Public housing estates in Kwai Chung
Introduction Tai Wo Hau Estate (linear blocks)The following is an overview of '''Public housing estates in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong''', including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.
Overview  Name Type Inaug. No Blocks No Units Notes Cho Yiu Chuen  祖堯邨  Public  1976 8 2,532  HK Housing Society Hibiscus Park  芊紅居  Sandwich  1998 2 420  HK Housing Society Highland Park  浩景臺  Sandwich  1999 6 1,456  HK Housing Society High Prosperity Terrace  高盛臺  Public  2003 2 760  Kwai Chun Court  葵俊苑  HOS  1995 3 1,050  Kwai Chung Estate  葵涌邨  Public  1997 14 11,759  Kwai Fong Estate  葵芳邨  Public  1987 12 6,449  Kwai Hing Estate  葵興邨  TPS  1991 4 383*  * PRH flats only (excluding TPS) Kwai Hong Court  葵康苑  HOS  1993 2 701  Kwai Luen Estate  葵聯邨  Public  2011 2 1,507  + two blocks under construction Kwai Shing East Estate  葵盛東邨  Public  1989 12 7,108  Kwai Shing West Estate  葵盛西邨  Public  1975 10 5,261  Kwai Tsui Estate  葵翠邨  Public  2018 2 866  Kwai Yin Court  葵賢苑  HOS  1993 2 700  Lai King Estate  荔景邨  Public  1975 7 4,224  Lai Yan Court  荔欣苑  HOS  2001 2 1,920  Lai Yiu Estate  麗瑤邨  Public  1976 5 2,841  On Yam Estate  安蔭邨  Public  1994 8 5,492  Ning Fung Court  寧峰苑  HOS  2001 4 1,280  Shek Lei (I) Estate  石籬(一)邨  Public  1985 9 4,989  Shek Lei (II) Estate  石籬(二)邨  Public  1994 9 5,597  Shek Yam East Estate  石蔭東邨  Public  1996 3 2,331  Shek Yam Estate  石蔭邨  Public  2000 3 2,331  Sheung Man Court  尚文苑  HOS  2020 1 494  Tai Wo Hau Estate  大窩口邨  Public  1979 17 7,860  Tsui Yiu Court  翠瑤苑  HOS  1981 1 292  Wah Lai Estate  華荔邨  Public  2001 2 1,517  Yi Fung Court  怡峰苑  HOS  1999 2 700  Yin Lai Court  賢麗苑  HOS  1991 2 560  Yuet Lai Court  悅麗苑  HOS  1981 4 704
Estates ===Cho Yiu Chuen===Overview of Cho Yiu ChuenCho Yiu Place, a redecorated shopping centre of Cho Yiu Chuen'''Cho Yiu Chuen''' () consists of 8 residential buildings with a total of 2,532 units, which were built in 1977, 1978 and 1981.It also provides elderly persons flats at Chung Ling Sheh (). It was named for Sir Cho Yiu Kwan (), one of the founders of Hong Kong Housing Society. It received a Certificate of Merit at the 1981 Hong Kong Institute of Architects Annual Awards. Name  Completion Kai Chun Lau  1977 Kai Kwong Lau Kai Lim Lau Kai Him Lau  1978–1979 Kai Hang Lau Kai Min Lau Chung Ling Sheh Kai King Lau  1981Kai King Lau is the tallest building in Cho Yiu Chuen with 38 storeys. It was also the tallest public housing building in the world at that time.===Hibiscus Park===Hibiscus Park'''Hibiscus Park''' () is a SCHS estate in Kwai Chung, near Kwai Chung Sports Ground, Kwai Fong. Formerly the site of Kwai Hong Temporary Housing Area (), it consists of 2 blocks built in 1998.===Highland Park===Highland Park'''Highland Park''' () is a SCHS estate, developed by the HKHS and situated at the mid-level of Lai King Hill, Kwai Chung. Formerly the site of Lai King Temporary Housing Area (), It has totally 6 blocks built in 1999, offering 1,456 flats.===High Prosperity Terrace==='''High Prosperity Terrace''' () was PSPS estate which was jointly by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and Supertime Holdings. However, it was transferred to rental public housing estate in 2002.Its rent are now fixed at 10% above the best rents of the district concerned in view of their higher standard of finishes and fittings. It has two residential buildings, completed in 2003.Formerly the site of Kwai Lok Temporary Housing Area (),High Prosperity Terrace (full view and brighter).jpg|High Prosperity Terrace===Kwai Chun Court===Kwai Chun Court'''Kwai Chun Court''' () is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, near Kwai Hing Estate. It has 3 blocks built in 1995.Name  Type  Completion Kwai Cheong House  NCB (Ver.1984)  1995 Kwai Yue House Kwai Fung House===Kwai Chung Estate===Kwai Chung Estate, Phase 1 RedevelopmentKwai Chung Estate, Phase 3 Redevelopment'''Kwai Chung Estate''' () is now under the management of the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA). The phase 1 and phase 3–5 of its redevelopment were completed progressively in 1998, 2000 and 2005.Starting from 1993, the Housing Department has embarked on the redevelopment of Kwai Chung Estate. After 12 years of work, the entire redevelopment project was realised in 2005.Being the largest public housing estate in Hong Kong, Kwai Chung Estate provides 11,759 rental flats for about 33,300 people. The redevelopment works also include realignment of Sheung Kok Street, road improvement works and the allocation of 800 flats in Kwai Fuk Court for government quarters. It features commercial centre, carpark, public transport interchange, post office, social welfare and recreational facilities. Pak Kwai House and Hop Kwai House were built of the site of the former Kwai Chung Factory Estate. House name  Type  Completion Chun Kwai House (春葵樓)  Harmony 1 1997 Ha Kwai House (夏葵樓) Chau Kwai House (秋葵樓) Yan Kwai House (茵葵樓)  Single Aspect Building 2000 Pik Kwai House (碧葵樓)  New Harmony 1  2005 Chui Kwai House (翠葵樓) Chin Kwai House (芊葵樓) Nga Kwai House (雅葵樓) Yuk Kwai House (旭葵樓) Ying Kwai House (映葵樓) Hiu Kwai House (曉葵樓)  Luk Kwai House (綠葵樓) Tsz Kwai House (芷葵樓) Yat Kwai House (逸葵樓) Pak Kwai House (百葵樓)  2008 Hop Kwai House (合葵樓) ===Kwai Fong Estate===Kwai Fong Estate'''Kwai Fong Estate''' (Chinese: 葵芳邨) is built on the reclaimed land of Gin Drinkers Bay, later the town centre of Kwai Chung, and the south of Kwai Hing Estate. Kwai Fong station is named from the name of the estate. It comprises 12 buildings with a total of 6400 units and 1 shopping arcade. Before redevelopment, it consisted of 11 buildings which were completed between 1971 and 1973.In 1982, the buildings were revealed to have structural defects. In 1985, the HKHA announced that the strength of the concrete in blocks 8, 9, 10 and 11 of Kwai Fong Estate was below standard. Those blocks were demolished between 1985 and 1989.Other old buildings were also demolished in the 1990s to cope with the estate redevelopment. The estate was later redeveloped with 12 new buildings built between 1987 and 2002.House name  Type  Completion Kwai Yan House  New Slab  1987 Kwai Chi House  Linear 1 Kwai Tak House 1991 Kwai Shun House  Linear 3 Kwai On House  1990 Kwai Kin House  Harmony 3  1993 Kwai Ming House  Harmony 1  1996 Kwai Ching House Kwai Tai House  1998 Kwai Oi House  Single Aspect Building  2000 Kwai Foon House  New Cruciform (Ver.1999)  2002 Kwai Hei House===Kwai Hing Estate===Kwai Hing Estate'''Kwai Hing Estate''' (Chinese: 葵興邨) was built in the valley of Gin Drinkers Bay, later the town centre of Kwai Chung. Kwai Hing station is named after the name of the estate. It comprises 4 buildings with a total of 400 rental units (TPS units excluded) and 1 shopping arcade. Before redevelopment, it consisted of 5 buildings which were completed between 1970 and 1972.In 1985, the HKHA announced that the strength of the concrete in blocks 3, 4 and 5 of Kwai Hing Estate were below standard. All the blocks were later demolished between 1988 and 1992 to cope with the estate redevelopment. The estate was later redeveloped with 5 buildings between 1991 and 1992.Name  Type  Completion Hing Kok House  Linear 1  1991 Hing Yat House Hing Fuk House  1992 Hing Lok House===Kwai Hong Court===Kwai Hong Court'''Kwai Hong Court''' is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, near Sun Kwai Hing Gardens and Kwai Hing station. It consists of two blocks built in 1993.Name  Type  Completion Kwai Ming House  Non-Standard  1993 Kwai Yat House===Kwai Luen Estate===Kwai Luen Estate'''Kwai Luen Estate''' () opened on Kwai Luen Road in 2011 with two residential blocks. Two additional houses are under construction on Kwai Shing Circuit. It was one of the public housing estates detected to have excessive lead contents in its water supply in 2015.Name  Type  Completion Luen Hei House  Non-standard  2011 Luen Yan House Luen Yat House  2014 Luen Yuet House===Kwai Shing East Estate===Kwai Shing East Estate'''Kwai Shing East Estate''' () is located at the east of Kwai Shing West Estate, and now consists of 12 residential buildings and a shopping centre. Kwai Shing East Estate was formerly '''Kwai Shing Estate''' () which had nine blocks (blocks 12 to 20) completed in 1972 and 1973.In 1977, these blocks were renamed as '''Kwai Shing East Estate'''. In 1985, the HKHA announced that the strength of the concrete in Blocks 18 and 20 of the estate were below standard. Those blocks were demolished in 1989.The remaining blocks (except block 12) were demolished and replaced by new buildings in the 1990s and 2000s. In 1995, Block 12 was converted into Interim Housing temporarily to settle people ineligible for public rental housing. But in 2008, the Hong Kong Housing Authority announced plans to demolish block 12 in 2010.Name  Type  Completion Block 12  Interim Housing (Old Slab)  1972(To be demolished in 2010) Shing Fung House  Linear 1  1990 Shing Hei House Shing Hing House  Harmony 1  1993 Shing On House  Harmony 3A Shing Kwok House  1997 Shing Lok House  Harmony 1  1998 Shing Fu House Shing Keung House  1999 Shing Yat House Shing Ka House  Small Household Block Shing Wo House  2003===Kwai Shing West Estate===Kwai Shing West Estate'''Kwai Shing West Estate''' () is located at the east of Kwai Shing East Estate, and consists of 10 residential buildings completed between 1975 and 1977.Name  Type  Completion Block 1  Old Slab  1977 Block 2 Block 3  1976 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Block 7 Block 8 Block 9 Block 10  1975===Kwai Tsui Estate===Kwai Tsui Estate'''Kwai Tsui Estate''' () is a public housing estate built on the site of the former Kwai Chung Police Married Quarters, near MTR Kwai Fong station and Kwai Fong Estate. It comprises two domestic blocks, of 23 and 24 storeys respectively, and a three-storey podium. The estate provides about 866 flats that can accommodate a total population of about 2,400 residents. The first tenants moved in on 30 April 2018.English name  Chinese name  Type  Completion Bik Tsui House  碧翠樓  Non-standard block (cruciform design)  2018 Luk Tsui House  綠翠樓===Lai King Estate===Phase 2, Lai King Estate'''Lai King Estate''' () is one of the oldest public housing estates in Kwai Tsing District. It is divided into 2 phases and consists of a total of 8 residential buildings completed in 1975 (Phase 1), 1976 (Phase 2)  and 2022 (Heng King House) respectively. Lai King station is located between the two phases. Name  Type  Completion Fung King House (風景樓)  Old Slab (Resettlement Block Mark VII)  1975 Wo King House (和景樓) Yat King House (日景樓) Ming King House (明景樓) Yeung King House (仰景樓) 1976 On King House (安景樓) Lok King House (樂景樓) Heng King House (恆景樓)  Non-Standard (Linear Block)  2022===Lai Yan Court===Lai Yan Court'''Lai Yan Court''' () is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, located near Wah Lai Estate and within walking distance to Mei Foo station. Together with Wah Lai Estate and Nob Hill, it was formerly the site of Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park. It has 3 blocks built in 2001.Name  Type  Completion Lai Ying House  Harmony 1  2001 Lai Choi House Lai Lam House===Lai Yiu Estate===Lai Yiu Estate'''Lai Yiu Estate''' () is located at the north mid-level of Lai King Estate. It consists of 5 residential buildings completed in 1976, 1977 and 1999 respectively. Name  Type  Completion Fu Yiu House  Twin Tower  1976 Kwai Yiu House  1977 Lok Yiu House Wah Yiu House  Old Slab Wing Yiu House  Small Household Block  1999===Ning Fung Court===Ning Fung Court'''Ning Fung Court''' () is a HOS court in North Kwai Chung, located near Shek Yam Estate and Shek Yam East Estate. Name  Type  Completion Ching Fung House  Concord 1  2001 Long Fung House Ting Fung House Yun Fung House===On Yam Estate===On Yam Estate'''On Yam Estate''' () is situated on land which was formerly the location of Shek Yam Temporary Housing Area () and Shek Lei Temporary Housing Area (). The estate consists of 8 residential buildings (in Phase 1 and 2) completed in 1994 and 1995.Name  Type  Completion Hong Yam House  Harmony 1  1994 Kar Yam House Cheung Yam House Yiu Yam House  1995 Tak Yam House Chak Yam House Fung Yam House Shing Yam House===Shek Lei Estate===Shek Lei (I) Estate'''Shek Lei Estate''' () is located near Shek Yam Estate, On Yam Estate and Shek Yam East Estate. The estate separates into three parts, '''Shek Lei (I) Estate''' (), '''Shek Lei (II) Estate''' () and '''Shek Lei Interim Housing''' (). It has totally 22 blocks and 2 shopping centres with the population of about 35,000.It is currently the second largest public housing estates in Kwai Chung.Shek Lei (II) Estate (better contrast).jpg|Shek Lei (II) Estate===Shek Yam East Estate===Shek Yam East Estate'''Shek Yam East Estate''' (Chinese: 石蔭東邨) was developed by the HKHA, and the year of intake was 1996.It was developed on the former site of Tai Pak Tin Temporary Housing Area (Chinese: 大白田臨時房屋區), and not as a redevelopment of Shek Yam Estate. It is therefore considered as an independent estate. Shek Yam East Estate is a comparatively small public housing estate for Hong Kong standards, comprising three 39-floor residential buildings, without market and shopping centre. It comprises a total of 2,500 apartments, with sizes ranging from 13.6 to 49 m2.The authorized population was 6,500 at the end of 2007.The nearby Shek Yam Shopping Centre, located within Shek Yam Estate serves this estate. Name  Type  Completion Yam Heng House  Harmony 1  1996 Yam Hing House Yam Yue House===Shek Yam Estate===Shek Yam Estate'''Shek Yam Estate''' () 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.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. Name  Type  Completion Chi Shek House  Harmony 1  2000 Yan Shek House Yung Shek House  Linear 1 Lai Shek House  Non-standard  2006===Sheung Man Court===Sheung Man CourtSheung Man Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Texaco Road, Kwai Chung, near Tai Wo Hau Estate and MTR Tai Wo Hau station. It comprises one block with 494 flats in total. Saleable flat area ranges from 26.6 to 42.6 square metres sold from HK$1.77M to HK$3.54M, after applying a 41% discount from the assessed market values. It was sold in 2019 and is expected to complete in 2020.Although the court is just opposite to Tsuen Wan Town Centre and is named with prefix "Sheung" (another one is Sheung Chui Court), it is located at the east side of Texaco Road and so belongs to Kwai Tsing District instead of Tsuen Wan District. Name Type  Completion Sheung Man Court  Non-standard  2020===Tai Wo Hau Estate / Kwai Yin Court===Tai Wo Hau Estate (harmony blocks)Kwai Yin Court (better contrast).jpg|Kwai Yin Court===Tsui Yiu Court===Tsui Yiu Court'''Tsui Yiu Court''' is a HOS court in Lai King Hill, Kwai Chung, near Lai Yiu Estate and Castle Peak Road (Kwai Chung Section). It has 1 block built in 1981.Name  Type  Completion Tsui Yiu Court  Non-standard  1981===Wah Lai Estate===Wah Lai Estate'''Wah Lai Estate''' () consists of two residential buildings completed in 2001.Although it administratively belongs to Kwai Tsing District, it is very near Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Lai Chi Kok rather than other parts in Kwai Chung. Sham Shui Po District Council requested the government to include the estate into its district, but there are still no changes in the boundary related to the estate. However, the government decided to include the entire Nob Hill, a private housing estate next to Wah Lai Estate, into Sham Shui Po District in 2007.Name  Type  Completion Hei Lai House  Harmony 1  2001 Seung Lai House===Yi Fung Court==='''Yi Fung Court''' () is a HOS court in the upper hill of Shek Lei Extension, Lei Pui Street. It has totally 2 blocks built in 1999.Yi Fung Court, Hong Kong.jpg|Yi Fung Court===Yin Lai Court===Yin Lai Court'''Yin Lai Court''' () is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, near Lai King Estate and Lai King station. It has two blocks and a shopping centre built in 1991.Name  Type  Completion Yin Kwong House  Flexi 3  1991 Yin Tak House===Yuet Lai Court===Yuet Lai Court'''Yuet Lai Court''' () is a HOS court in Kwai Chung, near Lai King Estate and Lai King station. It has totally 4 blocks, located at the east of Lai King Hill Road. It was sold to the public through Home Ownership Scheme Phase 1 in 1981.It is one of the earliest HOS courts in Hong Kong. Name  Type  Completion Lai Wan House  Non-Standard  1981 Lai Wah House Lai Ha House Lai Hung House
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