Shek Yam East Estate
Shek Yam East Estate
General information
Location130 Tai Pak Tin Street, North Kwai Chung
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°22′20″N 114°08′22″E / 22.372125°N 114.139447°E / 22.372125; 114.139447
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population6,647[1] (2016)
No. of blocks3[2]
No. of units2,331[2]
Construction
Constructed1996 (1996)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Shek Yam East Estate (Chinese: 石蔭東邨) is a public housing estate in North Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It has three blocks built in 1996. It was developed on the former site of Tai Pak Tin Temporary Housing Area (Chinese: 大白田臨時房屋區), and not as a redevelopment of Shek Yam Estate. It is therefore considered as an independent estate.[3]

Houses

Name[2]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Yam Heng House蔭恆樓Harmony 1 with Harmony Annex 21996
Yam Hing House蔭興樓 Harmony 1
Yam Yue House蔭裕樓

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Shek Yam East Estate had a population of 6,647. The median age was 47.2 and the majority of residents (95.9 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.9 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$23,000.[1]

Politics

Shek Yam East Estate is located in Shek Yam constituency of the Kwai Tsing District Council.[4] It was formerly represented by Andrew Wan Siu-kin, who was elected in the 2019 elections until May 2021.[5]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "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 27 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "臨時房屋區 (Chinese Version)". Hong Kong Place. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kwai Tsing District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kwai Tsing District Council - Kwai Tsing DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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