Location Wan Chai No. of flats 8 Constructed 1975－1976 | Status Proposed Units 2677 | |
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Category Subsidized Housing: Rental Unit Address Lai Tak Tsuen Rd, Tai Hang, Hong Kong | ||
20090905 hong kong lai tak tsuen
Lai Tak Tsuen (Chinese: 勵德邨) is a public housing estate at 2 – 38 Lai Tak Tsuen Road, Tai Hang, Wan Chai District, Hong Kong. Built in 1975, it is one of the first public housing developments in Hong Kong. It was the second self-funded rental project of the Hong Kong Housing Society. The housing estate was named after Hong Kong Government Officer, Michael Wright, who had served the Government of Hong Kong for more than 30 years.
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Lai tak tsuen road bus terminal
History
The Hong Kong Housing Society announced its plan to build the housing estate in January 1969. Its construction was originally planned to be finished in 1972, but was delayed by a landslide. As a result, the first building, Tsuen Wing Lau, was completed in May 1975. The rest was completed in 1976.
The housing estate was an award-winning design in the 1970s.
In September 1999, Lai Tak Tsuen was awarded the ISO 9001 certification by the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency for its design and provision of property management services.
From 2002 to 2005, Lai Tak Tsuen was one of the ten public housing estates with the lowest average volume of waste produced; hence, it was commended in the Waste Reduction Credit Scheme organised by the Hong Kong Housing Authority.
Configuration
The estate consists of three houses, i.e. high-rise blocks of flats, with 2,677 flats.
The population of the housing estate is currently 11,140. Other than residential blocks, the estate also provides carparks, shops, market stalls, a kindergarten, a children's centre, a youth centre, an elderly centre, a library, basketball court and a children's playground.
Houses
Lai Tak Tsuen consists of three buildings:
Two of the buildings, Lai Kit Lau and Tak Chuen Lau, in Lai Tak Tsuen are Hong Kong's only public rental buildings having bicyclindrical design.
Lai Tak Tsuen Bus Terminus
There is a bus terminus outside Lai Kit Lau with the following routes:
Lai Tak Tsuen Road, opposite to Tak Chuen Lau
At Tak Chuen Lau, Lai Tak Tsuen, is served by the following routes:
Lai Tak Tsuen Road, outside Tsuen Wing Lau
At Tsuen Wing Lau, is served by the following routes:
Public light bus
Green Minibuses are also available around Lai Tak Tsuen: