Kwun Tong Garden Estate

Housing estate in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong

Hung Cheuk Lau, Kwun Tong Garden Estate Kwun Tong Garden Estate

Traditional Chinese| 觀塘花園大廈
Simplified Chinese| 观塘花园大厦
Cantonese Yale| gūn tòhng fā yún daaih hah
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Guàntáng Huāyuán Dàshà
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| gūn tòhng fā yún daaih hah
Jyutping| gun1 tong4 faa1 jyun4 daai6 haa6
Hung Cheuk Lau and Wah Mei Lau, Kwun Tong Garden Estate Lotus Tower Entrance of Lotus Tower

Kwun Tong Garden Estate (Chinese: 觀塘花園大廈), or Garden Estate (Chinese: 花園大廈), is a public housing estate in Ngau Tau Kok, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong,[1] developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society,[2] near the MTR Kwun Tong line's Ngau Tau Kok station.[3] It is the largest Housing Society estate by number of flats (4,921).[4]

## History

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It was the first public housing estate in Kwun Tong District.[5] It comprises five blocks built in 1965 and 1967 respectively, plus Lotus Tower (Chinese: 玉蓮臺), which comprises four blocks built on the site of the earliest Garden Estate blocks.[6]

Kwun Tong Garden Estate was built by the Hong Kong Housing Society between the 1950s and 1960s to accommodate the workers working in the industrial area on the newly reclaimed land along Kwun Tong harbourfront. 7 blocks of Phase 1 were completed in 1958 and 1959, while 5 blocks of Phase 2 were completed in 1965 and 1967. To cope with the redevelopment project of the estate, Phase 1 blocks were demolished in 1983 and 1987 respectively. They were replaced by the blocks of Lotus Tower built in 1987 (Block 4) and 1990 (Block 1 to 3) respectively.[7]

## Demographics

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According to the 2016 population by-census, Kwun Tong Garden Estate has a population of 12,578. 97% of the population is Chinese. Median monthly domestic household income is HK$15,500.[8]

## Houses

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### Kwun Tong Garden Estate

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Name | Completion

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Hay Cheuk Lau | 1965, 1967
Wah Mei Lau
Pak Ling Lau
Hung Cheuk Lau
Yin Chee Lau

### Lotus Tower

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Name | Completion

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Block 1 | 1990
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4 | 1987

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kwun Tong Garden Estate.

1. ^ "Kwun Tong District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
2. ^ "Kwun Tong Garden Estate". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
3. ^ Ngau Tau Kok Station
4. ^ "Kwun Tong Garden Estate". Hong Kong Housing Society. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
5. ^ History of Kwun Tong Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ Kwun Tong Garden Estate
7. ^ Kwun Tong Garden Estate (Chinese)
8. ^ "Major Housing Estates". 2017 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

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Kwun Tong District

Areas|

* Cha Kwo Ling
* Kowloon Bay (part)
* Kwun Tong
* Sai Tso Wan
* Lam Tin
* Ngau Tau Kok
* Jordan Valley
* Shun Lee
* Yau Tong

Landmarks|

* Amoy Gardens
* Domain
* East Kowloon Cultural Centre
* Four hills of Kowloon
* Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre
* Kwun Tong Garden Estate
* Kwun Tong Promenade
* Kwun Tong Swimming Pool
* Laguna City
* Lok Wah Estate
* Lower Ngau Tau Kok (II) Estate
* Millennium City
* apm
* Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground
* Sceneway Garden
* Sceneway Plaza
* Telford Gardens
* Tsui Ping Estate
* Upper Ngau Tau Kok Estate
* Yue Man Square
* Public housing estates in Lam Tin
* Public housing estates in Ngau Tau Kok and Kowloon Bay
* Public housing estates in Yau Tong

Transport|

| MTR stations|

* Kowloon Bay
* Kwun Tong
* Lam Tin
* Ngau Tau Kok
* Yau Tong

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Water|

* Kwun Tong Ferry Pier

Education|

* ECF Saint Too Canaan College
* Fukien Secondary School
* Kellett School Kowloon Bay Campus
* Kwun Tong Government Secondary School
* Kwun Tong Kung Lok Government Secondary School
* Kwun Tong Maryknoll College
* Mu Kuang English School
* Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong Secondary Campus
* St. Catharine's School for Girls
* St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School
* United Christian College (Kowloon East)

History|

* Death of Chan Yin-lam

This list is incomplete.

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