Public housing estates in Cheung Sha Wan
Introduction New Cheung Sha Wan Estate, completed 2013The following is an overview of '''Public housing estates in Cheung Sha Wan''', Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme (GFSHOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.
History Historians suggested there were inhabitants settled in this area during Eastern Han Dynasty ( 25 A.D-220 A.D ), as an Eastern Han tomb was discovered in the year 1955, the Eastern Han tomb now become Lee Cheng Uk Museum () when Lee Cheng Uk Estate () was built.
Overview  Name Type Inaug. No Blocks No Units Notes Cheung Sha Wan Estate (new)  長沙灣邨  Public  2013 2 1,400  Original estate demolished 2001 Fortune Estate  幸福邨  Public  2000 3 2,125  Hang Chun Court  幸俊苑  HOS  2001 2 740  Hoi Lai Estate  海麗邨  Public  2004 12 4,908  Hoi Lok Court  凱樂苑  HOS  2019 5 2,522  Hoi Tak Court  凱德苑  HOS  2020 1 814  Lai Tsui Court  麗翠苑  Public/GFSHOS  2019 4 (GFSHOS)2 (Public) 2,545 (GFSHOS)1,305 (Public)   Lei Cheng Uk Estate  李鄭屋邨  TPS  1984 10 1,608  Po Hei Court  寶熙苑  HOS  1993 2 390  Po Lai Court  寶麗苑  HOS  1987 3 378  So Uk Estate  蘇屋邨  Public  1960 16 5,316  Un Chau Estate  元州邨  Public  1998 5 2,797
Cheung Sha Wan Estate Layout of the original (demolished) estateThe new estate as seen from Cheung Sha Wan RoadThe original '''Cheung Sha Wan Estate''' () opened between 1963 and 1964 as the Cheung Sha Wan Government Low Cost Housing Estate (). It was renamed following the 1973 establishment of the Housing Authority. All thirteen blocks of this estate were demolished in 2001 as part of the Comprehensive Redevelopment Programme, announced 1995.Most displaced residents were moved to the nearby Fortune Estate.A new estate opened in 2013 bearing the same name. It sits just north of the original Cheung Sha Wan Estate site, on the site of the former Cheung Sha Wan Police Married Quarters. It is made up of two public rental blocks and an auxiliary facilities block linked to Un Chau Estate by a walkway spanning Cheung Sha Wan Road.The site of the original Cheung Sha Wan Estate was leased to the Asia Golf Club driving range. The golf club has since closed and a new public housing estate is under construction on the site. This new estate is called Lai Tsui Court.===Houses=== Name  Type  Completion  Demolition Cheung Yan House  Non-standard block  2013   Cheung Tai House  Non-standard block Block 1 Old Low Cost Housing Block  1964  2001 Block 2 Block 3  Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Block 7  Block 8 Block 9  Block 10 Block 11  Block 12  Block 14
Fortune Estate Fortune EstateFortune Estate () is located opposite to Un Chau Estate and near Cheung Sha Wan station. Formerly the site of Fortune Street Temporary Housing Area, the estate consists of three residential buildings built in 2001 to settle the residents affected by the redevelopment of Cheung Sha Wan Estate, Tai Hang Tung Estate and Un Chau Estate.===Houses=== Name  Type  Completion Fook Ming House  Small Household Block  2001 Fook Yuet House  Special Harmony Block Fook Yat House  Harmony 1
Hang Chun Court Hang Chun CourtHang Chun Court () is a HOS court in Cheung Sha Wan, next to Fortune Estate. Like Fortune Estate, Hang Chun Court was formerly the site of Fortune Temporary Housing Area. It has two blocks built in 2001.=== Houses === Name  Type  Completion Chun Lai House  NCB (Ver.1984)  2001 Chun Yin HouseBoth houses were under lockdown for mandatory covid test on 26 February 2022.
Hoi Lai Estate Hoi Lai Estate'''Hoi Lai Estate''' () was built on the reclaimed land of south Cheung Sha Wan, near Lai Chi Kok station and four private housing estates, namely Aqua Marine, Banyan Garden, Liberté and The Pacifica. The estate consists of 12 residential buildings and a shopping centre completed between 2004 and 2005.It was planned for HOS court, but it was changed to rental housing before it was occupied.===Houses=== Name  Type  Completion Hoi Ming House  New Cruciform  2004 Hoi Ching House Hoi Fai House Hoi Yin House Hoi Shun House Hoi Nga House Hoi Hei House Hoi Kin House Hoi Wo House Hoi Chi House Hoi Wai House Hoi Shui House  Non Standard  2005
Hoi Lok Court Hoi Lok Court'''Hoi Lok Court''' () is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Lai Ying Street, Cheung Sha Wan reclaimed area of Sham Shui Po District near MTR Nam Cheong station and Hoi Ying Estate. It comprises five 40-to-42-storey blocks with totally 2,522 flats. The flats were sold in 2018 at prices from HK$2.17M to HK$4.68M, after the revision from the previous 70% of the market flat prices to 52% announced by Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of Hong Kong. The court completed in 2019.Name  Type  Completion  Phase Hoi Pik House (Block A) Non-standard  2019  I Hoi Sha House (Block B)  II Hoi Ting House (Block C) Hoi Yuk House (Block D) Hoi Tung House (Block E)
Hoi Tak Court Hoi Tak Court'''Hoi Tak Court''' () is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Fat Tseung Street West, Cheung Sha Wan reclaimed area of Sham Shui Po District, near MTR Nam Cheong station and Fu Cheong Estate. It comprises one block with totally 814 flats. It was arranged for sale in 2018 and is expected to complete in late 2020.Name  Type  Completion Hoi Tak Court  Non-standard  2020
Lai Tsui Court
Lei Cheng Uk Estate Hau Lim House and Hau Chi House, Lei Cheng Uk Estate.Lei Cheng Uk Estate () is a mixed public and TPS estate in Lei Cheng Uk, downhill of Cheung Sha Wan near So Uk Estate. It is also adjacent to the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum. Since the redevelopment in the 1980s, the estate consists of 10 residential buildings completed in 1984, 1989 and 1990 respectively. In 2002, some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 5.The estate is now managed by Hong Kong Housing Society.
Po Hei Court Po Hei CourtPo Hei Court () is a HOS court in Cheung Sha Wan, next to Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum and Lei Cheng Uk Estate. It consists of 2 blocks built in 1993.=== Houses === Name  Type  Completion Fu Hei House  Non-Standard  1993 Wing Hei House
Po Lai Court Po Lai CourtPo Lai Court () is a HOS court in Cheung Sha Wan, next to Po Hei Court. It consists of three blocks built in 1987.=== Houses === Name  Type  Completion Po Fook House  Non-Standard  1987 Po Chak House Po Hong House
So Uk Estate So Uk EstateSo Uk Estate (Chinese: 蘇屋邨) is situated in the northern area So Uk, a downhill in Cheung Sha Wan. The estate was built alongside of squatter areas, which was later demolished for the construction of the estate of 16 blocks in 1960.Unlike many public housing estates built afterwards, the architectural design of the estates is unique in Hong Kong. The "houses" were named after varieties of flowers. There are 5,316 flats in the estate, with capacity of 15,200.High maintenance cost made the Hong Kong Housing Authority decide to demolish it in 2008 and 2011 in two phases, and residents will be relocated to Un Chau Estate Phases 2, 4, and 5 in Sham Shui Po.
Un Chau Estate Un Chau EstateUn Chau Estate (), or Un Chau Street Estate (), is a redeveloped public estate on reclaimed land of Cheung Sha Wan located between Un Chau Street and Cheung Sha Wan Road, next to Cheung Sha Wan station. It consists of 10 residential buildings completed in 1998, 1999 and 2008, which were developed into 4 phases. Phase 5 is under development on the site of former Cheung Sha Wan Factory Estate.
See also *Public housing in Hong Kong*List of public housing estates in Hong Kong
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