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Public housing estates in Tai Po

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The following is a list of public housing estates in Tai Po, 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

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Name Type Inaug. No Blocks No Units Notes
Chung Nga Court 頌雅苑 HOS 1991 3 2,040
Elegance Garden 富雅花園 PSPS 1990 4 1,060
Fu Heng Estate 富亨邨 TPS 1990 8 2,229
Fu Shin Estate 富善邨 TPS 1985 6 4,600
Fu Tip Estate 富蝶邨 Public 2021 1 655
King Nga Court 景雅苑 HOS 1992 2 700
Kwong Fuk Estate 廣福邨 Public 1983 8 6,189
Ming Nga Court 明雅苑 HOS 1985 3 1,680
Po Heung Estate 寶鄉邨 Public 2016 2 483
Po Nga Court 寶雅苑 HOS 1989 3 2,448
Sun Hing Garden 新興花園 PSPS 1986 5 1,460
Tai Po Plaza 大埔廣場 PSPS 1985 5 1,480
Tai Wo Estate 太和邨 TPS 1989 9 2,582
Tai Yuen Estate 大元邨 Public 1980 7 4,876
Tak Nga Court 德雅苑 HOS 1992 1 816
Ting Nga Court 汀雅苑 HOS 1981 3 395
Wan Tau Tong Estate 運頭塘邨 TPS 1991 3 2,675
Wang Fuk Court 宏福苑 HOS 1983 8 1,984
Yat Nga Court 逸雅苑 HOS 1991 2 1,224
Yee Nga Court 怡雅苑 HOS 1993 5 1,750

Chung Nga Court

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Chung Nga Court

Chung Nga Court (Chinese: 頌雅苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme estate in the north of Tai Po, located near Fu Heng Estate. It comprises three residential buildings built in 1991.[1][2]

Name Type Completion
Chung Chun House Trident 3 1991
Chung Sin House Trident 4
Chung May House

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Elegance Garden

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Elegance Garden

Elegance Garden (Chinese: 富雅花園) is a Private Sector Participation Scheme estate in Tai Po, near Uptown Plaza, Wan Tau Tong Estate and MTR Tai Po Market station.[4][5][6] It was jointly developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and Chevalier Group.[7] It has four blocks built in 1990.

Name[8] Type Completion
Block 1 Private Sector Participation Scheme 1990
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4

Fu Heng Estate

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Fu Heng Estate

Fu Heng Estate (Chinese: 富亨邨) is a mixed estate consisting of 8 residential buildings completed in 1990.[9] Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 3 in 2000.[10]

Name Type Completion
Heng Shing House New Slab 1990
Heng Yue House
Heng Wing House Trident 3
Heng Tsui House
Heng Yiu House
Heng Tai House Trident 4
Heng Cheong House
Heng Lung House

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Fu Shin Estate

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Fu Shin Estate

Fu Shin Estate (Chinese: 富善邨) is a mixed public housing and TPS estate, built on the reclaimed land of Tai Po Hoi.[12] The estate consists of six residential blocks completed in 1985.[9] In 2005, some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6B.[13]

Name Type Completion
Shin Kwan House Trident 1 1985
Shin Lun House
Shin King House Trident 2
Shin Mei House
Shin Nga House
Shin Tsui House

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Lift plunge incident

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On 25 October 2008, a lift at Shin Nga House, Fu Shin Estate suddenly plunged 14 storeys, but no one was injured. This raised concerns on lift safety.[15][16] The government later confirmed the incident was caused by the failure of the counterweight pulley bearing, which caused the dislodgement of all eight suspension ropes from the counterweight.[17]

Fu Tip Estate

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Fu Tip Estate

Fu Tip Estate (Chinese: 富蝶邨) is a public housing estate in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong near Fu Heng Estate and Tai Po Hospital.[18] The housing estate will be completed in phases between 2021, 2024 and 2030.[19][20]

Name[21] Chinese name Building type Completed
Ban Tip House 斑蝶樓 Non-standard 2021

King Nga Court / Tak Nga Court / Yat Nga Court

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King Nga Court
Tak Nga Court
Yat Nga Court

The three HOS estates, King Nga Court (Chinese: 景雅苑), Tak Nga Court (Chinese: 德雅苑) and Yat Nga Court (Chinese: 逸雅苑), are built near Wan Tau Tong Estate between 1991 and 1992.[1]

Court Name Type Completion
Yat Nga Court Yat Wing House Trident 4 1991
Yat Yan House
King Nga Court King Yan House NCB (Ver.1984) 1992
King Yuet House
Tak Nga Court Trident 3

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Kwong Fuk Estate

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Kwong Fuk Estate
Kwong Fuk Shopping Centre

Kwong Fuk Estate (Chinese: 廣福邨) is the second public housing estate in Tai Po. Built at the reclaimed land at the east of Tai Po Old Market near Yuen Chau Tsai,[9][12] the estate consists of eight residential buildings completed in 1983.

Name Type Completion
Kwong Yan House Old Slab 1983
Kwong Wai House 1984
Kwong Lai House Twin Tower 1983
Kwong Yi House
Kwong Yau House
Kwong Ping House
Kwong Chi House Trident 2 1985
Kwong Shung House

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Ming Nga Court

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Ming Nga Court

Ming Nga Court (Chinese: 明雅苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme estate in Tai Po,[26] located at the reclaimed land of Tai Po Hoi[9][12] next to Fu Shin Estate and Yee Nga Court. It was developed by Hong Kong Housing Authority in 1985.[27]

Name Type Completion
Ming Hoi House Windwill 1985
Ming Yan House
Ming Cheong House

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Po Heung Estate

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Po Heung Estate

Po Heung Estate (Chinese: 寶鄉邨) is a public housing estate in Po Heung Street, Tai Po, which has 2 blocks with totally 483 flats. Its location was formerly the office of Tai Po Rural Committee and Tai Po Temporary Market. It was completed in 2016.[29]

Po Nga Court

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Po Nga Court

Po Nga Court (Chinese: 寶雅苑) is a HOS estate near Tai Wo Estate, which has 3 residential buildings completed in 1989.[1][30]

Name Type Completion
Yat Wo House Trident 3 1989
Hing Wo House
Ka Wo House

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Sun Hing Garden

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Sun Hing Garden

Sun Hing Garden is a Private Sector Participation Scheme estate in Tai Po, near Fu Shin Estate, Chung Nga Court, Ming Nga Court.[32] Built on the reclaimed land of Tai Po Hoi, the estate consists of 5 blocks built in 1986.

Name[33] Type Completion
Hong Che Court (Block 1) Private Sector Participation Scheme 1986
Hong Yan Court (Block 2)
Hong Shun Court (Block 3)
Hong Shing Court (Block 4)
Hong Man Court (Block 5)

Tai Po Plaza

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Tai Po Plaza

Tai Po Plaza (Chinese: 大埔廣場) is a Private Sector Participation Scheme estate in Tai Po, near Tai Po Centre, Tai Yuen Estate, Fortune Plaza and Tai Po Centre Bus Terminus.[32] It was jointly developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and Shui On Group.[34] It has totally 5 blocks completed in 1985.

Name[35] Type Completion
Yee Fai Court Private Sector Participation Scheme 1985
Yee Fu Court
Yee Hing Court
Yee Sing Court
Yee Tak Court

Tai Wo Estate

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Tai Wo Estate

Tai Wo Estate (Chinese: 太和邨) consists of 9 residential buildings completed in 1989. It is one of the public housing estates in Tai Po that is not built on the reclaimed land.[citation needed] Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 3 in 2000.[10]

Name Type Completion
Oi Wo House New Slab 1989
On Wo House
Hang Wo House
Fook Wo House Trident 3
Hei Wo House
Kui Wo House
Lai Wo House
Sun Wo House
Tsui Wo House

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Tai Yuen Estate

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Tai Yuen Estate

Tai Yuen Estate (Chinese: 大元邨) is the first public housing estate in Tai Po,[37][38] located at the town centre of Tai Po New Town.[citation needed] It is built on the reclaimed land of Tai Po Hoi, the estate consists of 7 residential blocks completed in 1980.[9]

Name Type Completion
Tai Yee House Triple H 1980
Tai Lok House
Tai Ling House Double H
Tai Yan House
Tai Tak House Old Slab 1981
Tai Wing House 1980
Tai Man House

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Ting Nga Court

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Ting Nga Court

Ting Nga Court (Chinese: 汀雅苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme estate in Tai Po, near Tai Yuen Estate. Built on the reclaimed land of Tai Po Hoi, It consists of 3 blocks completed in 1981.

Name[40] Type Completion
Nga Yin House Old-Cruciform 1981
Nga Man House
Nga Kwan House

Wan Tau Tong Estate

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Wan Tau Tong Estate

Wan Tau Tong Estate (Chinese: 運頭塘邨) is the second last public housing estate in Tai Po, but it is not built on the reclaimed land. The estate consists of 3 residential buildings completed in 1991.[38][41] Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 1 in 1998.[42]

Name Type Completion
Wan Hang House Trident 3 1991
Wan Lam House
Wan Loi House

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Wang Fuk Court

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Wang Fuk Court

Wang Fuk Court (Chinese: 宏福苑) is a HOS estate in Tai Po, near Kwong Fuk Estate. It has 8 residential buildings, offering 1,987 units and built in 1983.[44]

Name[45] Type Completion
Wang Yan House Flexi 2 1983
Wang Tao House
Wang Sun House
Wang Kin House
Wang Tai House
Wang Cheong House
Wang Shing House
Wang Chi House

Yee Nga Court

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Yee Nga Court

Yee Nga Court (Chinese: 怡雅苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme estate in Tai Po,[26] located at the reclaimed land of Tai Po Hoi[9][12] next to Fu Shin Estate and Ming Nga Court. It was developed by Hong Kong Housing Authority in 1993.

Name Type Completion
Yee Lai House NCB (Ver.1984) 1993
Yee Shun House
Yee Hau House
Yee Dat House
Yee Leung House

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME
  2. ^ Description of Packages
  3. ^ Chung Nga Court
  4. ^ Tai Po (South) Integrated Family Service Centre
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Chevalier Group: Property – Property Investment and Development
  8. ^ Elegance Garden
  9. ^ a b c d e f Making of a New Town: Urbanisation in Tai Po
  10. ^ a b Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 3
  11. ^ Fu Heng Estate
  12. ^ a b c d List of completed estates constructed on newly reclaimed land
  13. ^ Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6B
  14. ^ Fu Shin Estate
  15. ^ Fears mount as new lift plunges revealed
  16. ^ Lift safety
  17. ^ Lift Incident at Shin Nga House, Fu Shin Estate, Tai Po
  18. ^ "Tai Po Hospital". Hospital Authority. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Special Conditions of Tender Fu Tip Estate (Phase 1) – Shop" (PDF). Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  20. ^ "富蝶邨第一期入伙 高層單位可眺望吐露港 居民暫需到富亨搭車買餸". inmediahk.net. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Housing Authority Property Location and Profile | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  22. ^ Yat Nga Court
  23. ^ King Nga Court
  24. ^ Tak Nga Court
  25. ^ Kwong Fuk Estate
  26. ^ a b Tai Po District
  27. ^ Ming Nga Court
  28. ^ Ming Nga Court
  29. ^ Housing Authority sets rents for five new estates
  30. ^ Po Nga Court
  31. ^ Po Nga Court
  32. ^ a b Tai Po (North) Integrated Family Service Centre
  33. ^ Sun Hing Garden
  34. ^ Shui On Group
  35. ^ Tai Po Plaza
  36. ^ Tai Wo Estate
  37. ^ Tai Po History
  38. ^ a b Government Planned Development
  39. ^ Tai Yuen Estate
  40. ^ Ting Nga Court
  41. ^ Wan Tau Tong Estate
  42. ^ Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 1
  43. ^ Wan Tau Tong Estate
  44. ^ Wang Fuk Court
  45. ^ Wang Fuk Court
  46. ^ Yee Nga Court

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