Lek Yuen Estate

Public housing estate in Sha Tin, Hong Kong

Lek Yuen Estate

Overview of Lek Yuen Estate

General information
Location| 6 Lek Yuen Street, Sha Tin
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates| 22°23′06″N 114°11′32″E﻿ / ﻿22.385053°N 114.192115°E﻿ / 22.385053; 114.192115
Status| Completed
Category| Public rental housing
Population| 8,131[1] (2016)
No. of blocks| 7[2]
No. of units| 3,219[2]
Construction
Constructed| 1975; 50 years ago (1975)
Authority| Hong Kong Housing Authority

Lek Yuen Estate (Chinese: 瀝源邨) is a public housing estate in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the first public housing estate in Sha Tin, built on the reclaimed land of Sha Tin Hoi, located near Wo Che Estate and MTR Sha Tin station.[3] The estate consists of seven residential blocks completed in 1975.[2]

## History

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Lek Yuen Estate was one of the first of a "new generation" of estates which were more self-contained with regard to the provision of amenities and shopping.[4] Covered walkways allow tenants to do their shopping close to home, without relying on cars or trains. This is now a standard element of housing estate design in Hong Kong. When the old Sha Tin market was being demolished, many merchants were relocated to the Lek Yuen Estate shops, though some complained of comparatively "exorbitant" rents.[5]

The shopping centre is now owned by The Link REIT. The estate locality has several other facilities including a market, a park, a public clinic, an entertainment building called "Sha Tin Fun City" (沙田娛樂城), and numerous schools. An elevated walkway runs through the estate, linking it to Sha Tin Town Centre (to the south) and Wo Che Estate (to the north).

On 24 September 2020, a man was found dead at the estate after a fire broke out on the fourth floor of Wing Shui House.[6]

## Houses

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Name[2] | Chinese name | Building type | Completed

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Wing Shui House | 榮瑞樓 | Old Slab | 1975
Wah Fung House | 華豐樓
Fu Yu House | 富裕樓
Kwai Wo House | 貴和樓
Fook Hoi House | 福海樓
Luk Chuen House | 祿泉樓
Sau Chuen House | 壽全樓

## Demographics

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According to the 2016 by-census, Lek Yuen Estate had a population of 8,131. The median age was 50.5 and the majority of residents (98.6 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.6 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$20,000.[1]

## Politics

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Lek Yuen Estate is located in Lek Yuen constituency of the Sha Tin District Council.[7] It is currently represented by Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[8]

## COVID-19 pandemic

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Some residents in Luk Chuen House at the Estate in June 2020, where confirmed cases were found.[9]

## See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lek Yuen Estate.

* Public housing estates in Sha Tin

## References

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1. ^ a b "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
2. ^ a b c d "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 3 July 2021.
3. ^ "Sha Tin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
4. ^ "8 new estates with a difference" (PDF). South China Morning Post. 2 February 1976. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
5. ^ "Angry scenes at Shatin" (PDF). South China Morning Post. 17 June 1976. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
6. ^ Lo, Clifford; Mok, Danny (24 September 2020). "Man found dead after fire breaks out in Hong Kong block of flats". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
7. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sha Tin District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
8. ^ "Sha Tin District Council - Sha Tin DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
9. ^ "Hong Kong housing estate evacuated after Covid-19 cluster found". South China Morning Post. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023.

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