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Shek Yam Estate

Public housing estate in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong

Summary

Public housing estate in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong

Field	Value
building name	Shek Yam Estate
image	Shek Yam Estate in November 2023.jpg
caption	Shek Yam Estate
location	120 Lei Muk Road, North Kwai Chung
New Territories, Hong Kong
coordinates
status	Completed
category	Public rental housing
population date	2016
population	8,657
blocknumber	4
units	2,331
built	(Before reconstruction)
(After reconstruction)
construction authority	Hong Kong Housing Authority

New Territories, Hong Kong (After reconstruction) Shek Yam Estate () is a public housing estate in North Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was the first Government Low Cost Housing Scheme estate in Kwai Chung. It had 8 blocks built in 1968, which were all demolished in the 1990s and 2000s.

Ning Fung Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court in North Kwai Chung, near Shek Yam Estate and Shek Yam East Estate. It has 4 blocks built in 2001.

Background

The estate was redeveloped into 4 phases. Phase 2 consists of three rental residential blocks, a car park podium and a shopping centre which were completed in 2000. Phase 3 consists of four HOS concord-typed blocks, Ning Fung Court. Phase 1 and Phase 4 were handed over to Leisure and Cultural Services Department to construct a park, Sham Yam Lei Muk Road Park. Phase 5 was the old site of Shek Yam Community Hall and a HOS building, but it was renamed Lai Shek House and changed to rental use.

Houses

Shek Yam Estate

Name	Chinese name	Building type	Completed
Chi Shek House	智石樓	Harmony 1	2000
Yan Shek House	仁石樓
Yung Shek House	勇石樓	Single Aspect Building
Lai Shek House	禮石樓	Non-standard	2005

Ning Fung Court

Name	Chinese name	Building type	Completed
Ching Fung House	晴峰閣	Concord 1	2001
Long Fung House	朗峰閣
Ting Fung House	庭峰閣
Yun Fung House	潤峰閣

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Shek Yam Estate had a population of 8,657 while Ning Fung Court had a population of 3,816. Altogether the population amounts to 12,473.

Politics

Shek Yam Estate and Ning Fung Court are located in Shek Yam constituency of the Kwai Tsing District Council. It was formerly represented by Andrew Wan Siu-kin, who was elected in the 2019 elections until May 2021.

Education

Shek Yam is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 64, which includes multiple aided schools (schools operated independently of the government but funded with government money); none of the schools in the net are government schools.

References

"Major Housing Estates". [[Census and Statistics Department]].
"Housing Authority Property Location and Profile {{!}} Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department {{!}} Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority.
"Housing Authority Property Location and Profile {{!}} Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department {{!}} Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority.
"Shek Yam Estate Phase 2". Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
"Shek Yam Estate Phase 3". The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
"Shek Yam Lei Muk Road Park". Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
"Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kwai Tsing District)". [[Electoral Affairs Commission]].
"Kwai Tsing District Council - Kwai Tsing DC Members". District Council.
"POA School Net 64". [[Education Bureau]].

Wikipedia Source

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