Po Lam Estate
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General information | |
Location | 18 Po Lam Road North, Tseung Kwan O New Territories, Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22°19′34″N 114°15′21″E / 22.32607°N 114.2558°E |
Status | Completed |
Category | Public rental housing |
Population | 15,319[1] (2016) |
No. of blocks | 7[2] |
No. of units | 2,322[2] |
Construction | |
Constructed | 1988 |
Authority | Hong Kong Housing Authority |
Po Lam Estate (Chinese: 寶林邨) is a mixed TPS and public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Metro City and MTR Po Lam station.[3] It is the first public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O[4] and has a total of seven residential blocks with 5,272 units. Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6A in 2004.[5]
Ying Ming Court (英明苑) and Yan Ming Court (欣明苑) are Home Ownership Scheme housing courts in Tseung Kwan O near Po Lam Estate, built in 1989 and 1990 respectively.[6][7]
Houses
[edit]Po Lam Estate
[edit]Name[2] | Chinese name | Building type | Completed |
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Po Ning House | 寶寧樓 | New Slab | 1988 |
Po Kan House | 寶勤樓 | ||
Po Yan House | 寶仁樓 | Trident 2 | |
Po Tai House | 寶泰樓 | ||
Po Tak House | 寶德樓 | ||
Po Chi House | 寶智樓 | ||
Po Kim House | 寶儉樓 | Small Household Block | 2001 |
Ying Ming Court
[edit]Name[6] | Chinese name | Building type | Completed |
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Ming Yuen House | 明遠閣 | New Cruciform (Ver.1984) | 1989 |
Ming Leung House | 明亮閣 | ||
Ming Tat House | 明達閣 | ||
Ming Chi House | 明志閣 | ||
Ming On House | 明安閣 |
Yan Ming Court
[edit]Name[7] | Chinese name | Building type | Completed |
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Yan Chung House | 欣松閣 | New Cruciform (Ver.1984) | 1990 |
Yan Chuk House | 欣竹閣 | ||
Yan Mui House | 欣梅閣 | ||
Yan Lan House | 欣蘭閣 | ||
Yan Kuk House | 欣菊閣 |
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2016 by-census, Po Lam Estate had a population of 15,319, Ying Ming Court had a population of 5,058 while Yan Ming Court had a population of 4,604. Altogether the population amounts to 24,981.[1]
Politics
[edit]For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Po Lam Estate falls within the Po Lam constituency, which was formerly represented by Fung Kwan-on until July 2021,[8] while Ying Ming Court and Yan Ming Court falls within the Yan Ying constituency, which was formerly represented by Ben Chung Kam-lun until May 2021.[9][8]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "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 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Po Lam Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Tseung Kwan O New Town". Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6A". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b "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 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b "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 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Sai Kung District Council - Sai Kung DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sai Kung District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 4 August 2021.