Public factory estates in Hong Kong

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Cheung Sha Wan Factory Estate in 2003. Csw factory.JPG
Cheung Sha Wan Factory Estate in 2003.
Ramp inside the Cheung Sha Wan Factory Estate, which did not have lifts. Csw factory 02.jpg
Ramp inside the Cheung Sha Wan Factory Estate, which did not have lifts.
Blocks 17 and 18 of Shek Kip Mei Estate, a housing estate, in 2006. Note the similarity of architecture with Chai Wan Factory Estate. SKM Estate BLK17.jpg
Blocks 17 and 18 of Shek Kip Mei Estate, a housing estate, in 2006. Note the similarity of architecture with Chai Wan Factory Estate.

Public factory estates are blocks of factory buildings owned by the Government of Hong Kong. Built between the late 1950s and the early 1980s, most of these industrial buildings have been demolished during the 1990s and 2000s, while some have been converted and a few are still active. While these buildings are notable as witnesses of the history of manufacturing in Hong Kong and of the public housing policy of the Government of Hong Kong, they represent only a fraction of the industrial buildings of the territory: there were about 1,700 industrial buildings in Hong Kong in 2003. [1]

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History

The Resettlement Department of the Government of Hong Kong was formed in 1954. Between 1957 and 1973, it built eight flatted factory estates as part of the resettlement programme to reprovision squatter factories and cottage workshops displaced by clearance operations. The management of these factory estates was transferred to the Hong Kong Housing Authority upon its establishment in 1973. [2] [3] The Housing Authority further built several factory estates in the late 1970s and the early 1980s in order to address a shortage of small factory units in private factory buildings. A total of 17 public factory estates were thus built. In order to focus on its core mission of providing subsidised rental housing to low-income families in need, the Housing Authority decided in 1989 to progressively absolve itself from the ownership and management of flatted factories in the long term. [4] [5]

In May 2021, the Hong Kong Housing Authority was still managing 6 factory estates: Hoi Tai Factory Estate in Tuen Mun, Kwai On and Chun Shing Factory Estates in Kwai Chung, Sui Fai Factory Estate in Fo Tan, Wang Cheong Factory Estate in Cheung Sha Wan and Yip On Factory Estate in Kowloon Bay. On May 24, 2021, it announced plans to redevelop 4 of them for public housing use: Kwai On Factory Estate, Sui Fai Factory Estate, Wang Cheong Factory Estate and Yip On Factory Estate. [6]

Features

By the end of 2004, 11 public factory estates were still active and owned by the Housing Authority. These 11 estates provided about 13,300 factory units with a total floor area of about 325,300 m2. Five of the estates were built with no lift service. Of these 11 estates, five were managed by property management agents, with the other six managed by Housing Department staff. [5]

Conservation

Two out of the ten pre-1980 former public factory estates are still extant. The Chai Wan Factory Estate was listed as a Grade II historic building in 2013 and was planned for adaptive reuse. [7] The estate was renovated and reopened in 2016 as the residential Wah Ha Estate (華廈邨), [8] The Shek Kip Mei Factory Estate was converted into the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, which opened in 2008. These conversions are linked to the Heritage conservation and the Old Industrial Buildings Revitalization programmes of the government.[ citation needed ]

Former estates

The former factory estates were:

Name and locationNotesReferencesPhotographs
Chai Wan Factory Estate
(柴灣工廠大廈)

22°15′53″N114°14′11″E / 22.264738°N 114.236419°E / 22.264738; 114.236419 (Chai Wan Factory Estate)

Built in 1959. The second factory estate built in Hong Kong by the Public Works Department after Cheung Sha Wan Factory Estate. Listed as a Grade II historic building in 2013. [7] No lift. 5-storey building with 378 units. [3] The estate was renovated and reopened in 2016 as the residential Wah Ha Estate (華廈邨), [8] with 187 apartments. [9]
Chai Wan Factory Estate 201212.JPG
Cheung Sha Wan Factory Estate
(長沙灣工廠大廈)

22°20′08″N114°09′26″E / 22.335637°N 114.157249°E / 22.335637; 114.157249 (Cheung Sha Wan Factory Estate)

Built between 1957 and 1965. Block 1 was demolished in 1990. The remaining 5 blocks were demolished in 2006.
Csw factory blk5.jpg
Jordan Valley Factory Estate
(佐敦谷工廠大廈)

22°19′23″N114°13′00″E / 22.323053°N 114.216742°E / 22.323053; 114.216742 (Jordan Valley Factory Estate)

Built in 1959. Demolished in 2005. Now the site of the Ngau Tau Kok Bus Terminus. [10]
JORDAN VALLEY ESTATE INDUSTY BUILDING.JPG
Kowloon Bay Factory Estate
(九龍灣工廠大廈)

22°19′00″N114°12′49″E / 22.316555°N 114.213735°E / 22.316555; 114.213735 (Kowloon Bay Factory Estate)

Built in 1975. [4] Two seven-storey blocks. No lift. A total of 807 units, each of a standard size of 24 m2. Vacating completed in 2010. [11] Demolished.
HK KowloonBayFactoryEstate 2008.JPG
Kwai Chung Factory Estate
(葵涌工廠大廈)

22°22′07″N114°07′51″E / 22.368643°N 114.130809°E / 22.368643; 114.130809 (Kwai Chung Factory Estate)

Built between 1966 and 1973. Four 7-storey blocks, which were located directly adjacent to the Kwai Chung Estate. [7] [12] Demolished in 2001. The site is now part of the redeveloped Kwai Chung Estate, occupied by Pak Kwai House (百葵樓) and Hop Kwai House (合葵樓), completed in 2008. picture picture
Kwun Tong Factory Estate
(觀塘工廠大廈)

22°18′54″N114°13′02″E / 22.315054°N 114.217147°E / 22.315054; 114.217147 (Kwun Tong Factory Estate)

Built in 1966. Two seven-storey blocks. No lift. A total of 817 units, each of a standard size of 24 m2. [13] Vacating completed in 2008. [14] Demolished in 2008.
HK KwunTongFactoryEstate 2008.JPG
San Po Kong Factory Estate
(新蒲崗工廠大廈)

22°20′08″N114°11′57″E / 22.335575°N 114.199096°E / 22.335575; 114.199096 (San Po Kong Factory Estate)

Six blocks built in December 1962 (Block 1 & 2), March 1963 (Block 3 & 4) and June 1965 (Block 5 & 6). Design based on resettlement estates Mark I, with an I-shaped layout. Four five-storey blocks and two seven-storey blocks. No lift. 2008 factory units of a standard size of 24 m2. [7] [15] Vacating completed in 2006. [16] [17] Demolished in 2007. map picture picture
Xing Jian Zhong Zhi Cai Hong Cun Choi Hung Estate in construction Niu Chi Wan Ngau Chi Wan, 1963 (cropped).jpg
Shek Kip Mei Factory Estate aka. Shek Kip Mei Flatted Factory Building
(石硤尾工廠大廈)

22°20′05″N114°09′56″E / 22.33462°N 114.165603°E / 22.33462; 114.165603 (Shek Kip Mei Factory Estate)

Built in 1977. It was converted into the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, which opened in 2008.
The Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre 2009.jpg
Shun Kei Factory Estate
(順基工廠大廈)
Castle Peak Road, [18] Tsuen Wan

22°22′28″N114°06′19″E / 22.374563°N 114.105182°E / 22.374563; 114.105182 (Shun Kei Factory Estate)
(approximate location)

Built in 1982. Demolished in 1998 for development of the West Rail Project. [4] [19]
Tai Wo Hau Factory Estate
(大窩口工廠大廈)
In Tsuen Wan

22°22′02″N114°07′14″E / 22.367187°N 114.120443°E / 22.367187; 114.120443 (Tai Wo Hau Factory Estate)

Three blocks built in November 1961, November 1962 and April 1966. [7] No lift. One four-storey block, one five-storey block and one seven-storey block. 1035.5 units in standard sizes of 18 m2 or 24 m2. Vacating completed in 2007. [20] Demolished in 2009. It is now the site of Sheung Chui Court, a Home Ownership Scheme housing estate built in 2017. map

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Yuen Long Factory Estate
(元朗工廠大廈)

22°26′35″N114°01′55″E / 22.442995°N 114.032059°E / 22.442995; 114.032059 (Yuen Long Factory Estate)

Built in 1966. Mark II single block Factory Estate. [7] 405 factory units. [2] Vacating completed in 1997. Demolished. It is now the site of Fung Ting Court, a Home Ownership Scheme housing estate built in 2001.

Active estates

The following factory estates, owned by the Hong Kong Housing Authority, are still active as of January 2014: [21]

Name and locationNotesReferencesPhotographs
Chun Shing Factory Estate
(晉昇工廠大廈)
Kwai Fuk Road, Kwai Chung

22°21′40″N114°07′11″E / 22.36111°N 114.119713°E / 22.36111; 114.119713 (Chun Shing Factory Estate)

Built in 1982.
1 block. 26 storeys. [22] 1,646 factory units. Total floor area: 41,079 m2. With lift service. [5]
HK ChunShingFactory.JPG
Hoi Tai Factory Estate
(開泰工廠大廈)
Kin Fat Street, Tuen Mun

22°23′58″N113°58′07″E / 22.399547°N 113.968565°E / 22.399547; 113.968565 (Hoi Tai Factory Estate)

Built in 1982.
1,764 factory units. Total floor area: 44,663 m2. With lift service. [5]
HK Hoi Tai Factory Estate.jpg
Kwai On Factory Estate
(葵安工廠大廈)
Tai Lin Pai Road, Kwai Chung

22°21′38″N114°07′59″E / 22.360571°N 114.132995°E / 22.360571; 114.132995 (Kwai On Factory Estate)

Built in 1979.
766 factory units. Total floor area: 19,210 m2. With lift service. [5]
Kui Yong Kwai Chung Kui An Gong Chang Da Sha Kwai On Factory Estate, 2021.jpg
Sui Fai Factory Estate
(穗輝工廠大廈)
Shan Mei Street, Fo Tan

22°23′47″N114°11′37″E / 22.396348°N 114.193697°E / 22.396348; 114.193697 (Sui Fai Factory Estate)

Built in 1982.
1,597 factory units. Total floor area: 41,725 m2. With lift service. [5]
HK SuiFaiFactory.JPG
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Lai Chi Kok Road, Cheung Sha Wan

22°20′02″N114°09′07″E / 22.333965°N 114.15205°E / 22.333965; 114.15205 (Wang Cheong Factory Estate)

Built in 1984.
1,020 factory units. Total floor area: 26,648 m2. With lift service. [5]
HK WangCheongFactory.JPG
Yip On Factory Estate
(業安工廠大廈)
Wang Hoi Road, Kowloon Bay

22°19′13″N114°12′40″E / 22.3203195°N 114.211093°E / 22.3203195; 114.211093 (Yip On Factory Estate)

Two blocks built in 1980 and 1981.
1,440 factory units. Total floor area: 36,378 m2. With lift service. [5]
HK YipOnFactory 2008.JPG

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References

  1. ↑ Working Paper No. 33. Regeneration of Industrial Areas in Metro Area - A Hypothetical Case Study at San Po Kong, Planning Department, November 2003
  2. 1 2 "Rent policy and redevelopment arrangements for Housing Authority flatted factory estates", Provisional Legislative Council, Panel on Housing, February 1998.
  3. 1 2 Antiquities Advisory Board: Historic Building Appraisal: Chai Wan Factory Estate
  4. 1 2 3 Legislative Council Panel on Housing "Clearance of the Housing Authority's Old Flatted Factory Estates", Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau, May 2005.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Management of factory estates", Hong Kong Housing Authority, Housing Department, 22 March 2005.
  6. ↑ Hong Kong Housing Authority (24 May 2021). "HA announces study results of redevelopment of its factory estates and clearance arrangements". Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Heritage Impact Assessment on Chai Wan Factory Estate Archived 5 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine , Hong Kong Housing Authority, April 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Convert more industrial buildings into housing estates", ejinsight, 19 July 2016
  9. ↑ Press Release: "Housing Authority sets rents for five new estates", 22 January 2016
  10. ↑ Kwun Tong District Council: "History of Kwun Tong" Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Memorandum for the Hong Kong Housing Authority and its Committees, "Reports from Chairmen of Committees", 9 June 2010
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  13. ↑ "HA approves arrangements for Kowloon Bay Factory Estate Tenants affected by clearance", Hong Kong Housing Authority Press release, 29 November 2007.
  14. ↑ "Housing Department recovers Kwun Tong Factory Estate", Housing Department Press release, 12 September 2008.
  15. ↑ "Clearance of San Po Kong Factory Estate will not be extended", Hong Kong Housing Department Press release, 20 February 2006.
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