Un Chau Estate
Introduction Un Chau Estate'''Un Chau Estate''' (), or '''Un Chau Street Estate''' () before redevelopment, is a public housing estate on the reclaimed land of Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, located between  and Cheung Sha Wan Road, next to MTR Cheung Sha Wan station. It consists of 10 residential buildings completed in 1998, 1999 and 2008, which were developed into 4 phases. Phase 5 was developed on the site of the former Cheung Sha Wan Factory Estate.
Background Un Chau Street Estate had 8 residential blocks completed in 1969, but all the blocks were demolished in 1990s and 2000s, and replaced by new-typed buildings. The redeveloped estate was renamed as "Un Chau Estate". Phase 1 and 3 consists of 6 residential buildings (a building for senior citizens included) and a shopping centre, which were completed between 1998 and 1999.Phase 2 and 4 consists of 5 residential buildings completed in 2008.Phase 5 is on the site of the former Cheung Sha Wan Factory Estate. It comprises three site-oriented domestic blocks and anancillary facilities block providing car parks, amenity facilities, elderly centre and the integrated family services centre. Foundation works commenced in 2007 and was completed in 2012.
Demographics According to the 2016 population by-census, Un Chau Estate has a population of 18,482.97% of the population is of Chinese ancestry. Median monthly domestic household income is HK$ 14,930.File:元洲街村.GIF|Map of former Un Chau Street Estate File:Unchau 01.JPG|Blocks of former Un Chau Street Estate in 1980sFile:Unchau1994.JPG|Blocks of former Un Chau Street Estate in 1990sFile:UnChauEstate UnHongHouse.jpg|Phase 1 Un Hong House, Un Chau EstateFile:CSWnewestate 20070509.jpg|Phase 2, Un Chau EstateFile:Un chau estate phase2&4.jpg|Phase 2 and 4, Un Chau EstateFile:Un chau estate un kin house.jpg|Phase 4 Un Kin House, Un Chau EstateFile:Un Chau Estate 2012 part2.JPG|Phase 5 in 2012
Houses  Name  Chinese name  Type  Completion Un Hong House  元康樓  Senior Citizens  1998 Un Wo House  元和樓  1999 Un Fung House  元豐樓  Harmony 1 Un Shing House  元盛樓 Un Tai House  元泰樓 Un Lok House  元樂樓  New Harmony 1  2008 Un Nga House  元雅樓 Un Chi House  元智樓 Un Hei House  元禧樓 Un Kin House  元健樓  Small Household Block Un Mun House  元滿樓  Non-Standard Domestic Block  2012 Un Wai House  元慧樓 Un Yat House  元逸樓 Un Him House  元謙樓  Auxiliary facilities buildingPhase 2, 4 and 5 have been offered as alternate public housing for people displaced by the demolition of buildings in nearby So Uk Estate.
See also * Public housing in Hong Kong* List of public housing estates in Hong Kong
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