Tai Wo Hau Estate
Tai Wo Hau Estate (Chinese: 大窩口邨) is a public housing estate in Tai Wo Hau, Kwai Chung, Kwai Tsing District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It has a total of 17 blocks following redevelopment.[1]
Kwai Yin Court (葵賢苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tai Wo Hau Estate and opposite to MTR Tai Wo Hau station.[2] It has two blocks built in 1993.
History[edit]
After the World War II, a large number of squatter dwellings were built in Tai Wo Hau, on the hill between Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung, and on the fields of the villages north of Castle Peak Road. The squatter area was cleared in the 1960s for the construction of the Tai Wo Hau Resettlement Estate (大窩口徙置區).[3][4] The resettlement blocks were cleared between the 1970s and 80s. The current blocks were built between 1979 and 1993.
Houses[edit]
Tai Wo Hau Estate[edit]
| Name[5] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Fu Kwai House | Old Slab | 1979 |
| Fu Kwok House | 1984 | |
| Fu Keung House | ||
| Fu On House | Single H | 1980 |
| Fu Wing House | Double H | |
| Fu Wah House | ||
| Fu Pong House | 1984 | |
| Fu Man House | ||
| Fu Sau House | Linear L | 1988 |
| Fu Ping House | ||
| Fu Yat House | Linear 1 | |
| Fu Nga House | ||
| Fu Ching House | 1989 | |
| Fu Pik House | ||
| Fu Tai House | Harmony 1 | 1993 |
| Fu Tak House | ||
| Fu Yin House |
Kwai Yin Court[edit]
| Name[6] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Kwai Yee House | NCB (Ver.1984) | 1993 |
| Kwai Him House |
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2016 by-census, Tai Wo Hau Estate had a population of 20,848. The median age was 47.7 and the majority of residents (96.2 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.7 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$21,280.[7]
Politics[edit]
For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate and Kwai Yin Court are located in the Lower Tai Wo Hau constituency, which was formerly represented by Wong Bing-kuen until July 2021,[8] while the remainder of the estate falls within the Upper Tai Wo Hau constituency, which was formerly represented by Hui Kei-cheung until July 2021.[9][8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Tai Wo Hau Estate
- ^ Tai Wo Hau Sports Centre
- ^ New Town Plan Development in Tsuen Wan Area after World War II
- ^ Tai Wo Hau Resettlement Area
- ^ Tai Wo Hau Estate
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Kwai Yin Estate
- ^ "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Kwai Tsing District Council - Kwai Tsing DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kwai Tsing District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
