ||
| Lei Yi House | ||
| Lei King House | ||
| Lei Ting House | Single Aspect Concord |
On Tin Estate
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On Tin Estate (Chinese: 安田邨) was a part of Lam Tin Estate Redevelopment Project. Built above Kai Tin Shopping Centre Extension,[19] the estate has two block completed in 2005.
Houses
[edit]| Name[30] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| On Kin House | New Cruciform Block (Ver.1999) | 2005 |
| On Lai House |
Ping Tin Estate
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Ping Tin Estate (Chinese: 平田邨) was a part of Lam Tin Estate Redevelopment Project. It consists of 8 blocks (including one Ancillary Facilities Block for Housing for Senior Citizen)[31] completed in 1997 and 1998.[32][33]
Houses
[edit]| Name[34] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Ping Shun House | Harmony 1 | 1997 |
| Ping Yan House | ||
| Ping Wong House | ||
| Ping Shing House | ||
| Ping Chun House | Non-standard | 1998 |
| Ping Sin House | ||
| Ping Mei House | ||
| Ancillary Facilities Block | Housing for Senior Citizen |
Tak Tin Estate
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Tak Tin Estate (Chinese: 德田邨) is a mixed public/TPS estate in Lam Tin, near Ping Tin Estate and Lam Tin Estate. It consists of 9 blocks completed in 1991 and 2001. In 1999, some of the flats (Tak Hong House and Tak Yan House excluded) were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 2.[35][36]
Houses
[edit]| Name[37] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Tak King House | New Slab | 1991 |
| Tak Lai House | ||
| Tak Yee House | Trident 4 | |
| Tak Lok House | ||
| Tak Shui House | Trident 3 | |
| Tak Shing House | ||
| Tak Lung House | ||
| Tak Hong House | Small Household Block | 2001[38] |
| Tak Yan House | Housing for Senior Citizen |
Lam Tin Estate
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The current Lam Tin Estate (Chinese: 藍田邨) is smaller than the original one, and it has 4 blocks completed in 2009. Its predecessor was a resettlement estate from the 1960s to 1990s. Andy Lau, a Hong Kong famous singer, lived in Block 15 of the estate when he was a child.[39] It was demolished between the 1990s and 2000s and its area is redeveloped to construct Kai Tin Estate, Ping Tin Estate, On Tin Estate, Hong Yat Court and the new Lam Tin Estate. Andy Lau also autographed 'Lam Tin Estate' in Chinese calligraphy at the time of the estate completion.[40]
Houses
[edit]| Name[41] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Lam Fai House | Non-standard | 2009 |
| Lam Tai House | ||
| Lam Bik House | ||
| Lam Wai House |
References
[edit]- ^ Special Features of Kwun Tong
- ^ 徙置區 (Chinese)
- ^ History of Kwun Tong Archived 16 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Recreational facilities and open space pending development in public housing estates completed or redeveloped in phases in the past decade
- ^ Let's Go Green at Lam Tin Estate
- ^ Lam Tin Integrated Family Service Centre
- ^ Temporary Traffic Arrangement (Contra-flow) on Tseung Kwan O Road
- ^ Hin Tin Estate[usurped]
- ^ Estates for Sale in TPS Phase 4
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Hong Pak Estate
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Hong Shui Estate
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Hong Tin Court
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Hong Wah Court
- ^ Kai Tin Shopping Centre
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Hong Yat Court
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Hong Ying Estate
- ^ Kai Tin Shopping Centre
- ^ a b Kai Tin Shopping Centre Extension
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Kai Tin Estate
- ^ a b Kwun Tong District Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lam Tin
- ^ Kwong Tin Estate
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Kwong Tin Estate
- ^ Kwong Tin Estate[usurped]
- ^ Lei On Court
- ^ 鯉魚門邨 (Chinese)[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lei On Court
- ^ Lei On Court[usurped]
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority – On Tin Estate
- ^ A New Style Elderly Housing Opens in Ping Tin Estate
- ^ Ping Tin Estate[usurped]
- ^ PRH estates under private sector management
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Ping Tin House
- ^ Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 2 launched
- ^ Estates for Sale in TPS Phase 2
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Tak Tin House
- ^ Naming of one Small Household Block Tak Tin Estate
- ^ Andy wrote calligraphy for Lam Tin Estate
- ^ Completion of Lam Tin Estate Comprehensive Redevelopment Programme
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Lam Tin Estate
