Public housing estates in Tsz Wan Shan

History
Main article: Tsz Wan Shan

Known as Tsz Wan Shan, or Temple Hill, the block design of the Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement Housing was different from that of Shek Kip Mei Resettlement Estate, with room access from the internal corridor. Each room had its own private balcony, water tap and toilet.[1]

In 1980, the estate was split into Tsz Lok Estate, Tsz Oi Estate, Tsz Ching Estate, Tsz Man Estate and Tsz On Estate.[2] In 1985, Blocks 40, 61 to 65 were found to have structural problems by the Hong Kong Housing Authority.[3] All the blocks were demolished between the 1980s and 1990s, and replaced by new blocks of Tsz On Court, Tsz Lok Estate, Tsz Oi Court, Tsz Ching Estate, Tsz Man Estate and Tsz Hong Estate.[4][5]

Overview
Name Type Inaug. No Blocks No Units Notes
Shatin Pass Estate 沙田坳邨 Public 2011 2 1,278
Tsz Ching Estate 慈正邨 Public 1993 11 8,177
Tsz Hong Estate 慈康邨 Public 2002 5 2,000
Tsz Lok Estate 慈樂邨 Public 1995 11 6,140
Tsz Man Estate 慈民邨 Public 1994 3 2,043
Tsz Oi Court 慈愛苑 HOS 1997,2000 12 4,020
Tsz On Court 慈安苑 HOS 1994,1997 2 972

Shatin Pass Estate
Shatin Pass Estate

Shatin Pass Estate (Chinese: 沙田坳邨) was a public housing estate in Sha Tin Pass, Tsz Wan Shan. It was formerly called Shatin Pass Government Low Cost Housing Estate (Chinese: 沙田坳政府廉租屋邨). It had 2 blocks built in 1967 and 1968 respectively. In 1973, it was renamed as Shatin Pass Estate. In 2001, the two blocks were demolished. They were replaced by two 42-storey blocks in 2011, offering 1,278 units.[6][7][8]

Houses
Name [9]TypeCompletion
Wo Tin HouseNon-standard2011
Shun Tin House

Tsz Ching Estate
Tsz Ching Estate

Tsz Ching Estate (Chinese: 慈正邨) is a public housing estate in Tsz Wan Shan, next to Tsz Oi Court. It has 11 blocks built between the 1990s and 2000s (decade). The site was formerly Blocks 48 to 53 in Tsz Wan Shan Estate, which was also called "Tsz Ching Estate". After redevelopment, the eastern part of Old Tsz Oi Estate was assigned to Tsz Ching Estate.[4][5]

Tsz Hong Estate
Tsz Hong Estate

Tsz Hong Estate (Chinese: 慈康邨) is a public housing estate in Tsz Wan Shan. It has blocks built in 2002.

The estate was formerly the site of Block 66 of Tsz Wan Shan Estate. The block was the largest in the estate. In 1980, the block was reassigned to Tsz Man Estate. In 1997, the block was demolished. In 2002, 5 new HOS blocks of Tsz On Court were completed in the site. However, they were finally transferred to public housing and renamed as Tsz Hong Estate.[4][5]

Houses
Name [10]TypeCompletion
Hong Kin HouseNew Cruciform2002
Hong Sau House
Hong Tak House
Hong Tim House
Hong Yun House

Tsz Lok Estate
Tsz Lok Estate

Tsz Lok Estate (Chinese: 慈樂邨) is a public housing estate in Tsz Wan Shan. The site was formerly Tsz Lok Estate, which included Blocks 4 to 32 in Tsz Wan Shan Estate. After redevelopment, 11 rental blocks were built in the south part of the site. However, the north part was assigned to build Phase 1 and 2 of Tsz Oi Court.[4][5]

Houses
Name [11]TypeCompletion
Lok Cheung HouseHarmony 11996
Lok Tin House
Lok Shing House1998
Lok Shun House
Lok Wong House
Lok Yan House
Lok Hop HouseHarmony 31997
Lok Moon House
Lok On House
Lok Foon HouseSmall Household Block2004
Ancillary Facilities Block1997

Tsz Man Estate
Tsz Man Estate

Tsz Man Estate (Chinese: 慈民邨) is a public housing estate in Tsz Wan Shan. The site was formerly Tsz Man Estate, which included Blocks 61 to 66 in Tsz Wan Shan Estate. In 1985, Blocks 61 to 65 were found to have structural problems by the Hong Kong Housing Authority.[3] After redevelopment, three rental blocks of new Tsz Man Estate and HOS blocks of Tsz On Court were constructed in the site. However, 5 HOS blocks built in the site of former Block 66 was transferred to rental housing and renamed as "Tsz Hong Estate".[4][5]

Houses
Name [12]TypeCompletion
Man Kin HouseHarmony 11994
Man Tai House
Man Yue House

Tsz Oi Court
Tsz Oi Court

Tsz Oi Court (Chinese: 慈愛苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme estate in Tsz Wan Shan, next to Tsz Ching Estate. The site was formerly Tsz Oi Estate (Chinese: 慈愛邨), which included Blocks 33 to 47 in Tsz Wan Shan Estate.[4][5] In 1985, Blocks 40 was found to have structural problems by the Hong Kong Housing Authority.[3] After redevelopment, the estate was converted to HOS housing and was developed into 3 phases.[13] Phase 1 and 2 has 6 blocks built in 1997[14] while Phase 3 has 6 blocks built in 2000.[15]

Houses
Name[16]TypeCompletion
Oi Wai HouseNew Cruciform1997
Oi Yin House
Oi Kan House
Oi Ning House
Oi Yan House
Oi Chung House
Oi Fu HouseConcord2000
Oi Yue House
Oi Wing House
Oi Wah House
Oi Hong House
Oi Cheung House

Tsz On Court
Tsz On Court

Tsz On Court (Chinese: 慈安苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme estate in Tsz Wan Shan, between Tsz Man Estate, Tsz Hong Estate and Tsz Wan Shan Centre. The site was formerly Tsz On Estate (Chinese: 慈安邨) which included Blocks 1 to 3 and Blocks 57 to 60 of Tsz Wan Shan Estate.[4][5] After redevelopment, the estate was converted to rental housing of new Tsz Lok Estate and HOS housing of Tsz On Court. Tsz On Court consists of 2 blocks which were built in 1994 and 1997 respectively.[17] In 2002, other 5 new HOS blocks of Tsz On Court were transferred to rental housing and renamed as Tsz Hong Estate.[18]

Houses
Name [9]TypeCompletion
On Yan HouseHarmony1994
On Hong House1997
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See also

References
  1. King, Ambrose Y. C.; Lee, Rance P. L. (1981). Social Life and Development in Hong Kong. Chinese University Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-962-201-337-7.
  2. "Hong Kong Place - Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement Estate (Chinese)". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. ICAC – 26 Problem Blocks
  4. "Tsz Wan Shan (Chinese)". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  5. Map of Tsz Wan Shan
  6. "Hong Kong Place – Shatin Pass Estate (Chinese)". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  7. Redevelopment of Shatin Pass Estate Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Details of PRH Development Projects
  9. Tsz On Court
  10. Tsz Hong Estate
  11. Tsz Lok Estate
  12. Tsz Man Estate
  14. "HOS 17B Flats to be Sold at 45% Discounted Prices". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  15. Tsz Oi Court Phase 3 Archived 20 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  16. Tsz Oi Court
  17. Available HOS Courts
  18. Hong Kong Housing Authority – BETTER HOUSING FOR ALL
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