Mei Tung Estate
Introduction '''Mei Tung Estate''' () is a public housing estate located at the south of Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong opposite Kowloon Walled City Park. It consists of 2 Old Slab-typed blocks, each building is 8-storey, providing over 600 flats. Although the estate is near Kowloon City, it belongs to Wong Tai Sin District rather than Kowloon City District because it is located at the north of Tung Tau Tsuen Road (), the boundary between two districts. A third block opened in 2010, and a fourth opened in 2014.
Background In 1971, the British Hong Kong Government cleared Tung Wo Village and Chiu Ping New Village in Tung Tau Squatter Area. In 1974, one block of the estate, "Block 6", was constructed. The government planned to demolish nearby Sai Tau Village in Kowloon City to construct remaining blocks, but the plan was strongly opposed by the village residents. As a result, the plan was left aside. (Sai Tau Village was finally demolished in 1984 to build the current Carpenter Road Park.) Since no other blocks were built, "Block 6" was renamed as "Mei Tung House" in 1979.In 1981, the government decided to construct one more block on the left side of Mei Tung House. In 1983, the block, "Mei Po House", was completed. As of 2022 via Google Street View, Mei Tung House and Mei Po House portions of the Mei Tung Estate were demolished and now under redevelopment by Hong Kong Housing Authority for new public housing project.
Houses  Name  Chinese name  Building type  Completed  Demolished Mei Tung House  美東樓  Old Slab  1974  2022 Mei Po House  美寶樓  1983 Mei Yan House  美仁樓  Non-standard  2010  - Mei Tak House  美德樓  2014  -
Demographics According to the 2016 by-census, Mei Tung Estate had a population of 6,067.The median age was 41.4 and the majority of residents (98 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.5 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$17,000.
Politics Mei Tung Estate is located in Tung Mei constituency of the Wong Tai Sin District Council. It was formerly represented by Sze Tak-loy, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021.
Education Mei Tung Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 41.Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Kowloon Tong Government Primary School.
See also *Public housing estates in Wong Tai Sin
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