Public housing estates in Shek Kip Mei
Introduction '''Public housing estates in Shek Kip Mei''' are public housing in an area originally known as Kap Shek Mi in New Kowloon on the North Eastern Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong.
History Hong Kong's public housing program was initiated by Governor Alexander Grantham following a major fire on 25 December 1953.The Shek Kip Mei area was the location of tens of thousands of makeshift homes of immigrants from Mainland China. The fire cost many lives, and left 53,000 people homeless.The public housing program introduced "multi story building" with fire- and flood-proof construction. The clearance of the fire debris and demolition of the remaining makeshift houses paved the way for construction of the Shek Kip Mei Low-cost Housing Estate (石硤尾廉租屋邨).
Overview  Name Type Inaug. No Blocks No Units Notes Chak On Estate  澤安邨  Public  1983 4 1,903  Nam Shan Estate  南山邨  Public  1977 8 2,849  Pak Tin Estate  白田邨  Public  1975/1993 20 8,758  Shek Kip Mei Estate  石硤尾邨  Public  1979/2007 11 7,363  Tai Hang Tung Estate  大坑東邨  Public  1980 9 2,101  Tai Hang Sai Estate  大坑西邨  Private  1965 8
Chak On Estate Chak On Estate'''Chak On Estate''' () is a public housing estate in Tai Wo Ping, Shek Kip Mei. Formerly Tai Wo Ping Cottage Area () and built at a hill near Lung Cheung Road, the estate consists of 4 residential blocks completed in 1983.===Houses=== Name  Type  Completion Lai Chak House  Single I  1983 Wah Chak House  Old Slab Fu Chak House Wing Chak House
Nam Shan Estate Nam Ming House, Nam Shan Estate'''Nam Shan Estate''' () is a public housing estate in Shek Kip Mei, located near Tai Hang Tung Estate, Tai Hang Sai Estate and Yau Yat Tsuen. It was formerly called "Kowloon Tsai". It comprises 8 residential blocks built in 1977.===Houses=== Name  Type  Completion Nam Yat House  New Slab  1977 Nam Fung House Nam Lok House Nam Ming House Nam On House Nam Tai House Nam Wai House Nam Yiu House
Pak Tin Estate Pin Tak Estate Phase 3'''Pak Tin Estate''' () is a public housing estate in Shek Kip Mei, located between Shek Kip Mei Estate and Chak On Estate. It is currently the largest public housing estate in Shek Kip Mei.
Shek Kip Mei Estate Mei Ho House, Shek Kip Mei Estate near Tai Po Road'''Shek Kip Mei Estate''' () is the first public housing estate in Hong Kong. The estate was constructed as a result of a fire in Shek Kip Mei in 1953, to settle the families of inhabitants in the squats over the hill who lost their homes in one night.
Tai Hang Tung Estate Tai Hang Tung Estate'''Tai Hang Tung Estate''' () is a public housing estate in Shek Kip Mei, located near Tai Hang Sai Estate and Nam Shan Estate.
Tai Hang Sai Estate Tai Hang Sai Estate'''Tai Hang Sai Estate''' () is a private housing estate in Shek Kip Mei, located between Shek Kip Mei Estate and Tai Hang Tung Estate, near MTR Shek Kip Mei station. It consists of 8 residential buildings which were built in 1965 and 1977 respectively. The estate was built and managed by a privately owned company called "Hong Kong Settlers Housing Corporation Limited" ().
See also * Public housing in Hong Kong* List of public housing estates in Hong Kong
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