Public housing estates in Yau Tong

Summary

The following is an overview of public housing estates in Yau Tong, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.

History edit

Overview edit

Name Type Inaug. No Blocks No Units Notes
Ko Cheung Court 高翔苑 Public/GQ 2004 5 1,800
Ko Chun Court 高俊苑 HOS 1995 5 1,616
Ko Yee Estate 高怡邨 Public 1994 4 1,278
Lei Yue Mun Estate 鯉魚門邨 Public 2002 3 2,397
Yau Lai Estate 油麗邨 Public 2005 6 2,550
Yau Mei Court and Yau Chui Court 油美苑及油翠苑 HOS/GQ 2002 11 3,872
Yau Tong Centre 油塘中心 PSPS 1981 9 506
Yau Tong Estate 油塘邨 Public 2000 5 3,596

Ko Cheung Court edit

 
Ko Cheung Court

Ko Cheung Court (Chinese: 高翔苑) consists of nine blocks built in 2004.

Developed in the Ko Chiu Road Redevelopment Phase 5,[1] the estate was planned to be an HOS estate. However, five blocks were converted to public rental housing[2][3] and another four blocks were converted to government quarters before occupation.[4]

Houses edit

Name[5][6] Type Usage Completion
Ko Hang House New Cruciform Block (Ver.1999) Rental housing 2004
Ko Ki House
Ko Lun House
Ko On House
Ko Sui House
Ko Fei House New Harmony 1 Government quarters
Ko Ching House
Ko Fung House New Harmony 2
Ko Hong House

Ko Chun Court edit

 
Ko Chun Court

Ko Chun Court (Chinese: 高俊苑) is an HOS court in Yau Tong, and was built as a part of the demolished Ko Chiu Road Estate. It consists of five blocks built in 1995.

Houses edit

Name[7] Type Completion
Chun Wui House Harmony 1A 1995
Chun Ying House
Chun Moon House
Chun Yat House
Chun Mau House

Ko Yee Estate edit

 
Ko Yee Estate

Ko Yee Estate (Chinese: 高怡邨) is built as a part of the demolished Ko Chiu Road Estate. The estate comprises four blocks offering 1,300 units.[8]

Houses edit

Name[9] Type Completion
Ko Chi House Harmony 1 1994
Ko Yuen House
Ko Shing House Small Household Block 2000
Ko Yuet House

Lei Yue Mun Estate edit

 
Lei Sang, Lei Ye, Lei Hing and Lei Lung House (from left to right)
 
Lei Wong House

Lei Yue Mun Estate (Chinese: 鯉魚門邨) consists of five residential blocks built in 2001, 2002, 2007 and 2016.[10]

Houses edit

Name[11] Type Completion
Lei Sang House Harmony 1 2001
Lei Ye House
Lei Hing House 2002
Lei Lung House 2007
Lei Wong House Non-Standard Domestic Block 2016

Yau Mei Court and Yau Chui Court edit

 
Yau Mei Court
 
Yau Chui Court

Yau Mei Court (Chinese: 油美苑) and Yau Chui Court (Chinese: 油翠苑) are HOS courts and government quarters in Yau Tong, located along Lei Yue Mun Road next to Yau Tong MTR station.[12][13]

Yau Tong Centre edit

 
Yau Tong Centre

Yau Tong Centre (Chinese: 油塘中心) is a HOS and TPS court in Yau Tong, near Yau Tong MTR station,[13] Yau Tong Bus Terminus,[14] Lei Yue Mun Estate and Yau Tong Industrial Area.[15][16] It consists of nine blocks built in 1981.

Houses edit

Name[17] Type Completion
Tower 1 Private Sector Participation Scheme 1981
Tower 2
Tower 3
Tower 4
Tower 5
Tower 6
Tower 7
Tower 8
Tower 9

Yau Tong Estate edit

 
Yau Tong Estate

Yau Tong Estate (Chinese: 油塘邨) was a resettlement estate but it is now redeveloped.

Yau Lai Estate edit

 
Yau Lai Estate
 
Yau Lai Estate Phase 4 Landscape Garden
 
Yau Lai Estate Phase 5

Yau Lai Estate (Chinese: 油麗邨) is a public housing estate located near Eastern Harbour Crossing and Yau Tong MTR station.[13] The estate was developed in four phases. Formerly an HOS estate, Phase 1 consists of six residential blocks completed in 2005.[18] Phase 3 consists of 2 blocks completed in 2008.[19] Phase 4 consists of 3 blocks completed in 2009.[20][21] Phase 5 and 6 consist of 2 blocks completed in 2011. Phase 7 consist of 2 blocks completed in 2019.

Houses edit

Name[22] Type Completion
Bik Lai House New Cruciform Block (Ver.1999) 2005
Chi Lai House
Nga Lai House
Sau Lai House
Yat Lai House
Yi Lai House
Ying Lai House New Harmony 1 2008
Fung Lai House
Hong Lai House Non-standard (Cruciform Block) 2009
Tsui Lai House
Yan Lai House
Cheuk Lai House Non-standard (Y-Shaped) 2011
Yung Lai House
Sun Lai House Non-standard (W-Shaped) 2019

References edit

  1. ^ Revised Client Brief, Scheme Design and Viability for the Shopping Centre Extension at Redevelopment of Yau Tong Estate Phase 4
  2. ^ Housing Authority Proposes to Sell HOS Flats to Government
  3. ^ Disposal of Surplus Home Ownership Scheme (HOS)/Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS) Flats
  4. ^ Proposed Use of Surplus Home Ownership Scheme Flats for Reprovisioning Departmental Quarters for the Disciplined Services
  5. ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority: Ko Cheung Court
  6. ^ Ko Cheung Court[dead link]
  7. ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority: Ko Chun Court
  8. ^ Ko Yee Estate Archived 23 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority: Ko Yee Estate
  10. ^ Lei Yue Mun Estate Archived 24 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority: Lei Yue Mun Estate
  12. ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority
  13. ^ a b c Yau Tong Station
  14. ^ The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd 九龍巴士(一九三三)
  15. ^ Lam Tin Integrated Family Service Centre
  16. ^ Kwun Tong District Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority: Yau Tong Centre
  18. ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority: "Domestic Rents for New Estates"
  19. ^ Provisions for Green, Safe and Healthy Living in New Public Rental Housing Developments
  20. ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority: "Memorandum for the Subsidised Housing Committee Domestic Rents for New Estates"
  21. ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority: "Memorandum for the Subsidised Housing Committee Domestic Rents for New Estates"
  22. ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority: Yau Lai Estate