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.
Name
Type
Completion
Wo Yue House
Non-standard
2013
Wo On House
Non-standard
2013
Wo Shun House
Non-standard
2013
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 name
Chinese name
Type
Completion
Wing Shui House
榮瑞樓
Old Slab
1975
Wah Fung House
華豐樓
Old Slab
1975
Fu Yu House
富裕樓
Old Slab
1975
Kwai Wo House
貴和樓
Old Slab
1975
Fook Hoi House
福海樓
Old Slab
1975
Luk Chuen House
祿泉樓
Old Slab
1975
Sau Chuen House
壽全樓
Old Slab
1975
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.
Name
Type
Completion
Pok Yue House
Old Slab
1982
Pok Wah House
Old Slab
1982
Pok Man House
Double H
1983
Pok On House
Double H
1983
Pok Tat House
Double H
1985
Pok Yat House
Trident 2
1985
Pok Chi House
Trident 2
1985
Pok Tai House
Trident 2
1985
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.
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 name
Chinese Name
Type
Phase
Completion
Ching Chuen House
清泉樓
Non-standard
1
2014
Long Chuen House
朗泉樓
Non-standard
1
2014
Yan Chuen House
欣泉樓
Non-standard
1
2014
Hei Chuen House
喜泉樓
Non-standard
1
2014
Shing Chuen House
城泉樓
Non-standard
2
2015
Ho Chuen House
河泉樓
Non-standard
2
2015
Ming Chuen House
明泉樓
Non-standard
2
2015
Mau Chuen House
茂泉樓
Non-standard
3
2015
Lam Chuen House
林泉樓
Non-standard
3
2015
Shou Chuen House
修泉樓
Non-standard
3
2015
Chuk Chuen House
竹泉樓
Non-standard
3
2015
Sung Chuen House
崇泉樓
Non-standard
4
2015
Ling Chuen House
嶺泉樓
Non-standard
4
2015
Lok Chuen House
樂泉樓
Non-standard
1
2014
Yuet Chuen House
月泉樓
Non-standard
2
2015
Ying Chuen House
映泉樓
Non-standard
2
2015
Shan Chuen House
山泉樓
Non-standard
4
2015
Tsun Chuen House
峻泉樓
Non-standard
4
2015
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.
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 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.
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.
Name
Type
Completion
Kin Shek House
Harmony
2009
Mei Shek House
Harmony
2009
Fung Shek House
Non-standard
2019
Sun Shek House
Non-standard
2019
Shui Shek House
Non-standard
2019
Hei Shek House
Non-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.
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.
Name
Type
Completion
Yu Fun House
Concord
2001
Yu Yan House
Concord
2001
Yu Moon House
Concord
2001
Yu Sin House
Concord
2001
Yu Yeung House
Concord
2001
Yu Chai House
Concord
2001
Yu Kui House
Concord
2001
Yu Ting House
Concord
2001
Yu Man House
Concord
2001
Yu Nang House
Concord
2001
Yu Yin House
Concord
2001
Yu Lai House
Concord
2001
Yu Chung House
Concord
2001
Yu Lim House
Concord
2001
Yu Ching House
Concord
2001
Yu Kan House
Concord
2001
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.
Name
Type
Completion
Yue Sui House
Flexi 1
1982
Yue Wo House
Flexi 1
1982
Yue Kin House
Flexi 1
1982
Yue Chak House
Flexi 1
1982
Yue Yat House
Flexi 2
1983
Yue Yuet House
Flexi 2
1983
Yue Kwan House
Flexi 2
1983
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.