King Lam Estate

Public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong

(2016)No. of blocks7[2]No. of units2,047[2]ConstructionConstructed1990; 34 years ago (1990)AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

King Lam Estate (Chinese: 景林邨) is a mixed TPS and public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong near MTR Po Lam station.[3] It is the third public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O and has a total of seven residential blocks built in 1990. Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 4 in 2001.[4]

Ho Ming Court (浩明苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme housing court in Tseung Kwan O near King Lam Estate. It has only one residential block built in 1990.[5]

Houses

King Lam Estate

Name[2] Chinese name Building type Completed
King Lui House 景櫚樓 New Slab 1990
King Chung House 景松樓
King Min House 景棉樓 Trident 3
(Early Gen.)
King Tao House 景桃樓 Trident 3
(Late Gen.)
King Yu House 景榆樓
King Nam House 景楠樓 Trident 4
(Early Gen.)
King Yung House 景榕樓 Trident 4
(Late Gen.)

Ho Ming Court

Name[5] Chinese name Building type Completed
Ho Ming Court 浩明苑 Trident 3
(Late Gen.)
1990

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, King Lam Estate had a population of 14,367. The median age was 52 and the majority of residents (98.2 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.8 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$26,000.[1]

Politics

King Lam Estate and Ho Ming Court are located in King Lam constituency of the Sai Kung District Council.[6] It was formerly represented by Cheung Wai-chiu, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021.[7]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ 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 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Po Lam Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 4". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ 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 6 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sai Kung District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Sai Kung District Council - Sai Kung DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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