Mei Lam Estate
Mei Lam Estate (Chinese: 美林邨) is a public housing estate in Tai Wai, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong,[1] located on both sides of Tai Wai Nullah (sometimes referred to as the upper stream of Shing Mun River) and near Mei Chung Court, May Shing Court and the Shing Mun Tunnels.
Description
The estate consists of 4 residential buildings, a shopping centre and a sports centre. It is divided into 3 phases. Phase 1 (Mei Fung House, Mei Yeung House, Mei Tao House and Mei Lam Shopping Centre) are located at the south side of Tai Wai Nullah, while Phase 2 (Mei Wai House)[2] and Phase 3 (Mei Lam Sports Centre)[3] are located at the north side. The two sides are connected by a footbridge. The estate comprises a total 4,100 rental flats, of sizes ranging from 10.8 m2 to 64.7 m2. The authorized population was 11,400 as at end December 2007.[4]
Mei Lam Estate Phase 1 and Mei Lam Sports Centre won the Certificate of Merit and the Silver Medal of HKIA in 1982 and 1987 respectively.[5]
Houses
| Name | Type[4] | Completion[4] |
|---|---|---|
| Mei Fung House (美楓樓) | Double I | 1981 |
| Mei Yeung House (美楊樓) | Old Slab | |
| Mei Tao House (美桃樓) | Triple H | 1982 |
| Mei Wai House (美槐樓) | Trident 1 | 1985 |
May Shing Court
May Shing Court (Chinese: 美城苑) is an estate located near Mei Lam Estate and Mei Chung Court. It has 3 residential blocks completed in 1984 and 1985 respectively.[6][7][8]
Houses
| Name[6] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Kwai Shing House | Windwill | 1984 |
| Yat Shing House | Trident 2 | 1985 |
| Fai Shing House |
Mei Chung Court
Mei Chung Court (Chinese: 美松苑) is located near Mei Lam Estate. It has 6 residential blocks completed in 1996.[7][9]
Houses
| Name[9] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Fu Chung House | NCB | 1996 |
| Lai Chung House | ||
| Hing Chung House | ||
| Shing Chung House | ||
| Hong Chung House | ||
| Lok Chung House |
Transport
Access to Mei Lam Estate by public transportation:[3]
- MTR
- Tai Wai Station
- Buses [10]
- 283 (KMB) - Sha Tin Central <-> Mei Chung Court (Circular) (every 8-10 mins.)
- 40X (KMB) - Kwai Chung Estate <-> Wu Kai Sha Station (every 6-15 mins.)
- 72 (KMB) - Tai Wo <-> Cheung Sha Wan (every 13-30 mins.)
- 80 (KMB) - Kwun Tong Ferry <-> Mei Lam (every 5-15 mins.)
- 81 (KMB) - Jordan (To Wah Road) <-> Wo Che (every 6-13 mins.)
- 80K (KMB) - Yu Chui Court <-> Sun Chui (every 8-14 mins.)
- 88K (KMB) - Royal Ascot <-> Hin Keng (every 7-14 mins.)
- 85 (KMB) - Kowloon City Ferry <-> Fo Tan (Shan Mei St.) (every 10-15 mins.)
- 63A (Minibus) - Tai Wai Station (Tsuen Nam Rd) <-> Mei Chung Court (every 7-15 mins.)
- 63B (Minibus) - Tai Wai Station (Tsuen Nam Rd) <-> Granville Garden (every 7-15 mins.)
See also
References
- ^ Sha Tin District
- ^ Civil Engineering and Development Department - Description of Packages
- ^ a b Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Mei Lam Sports Centre
- ^ a b c Hong Kong Housing Authority - Mei Lam Estate
- ^ List of Past HKIA Annual Awards (archive)
- ^ a b Hong Kong Housing Authority - May Shing Court
- ^ a b List of Estates under Hong Kong Housing Authority which have Alienation Restriction
- ^ Members Portfolios & Property Registers
- ^ a b Hong Kong Housing Authority - Mei Chung Court
- ^ Citybus & NWFB website
External links
- Chuk, Lin-ping, "Reconnecting over nullah : community foci at Tai Wai", Postgraduate Thesis, Master of Architecture, University of Hong Kong, 1998