Public housing estates in Sham Shui Po
Introduction Nam Cheong Estate, with Nam Cheong Park in the foregroundThe following is an overview of '''public housing estates in Sham Shui Po''', Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.
History The site where Sham Shui Po Park, Lai Kok Estate, Lai On Estate and Dragon Centre are located were formerly the Sham Shui Po Barracks () of the British Army between the 1910s to 1977.During World War II, the barrack was attacked by the Japanese Army and was used as a concentration camp during the Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945.After the war, the barracks were once again used by British Army until 1977, when they were closed. Part of the site became Lai Kok Estate in 1981, and Sham Shui Po Park in 1983, while another part was a refugee camp for Vietnamese boat people. In 1989, the refugee camp was closed and replaced by Lai On Estate and Dragon Centre in 1993 and 1994 respectively.In 1992, the Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier terminated ferry service due to West Kowloon Reclamation Project. Fu Cheong Estate was built in 2001 on the site of the bus terminus of the former pier, located between Yen Chow Street and Tung Chau Street. In 1977, the sea outside Tung Chau Street was reclaimed, the ferry pier was relocated near the newly reclaimed land near Yen Chow Street in 1978, and Nam Cheong Estate was built in 1989 on land beyond the old ferry pier located at the junction of Pei Ho Street and Tung Chau Street.
Overview  Name Type Inaug. No Blocks No Units Notes Cronin Garden 樂年花園 Flat-For-Sale 1995 7 728 HK Housing Society Fu Cheong Estate 富昌邨 Public 2001 10 5,874 Lai Kok Estate 麗閣邨 Public 1981 8 3,068 Lai On Estate 麗安邨 Public 1993 5 1,438 Nam Cheong Estate 南昌邨 Public 1989 9 1,898 Wing Cheong Estate 榮昌邨 Public 2013 2 1,488 Yee Ching Court 怡靖苑 HOS 1993 3 672 Yee Kok Court 怡閣苑 HOS 1981 7 694
Cronin Garden Cronin Garden'''Cronin Garden''' () is a Flat-for-Sale Scheme estates at the junction of Shun Ning Road, Po On Road and Pratas Street in Sham Shui Po. It has totally seven 13-storey blocks, built in 1995 and developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society.It was built on the site of Sheung Li Uk Estate (), the first estate built by the Hong Kong Housing Society, designed by Stanley Feltham, and completed in 1952.=== Houses === Name   Completion Block 1  1995 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Block 7
Fu Cheong Estate Fu Cheong Estate'''Fu Cheong Estate''' () was built on reclaimed land of the southwest of Sham Shui Po near Nam Cheong station. Fu Cheong Estate was built in 2001, Fu Cheong Estate was constructed on the former site of the Sham Shui Po bus terminus. Its name, "Fu Cheong", comes from nearby Nam Cheong Estate and means "Wealthy and Prosperity" in Chinese language. It consists of 10 residential buildings and a shopping centre completed in 2001 and 2002.===Houses=== Name  Type  Completion Fu Hoi House  Single Aspect Building  2001 Fu Leung House Fu Yee House Fu Loy House  Harmony 1 Fu Sing House Fu Wong House Fu Wen House Fu Ying House Fu Yuet House  2002 Fu Yun House  Senior Citizens
Lai Kok Estate Lai Ho House and Lai Lan House, Lai Kok Estate'''Lai Kok Estate''' () was built on reclaimed land of the west of Yen Chow Street, Sham Shui Po, located near Lai On Estate, Dragon Centre, and Cheung Sha Wan station. It consists of 8 residential blocks completed in 1981.===Houses=== Name  Type  Completion Lai Huen House  Triple I  1981 Lai Lo House Lai Mei House Lai Fu House  Old Slab Lai Ho House Lai Kuk House Lai Kwai House Lai Lan House
Lai On Estate Lai On Estate'''Lai On Estate''' () is located near Lai Kok Estate, Dragon Centre, and Sham Shui Po station. It consists of 5 residential blocks completed in 1993.===Houses=== Name  Type  Completion Lai Ching House  Harmony 1A  1993 Lai Lim House Lai Ping House Lai Tak House Lai Wing House
Nam Cheong Estate Nam Cheong Estate'''Nam Cheong Estate''' () is named from nearby Nam Cheong Street, a main street in Sham Shui Po District. It consists of seven residential blocks completed in 1989.In 2005, the estate was sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6B.The estate is surrounded by Tung Chau Street Park.===Houses=== Name  Type  Completion Cheong Him House  Linear 1  1989 Cheong On House Cheong Shun House  Linear 3 Cheong Yat House Cheong Chit House Cheong Chung House Cheong Yin House
Wing Cheong Estate Wing Cheong Estate'''Wing Cheong Estate''' is composed of two Y-shaped blocks completed 2013, between Fu Cheong Estate and the West Kowloon Corridor, on Sai Chuen Road. It provides about 1500 public rental flats. The main contractor for the estate's construction was Paul Y Engineering.To mitigate the noise nuisance of the adjacent West Kowloon Corridor, the flats facing this motorway are equipped with "acoustic balconies". The balcony parapet incorporates an inclined glass panel to deflect noise, and the walls and ceiling of the balconies are faced with sound-absorbing panels.===Houses=== Name  Type  Completion Wing Chun House  Non-standard block  2013 Wing Kit House
Yee Ching Court Yee Ching Court'''Yee Ching Court''' () is a HOS court in Sham Shui Po, next to Lai Kok Estate, Lai On Estate and Dragon Centre. It has 3 blocks built in 1993.=== Houses === Name  Type  Completion Han Ching House  Harmony 1A  1993 Ning Ching House Yat Ching House
Yee Kok Court Yee Kok Court'''Yee Kok Court''' () is a HOS court in Sham Shui Po, next to Lai Kok Estate, Lai On Estate and Dragon Centre. It has 7 blocks built in 1981.=== Houses === Name  Type  Completion Yee Lok House  Old-Cruciform  1981 Yee Mei House Yee Kin House Yee Tai House Yee Hong House  1983 Yee Yan House Yee Sau House
See also * Public housing in Hong Kong* List of public housing estates in Hong Kong
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