Kwai Shing East Estate
Kwai Shing East Estate
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General information
Location12 & 63 Kwai Shing Circuit, Kwai Shing
Kwai Chung
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°21′52″N 114°07′36″E / 22.364545°N 114.126757°E / 22.364545; 114.126757
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population19,805[1] (2016)
No. of blocks11[2]
No. of units7,108[2]
Construction
Constructed1972; 52 years ago (1972) (Before reconstruction)
1990; 34 years ago (1990) (After reconstruction)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Kwai Shing East Estate (Chinese: 葵盛東邨) is a public housing estate in Kwai Shing, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong located at the east of Kwai Shing West Estate and near MTR Kwai Hing station.[3] It consists of ten residential blocks completed between 1990 and 2003.

History

Kwai Shing East Estate was formerly Kwai Shing Estate (Chinese: 葵盛邨) which had nine blocks (blocks 12 to 20) completed in 1972 and 1973. In 1977, these blocks were renamed as Kwai Shing East Estate.[4] In 1985, the HKHA announced that the strength of the concrete in Blocks 18 and 20 of the estate were below standard. Those blocks were demolished in 1989.[5] The remaining blocks (except block 12) were demolished and replaced by new buildings in the 1990s and 2000s. In 1995, Block 12 was converted into Interim Housing temporarily to settle people ineligible for public rental housing. But in 2008, the Hong Kong Housing Authority announced plans to demolish block 12 in 2010.[6]

Houses

Name[2] Chinese name Building type Completed
Shing Fung House 盛豐樓 Linear 1 1990
Shing Hei House 盛喜樓
Shing Hing House 盛興樓 Harmony 1 1993
Shing On House 盛安樓 Harmony 3A
Shing Kwok House 盛國樓 1997
Shing Lok House 盛樂樓 Harmony 1 1998
Shing Fu House 盛富樓
Shing Keung House 盛強樓 1999
Shing Yat House 盛逸樓
Shing Ka House 盛家樓 Small Household Block
Shing Wo House 盛和樓 2003

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Kwai Shing East Estate had a population of 19,805. The median age was 45.8 and the majority of residents (97.5 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3.1 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$22,990.[1]

Politics

Kwai Shing East Estate is located in Kwai Shing East Estate constituency of the Kwai Tsing District Council.[7] It was formerly represented by Rayman Chow Wai-hung, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021.[8]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Housing Authority Property Location and Profile | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Kwai Hing Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ "葵盛東邨 (Chinese version)". Hong Kong Place. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ^ "The demolition bombshell". Independent Commission Against Corruption. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  6. ^ "HA approves arrangements for clearance of Kwai Shing East Interim Housing". Hong Kong Government. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kwai Tsing District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Kwai Tsing District Council - Kwai Tsing DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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