Wah Ming Estate
Wah Ming Estate
General information
Location21 Wah Ming Road, Wo Hop Shek
Fanling
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°29′00″N 114°08′26″E / 22.48333°N 114.14043°E / 22.48333; 114.14043
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population15,611[1] (2016)
No. of blocks7[2]
No. of units2,476[2]
Construction
Constructed1990 (1990)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Wah Ming Estate (Chinese: 華明邨) is a mixed TPS and public housing estate in Wo Hop Shek, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Wa Mei Shan and Wo Hing Sports Centre.[3][4] It consists of seven residential buildings built in 1990. The flats in the estate were sold under Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 2 in 1999.[5]

Yan Shing Court (欣盛苑) and Cheong Shing Court (昌盛苑) are Home Ownership Scheme courts in Wo Hop Shek near Wah Ming Estate, built in 1993 and 2000 respectively.[4][6][7]

Yung Shing Court (雍盛苑 is a mixed public and HOS court in Wo Hop Shek near Wah Ming Estate. It consists of three residential buildings completed in 2000.[8]

Houses

Wah Ming Estate

Name[2]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Lai Ming House禮明樓Trident 31990
Shun Ming House信明樓
Tim Ming House添明樓
Yiu Ming House耀明樓
Chung Ming House頌明樓Trident 4
Fu Ming House富明樓
Hong Ming House康明樓

Yan Shing Court

Name[6]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Yan Sau House欣秀閣NCB (Ver.1984)1993
Yan Lai House欣麗閣
Yan Hei House欣喜閣
Yan Yuet House欣悅閣
Yan Yiu House欣耀閣
Yan Choi House欣彩閣
Yan Fai House欣暉閣

Cheong Shing Court

Name[7]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Cheong Ching House昌靖閣Concord 12000
Cheong Siu House昌兆閣
Cheong To House昌濤閣
Cheong Yun House昌潤閣

Yung Shing Court

Name[8]Chinese nameBuilding typeUsageCompleted
Yung Sui House雍萃閣Harmony 1Rental2000
Yung Wa House雍華閣
Yung Wui House雍薈閣HOS

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Wah Ming Estate had a population of 15,611, Yan Shing Court had a population of 6,955, Cheong Shing Court had a population of 4,107 while Yung Shing Court had a population of 8,005. Altogether the population amounts to 34,678.[1]

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Wah Ming Estate is located in the Wah Ming constituency, which was formerly represented by Chan Wai-tat until July 2021,[9] while Yan Shing Court, Cheong Shing Court and Yung Shing Court fall within the Yan Shing constituency, which was formerly represented by Lam Shuk-ching until May 2021.[10][9]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wah Ming Estate.

References

  1. 1 2 "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Housing Authority Property Location and Profile | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Wo Hing Sports Centre". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 "North District" (PDF). Environmental Protection Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 2". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Housing Authority Property Location and Profile | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Housing Authority Property Location and Profile | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Housing Authority Property Location and Profile | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. 1 2 "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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