Public housing estates in Sha Tin


The following is a list of public housing estates in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme, Private Sector Participation Scheme, Sandwich Class Housing Scheme, Flat-for-Sale Scheme, and Tenants Purchase Scheme estates.

History

When Sha Tin New Town was being developed, the beach and Sha Tin Hoi was reclaimed to construct Lek Yuen Estate, Wo Che Estate, Sha Kok Estate, and Jat Min Chuen. The first plan for the development of Sha Tin was approved in 1961, with the Draft Sha Tin Outline Development Plan being issued in October 1972. The development of Ma On Shan as an extension of Sha Tin New Town was approved in August 1979.
Sha Tin transformed from a rural township of about 30,000 people in the early 1970s to a major community with a population of around 660,200 today. The total development area of Sha Tin New Town, including Ma On Shan, is about 3,590 hectares, designed for a planned population of 771,100. The new town mainly occupies land reclaimed from Tolo Harbour. Significant road expansions and transport infrastructure, including the Sha Tin Heights Tunnel and connections to the Mass Transit Railway East Rail and Ma On Shan Rail, support the new town.

Overview

Estates

Fung Wo Estate

Fung Wo Estate opened beside Wo Che Estate in 2013 on the site of the former Sha Tin Police Married Quarters, which were demolished in 2007. It comprises three blocks housing 3,500 people.
NameTypeCompletion
Wo Yue HouseNon-standard2013
Wo On HouseNon-standard2013
Wo Shun HouseNon-standard2013

Lek Yuen Estate

Lek Yuen Estate was the first public housing estate in Sha Tin, and is built on the reclaimed land of Sha Tin Hoi, located near Wo Che Estate and Sha Tin station. The estate consists of seven residential blocks completed in 1975.
Lek Yuen Estate was one of the first of a "new generation" of estates which were more self-contained with regard to the provision of amenities and shopping. Covered walkways allow tenants to do their shopping close to home, without relying other modes of transportation. This is now a standard element of housing estate design in Hong Kong. When the old Sha Tin market was being demolished, many merchants were relocated to the Lek Yuen Estate shops, though some complained of comparatively "exorbitant" rents.
The shopping centre is now owned by The Link REIT. The estate locality has several other facilities including a market, a park, a public clinic, an entertainment building called "Sha Tin Fun City", and numerous schools. An elevated walkway runs through the estate, linking it to Sha Tin Town Centre and Wo Che Estate.
English nameChinese nameTypeCompletion
Wing Shui House榮瑞樓Old Slab1975
Wah Fung House華豐樓Old Slab1975
Fu Yu House富裕樓Old Slab1975
Kwai Wo House貴和樓Old Slab1975
Fook Hoi House福海樓Old Slab1975
Luk Chuen House祿泉樓Old Slab1975
Sau Chuen House壽全樓Old Slab1975

Pok Hong Estate

Pok Hong Estate is a mixed estate consisting of eight residential blocks completed in 1982, 1983 and 1985. Its site was originally a shallow sand beach near Sha Tin Hoi. Some of the flats were sold to the tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 5 in 2002. In 2019, the housing estate has an estimated population of 16,063.
NameTypeCompletion
Pok Yue HouseOld Slab1982
Pok Wah HouseOld Slab1982
Pok Man HouseDouble H1983
Pok On HouseDouble H1983
Pok Tat HouseDouble H1985
Pok Yat HouseTrident 21985
Pok Chi HouseTrident 21985
Pok Tai HouseTrident 21985

Sha Kok Estate

Sha Kok Estate is located near Pok Hong Estate, Jat Min Chuen and Sha Tin Wai station.
The blocks in the estate are named after birds.
NameTypeCompletion
Skylark HouseTriple H1981
Herring Gull HouseTriple H1981
Oriole HouseOld Slab1982
Bean Goose HouseOld Slab1982
Sand Martin HouseOld Slab1980
Green Heron HouseOld Slab1980
Osprey HouseOld Slab1980

The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education moved in 2012 into the former Sha Kok Primary School in Sha Kok Estate, sharing the same building with Hong Kong Education City. It is located next to Buddhist Kok Kwong Secondary School.

Shui Chuen O Estate

Shui Chuen O Estate comprises 18 blocks opened between 2015 and 2017, offering 11,123 public rental flats. It also includes a commercial complex with 59 shops and an indoor market. The new estate sits on a hillside and will be connected to the lower-lying areas by footbridges and lift towers, providing easy access to Pok Hong Estate and Sha Tin Wai station.
English nameChinese nameTypePhaseCompletion
Ching Chuen House清泉樓Non-standard
12014
Long Chuen House朗泉樓Non-standard
12014
Yan Chuen House欣泉樓Non-standard
12014
Hei Chuen House喜泉樓Non-standard
12014
Shing Chuen House城泉樓Non-standard
22015
Ho Chuen House河泉樓Non-standard
22015
Ming Chuen House明泉樓Non-standard
22015
Mau Chuen House茂泉樓Non-standard
32015
Lam Chuen House林泉樓Non-standard
32015
Shou Chuen House修泉樓Non-standard
32015
Chuk Chuen House竹泉樓Non-standard
32015
Sung Chuen House崇泉樓Non-standard
42015
Ling Chuen House嶺泉樓Non-standard
42015
Lok Chuen House樂泉樓Non-standard
12014
Yuet Chuen House月泉樓Non-standard
22015
Ying Chuen House映泉樓Non-standard
22015
Shan Chuen House山泉樓Non-standard
42015
Tsun Chuen House峻泉樓Non-standard
42015

Wo Che Estate

Wo Che Estate is the second public housing estate in Sha Tin, after Lek Yuen Estate. Built on the reclaimed land of Sha Tin Hoi, the estate consists of 13 residential blocks completed in 1977, 1980 and 2003.
NameTypeCompletion
Hong Wo HouseTwin Tower1977
Fung Wo HouseTwin Tower1977
Shun Wo HouseTwin Tower1977
Man Wo HouseTwin Tower1980
Tai Wo HouseTwin Tower1980
Foo Wo HouseTwin Tower1980
Yan Wo HouseSingle H 1980
Mei Wo HouseSingle H 1980
Hip Wo HouseDouble H 1980
Tak Wo HouseOld Slab1977
Hau Wo HouseOld Slab1978
Chi Wo HouseOld Slab1978
King Wo HouseNew Cruciform 2003

The 13th house in the estate, King Wo House, was originally the HOS house called "Fung Sui Court", but the Hong Kong Housing Authority decided to transfer it to rental house before it was occupied in 2003.

Kwong Yuen Estate, Kwong Lam Court and Hong Lam Court

Kwong Yuen Estate is a mixed public and TPS estate in Siu Lek Yuen. Unlike other public estates in Sha Tin, Kwong Yuen Estate is built on sloping platform, instead of reclaimed land. In 2001, some of the flats were sold to the tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 4.
The Commercial Centre Complex of the estate was designed to merge into the village environment in the vicinity. Unlike the commercial centres of other public housing estates, the Complex consists of five two-level blocks which are standing on two platforms. The 26m clock tower of the Complex is to reinforce the image of the Commercial Centre. In 1992, the design of the commercial centre won a Certificate of Merit in the annual design competition which was organized by The Hong Kong Institute of Architects.
NameTypeCompletion
Pine HouseTrident 41989
Oak HouseTrident 41989
Banyan HouseTrident 41989
Cypress HouseTrident 41989
Kapok HouseTrident 31989
Alder HouseTrident 31989