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.

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 on cars or trains. 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 H1982
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 1975, 1980 and 2003.
NameTypeCompletion
Hong Wo HouseTwin Tower1975
Fung Wo HouseTwin Tower1975
Shun Wo HouseTwin Tower1975
Man Wo HouseTwin Tower1980
Tai Wo HouseTwin Tower1980
Foo Wo HouseTwin Tower1980
Yan Wo HouseSingle H1980
Mei Wo HouseSingle H1980
Hip Wo HouseDouble H1980
Tak Wo HouseOld Slab1975
Hau Wo HouseOld Slab1980
Chi Wo HouseOld Slab1980
King Wo HouseNew Cruciform2003

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

Shek Mun Estate

Shek Mun Estate is a public housing estate built on reclaimed land in Shek Mun, Sha Tin, near the MTR Shek Mun Station. It consists of two residential buildings completed in 2009.
A second phase, comprising four more blocks, started construction in 2015. This phase occupies a 2.25 ha site across the road from the existing estate and also includes a commercial centre, a welfare block, a kindergarten, a car park, and public space.
NameTypeCompletion
Kin Shek HouseHarmony2009
Mei Shek HouseHarmony2009
Fung Shek HouseNon-standard 2019
Sun Shek HouseNon-standard 2019
Shui Shek HouseNon-standard 2019
Hei Shek HouseNon-standard 2019

Jat Min Chuen

Jat Min Chuen is the only one estate in Sha Tin developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society. It consists of three residential buildings completed in 1981 and 1982. It was named for Mr. Tan Jat Ming, the former honorary treasurer of the Society.
Unlike other estates, the Hong Kong Housing Society financed the construct of Jat Min Chuen using a bank loan at a high interest rate, rather than from the Government. Therefore, the rent in the estate was forced to be put up as the Society needed to return money to banks afterwards.

Greenhill Villa

Greenhill Villa is a Subsidised Sale Flats Project court developed by Hong Kong Housing Society and constructed by Chun Wo Construction, located at Siu Lek Yuen of Sha Tin District. It comprises three 35 to 38-storey towers providing 1,020 small and medium-sized flats. It was launched for pre-sale in February 2016 and completed in 2019.
House nameTypeCompletion
Block 1Designed by architect2019
Block 2Designed by architect2019
Block 3Designed by architect2019

Sunshine Grove

Sunshine Grove is a Sandwich Class Housing Scheme court in Yuen Chau Kok, Sha Tin, near City One Shatin and MTR City One Station. It consists of two blocks built in 1999.

Yu Chui Court

Yu Chui Court is a HOS court in Yuen Chau Kok, Sha Tin, near MTR City One Station. Built on the reclaimed land of Sha Tin Hoi, it consists of 16 blocks built in 2001.
In 2000, Block E and D of the court was found short-piling, in which only four of the 18 piles of the blocks could meet the specifications. Finally, the government decided to demolish the two blocks for safety reasons. The site was then reconstructed as a garden.
NameTypeCompletion
Yu Fun HouseConcord2001
Yu Yan HouseConcord2001
Yu Moon HouseConcord2001
Yu Sin HouseConcord2001
Yu Yeung HouseConcord2001
Yu Chai HouseConcord2001
Yu Kui HouseConcord2001
Yu Ting HouseConcord2001
Yu Man HouseConcord2001
Yu Nang HouseConcord2001
Yu Yin HouseConcord2001
Yu Lai HouseConcord2001
Yu Chung HouseConcord2001
Yu Lim HouseConcord2001
Yu Ching HouseConcord2001
Yu Kan HouseConcord2001

Yue Tin Court

Yue Tin Court is a HOS court in Yuen Chau Kok, Sha Tin, near City One Shatin and City One Station. It has seven blocks built in 1982 and 1983 respectively.
NameTypeCompletion
Yue Sui HouseFlexi 11982
Yue Wo HouseFlexi 11982
Yue Kin HouseFlexi 11982
Yue Chak HouseFlexi 11982
Yue Yat HouseFlexi 21983
Yue Yuet HouseFlexi 21983
Yue Kwan HouseFlexi 21983

Yue Shing Court

Yue Shing Court is a HOS court in Sha Tin, near Sha Kok Estate and Jat Ming Chuen. Built on reclaimed land of Sha Tin Hoi, the court consists of four blocks built in 1980.
NameTypeCompletion
Shing Yan HouseOld-Cruciform1980
Shing Wing HouseOld-Cruciform1980
Shing Cheung HouseOld-Cruciform1980
Shing Hong HouseOld-Cruciform1980