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Kwai Hing is an area of Kwai Chung Town,Hong Kong. The mainly residential area extends to North Kwai Chung in the north and east,Kwai Fong in the south,and Kwai Chung Estate to the west. It is part of the reclamation of Gin Drinkers Bay in 1960s. It is administrated by Kwai Tsing District Council. It is named after Kwai Hing Estate,a public housing estate in Kwai Chung.
According to the 2016 by-Census,Kwai Hing has a population of 18,005. 94% of the population is of Chinese ethnicity,and median monthly domestic household income is HK$ 20,000. [1]
Kwai Hing is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 65,which includes multiple aided schools (schools operated independently of the government but funded with government money);none of the schools in the net are government schools. [2]
Kwai Tsing is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It consists of two parts - Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Kwai Tsing is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 520,572 in 2016. The district has the third least educated residents and their income is below average.
Tsing Yi,sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island,is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong,to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of 10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi),the island has been extended drastically by reclamation along almost all its natural shore and the annexation of Nga Ying Chau (牙鷹洲) and Chau Tsai. Three major bays or harbours,Tsing Yi Lagoon,Mun Tsai Tong and Tsing Yi Bay (青衣灣) in the northeast,have been completely reclaimed for new towns.
Kwai Chung is an urban area within Tsuen Wan New Town in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Together with Tsing Yi Island,it is part of the Kwai Tsing District of Hong Kong. It is also part of Tsuen Wan New Town.
Kwai Fong is an area of Kwai Chung Town,Kwai Tsing District,Hong Kong.
Lai Chi Kok is a neighbourhood in Kowloon,Hong Kong,east of Kwai Chung and west of Cheung Sha Wan. Mei Foo Sun Chuen is the largest housing estate in the area and also the largest in Hong Kong with 99 blocks. Administratively,it belongs to Sham Shui Po District.
Kwai Chung Plaza (葵涌廣場) is a private housing estate and shopping centre located in the Kwai Tsing District at 7 –11 Hing Fong Road,Kwai Chung,New Territories,Hong Kong. It is adjacent to Kwai Fong Estate,Metroplaza and Kwai Fong station of MTR.
Kwai Shing (葵盛) is an area on the hill between Kwai Fong and Tai Wo Hau in the Kwai Chung area of Hong Kong. The area is named after the two major public housing estates on the hill,Kwai Shing East Estate and Kwai Shing West Estate,accommodating the influx of immigrants after World War II.
Shek Wai Kok is a hilly area at the northeast of Tsuen Wan in Hong Kong.
Lei Muk Shue,formerly Lai Muk Shu,is an area in East Tsuen Wan of Hong Kong. It includes the area surrounding Lei Muk Shue Estate on a hill slope near Wo Yi Hop. However,the proper Lei Muk Shue was a village located south of the junction of Castle Peak Road and Lei Muk Road,near the former river of Kwai Chung.
Lai Tak Tsuen is a public housing estate at 2 –38 Lai Tak Tsuen Road,Tai Hang,Causeway Bay,Hong Kong. Built in 1975,it is one of the first public housing developments in Hong Kong. It was the second self-funded rental project of the Hong Kong Housing Society. The housing estate was named after a Hong Kong government officer,Michael Wright,who had served the Government of Hong Kong for more than 30 years.
Shek Lei Estate,also known by Shek Lei is a public housing estate in Hong Kong,situated in the Shek Lei Pui (石梨貝/石梨背/石犁背) area in northeast Kwai Chung,New Territories,near Shek Yam Estate,On Yam Estate and Shek Yam East Estate.
Lai King,or Lai King Hill,is the colloquial name for a residential area including a number of private housing and public housing estates,located on Mo Shek Shan,east of Kwai Chung,New Territories,Hong Kong. It is centred on Lai King Estate,but also refers to nearby public estates,including Cho Yiu Chuen,Lai Yiu Estate,Wah Yuen Chuen,and Kau Wa Keng,and private estates,such as Wonderland Villas and Highland Park.
Kwai Hing Estate is a public housing estate in Kwai Hing,Kwai Chung,New Territories,Hong Kong. It was built in the valley of Gin Drinkers Bay,later the town centre of Kwai Chung. Kwai Hing station is named after the name of the estate. It comprises 4 buildings with a total of 400 rental units and 1 shopping arcade.
Cho Yiu Chuen is a public housing estate developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society in Lai King,Kwai Chung,New Territories,Hong Kong. It is located near Highland Park,Lai King Estate,Yuet Lai Court,Lai King Sports Centre and Lai King Building of Princess Margaret Hospital.
Shek Yam Estate is a public housing estate in North Kwai Chung,New Territories,Hong Kong. It was the first Government Low Cost Housing Scheme estate in Kwai Chung. It had 8 blocks built in 1968,which were all demolished in the 1990s and 2000s.
Hing Man Estate is a public housing estate in Chai Wan,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong located at the north of Hing Wah Estate and near Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital. It consists of three Cruciform-typed residential blocks completed in 1982.
Hing Tung Estate is a public housing estate in Sai Wan Ho,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. The estate was constructed in a former squatter areas at a hill in Southwest Shau Kei Wan and consists of 3 residential buildings built in 1996.
The following is an overview of Public housing estates in Kwai Chung,Hong Kong,including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS),Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS),Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS),Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS),and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.
Highland Park is a Sandwich Class Housing Scheme estate developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society situated at the mid-level of Lai King Hill,Kwai Chung,New Territories,Hong Kong near Lai King Fire Station and Lai King Disciplined Services Quarters. Formerly the site of Lai King Temporary Housing Area,it consists of six residential blocks completed in 1999.
Tai Wo Hau Estate is a public housing estate in Tai Wo Hau,Kwai Chung,Kwai Tsing District,New Territories,Hong Kong. It has a total of 17 blocks following redevelopment.
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