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The following is an overview of public housing estates in Tai Wai, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), and Tenant Purchase Scheme TPS) estates. Management is by the Hong Kong Housing Authority.
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History
The history of public housing estates in Tai Wai is linked to the history of Sha Tin New Town, which started in the 1970s, and to the opening of Tai Wai Station in 1983. Unlike Sha Tin Town Centre, public housing estates in Tai Wai are mostly built on old sites of villages and fields, instead of reclaimed land.
Chun Shek Estate
Chun Shek Estate (秦石邨) is located near Che Kung Temple and Che Kung Temple Station. It consists of 4 residential blocks completed in 1984.
Carado Garden
Carado Garden (雲疊花園) is a Private Sector Participation Scheme court in Tai Wai, near Tin Sam Village, Lung Hang Estate and Hin Yiu Estate. It consists of 6 blocks built in 1990.
Fung Shing Court
Fung Shing Court (豐盛苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tai Wai, near Sun Tin Wai Estate. It consists of three blocks built in 1985.
Grandway Garden
Grandway Garden (富嘉花園) is a Private Sector Participation Scheme court in Tai Wai, near MTR Tai Wai Station. and Holford Garden. It was jointly developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and Chevalier Group. It consists of 3 blocks built in 1989.
Hin Keng Estate / Hin Yiu Estate
Hin Keng Estate (顯徑邨) is a mixed public and TPS estate at the south of Tai Wai. Named for nearby Hin Tin Village (顯田村) and Keng Hau Village (徑口村), the estate consists of 8 residential buildings completed between 1986 and 1989. Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 3 in 2000. There is another adjacent public estate, Hin Yiu Estate (顯耀邨), which has only one residential building.
Since Hin Keng Estate is far away from MTR Tai Wai Station, the main transportation is buses and minibuses currently in there. In the future, Hin Keng Station of Shatin to Central Link is proposed to be built near Hin Keng Estate to provide railway service for Hin Keng residents.
Holford Garden
Holford Garden (海福花園) is a Private Sector Participation Scheme court in Tai Wai, near MTR Tai Wai Station. It is the first PSPS court in Sha Tin District. It consists of 3 blocks built in 1985, constructed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation.
Ka Keng Court
Ka Keng Court (嘉徑苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tai Wai, near Hin Keng Estate. It consists of two Concord blocks built in 2002.
Ka Tin Court
Ka Tin Court (嘉田苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tai Wai, near Hin Keng Estate. It consists of six Flexi blocks built in 1988.
King Tin Court
King Tin Court (景田苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tai Wai, near Lung Hang Estate. It consists of 6 blocks built in 1983.
Lung Hang Estate
Lung Hang Estate (隆亨邨) is located between Hin Keng Estate and Sun Chui Estate, and consists of 6 residential blocks completed in 1983 and 1985 respectively.
Mei Lam Estate / May Shing Court / Mei Chung Court
Mei Lam Estate (美林邨) is a public estate consisting of 4 residential buildings with 4,100 rental flats, a shopping centre and a sports centre, located along Shing Mun River Channel and near Mei Chung Court, May Shing Court and Shing Mun Tunnel. It was constructed in three phases. Phase 1 (Mei Fung House, Mei Yeung House, Mei Tao House and Mei Lam Shopping Centre) are located at the south side of Shing Mun River Channel, while Phase 2 (Mei Wai House) and Phase 3 (Mei Lam Sports Centre) are located at the north side. The two sides are connected by a footbridge. The authorized population was 11,400 as at end December 2007.
Mei Tin Estate
Mei Tin Estate (美田邨) is located at the south of Shing Mun River Channel and near Mei Lam Estate. Formerly the site of a village called Heung Fan Liu (香粉寮), the estate consists of 7 residential blocks in Phase 1, 2 and 3 completed in 2006 and 2008. Phase 4 was completed by 2013.
Sun Chui Estate
Sun Chui Estate (新翠邨) is located near Lung Hang Estate, Che Kung Temple and Tai Wai Station. It consists of 8 residential buildings completed in 1983, 1984 and 1985 respectively.
Sun Tin Wai Estate
Sun Tin Wai Estate (新田圍邨) was built on the hill at the south of Chun Shek Estate along Lion Rock Tunnel Road. It consists of 8 residential blocks completed in 1981 and 1982.