Cheung Wah Estate

{{short description|Public housing estate in Fanling, Hong Kong}}

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| location = 38 San Wan Road, Fanling
New Territories, Hong Kong

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| status = Completed

| category = Public rental housing

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| population date = 2016

| population = 13,109{{Cite web|title=Major Housing Estates|url=https://www.bycensus2016.gov.hk/en/bc-dp-major-hosing-estates.html|website=2016 Population By-census|publisher=Census and Statistics Department|access-date=9 July 2021}}

| blocknumber = 10{{Cite web|url=https://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/global-elements/estate-locator/detail.html?propId=1&id=1321348400512&dist=1|title=Housing Authority Property Location and Profile {{!}} Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department {{!}} Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department|work=Hong Kong Housing Authority|access-date=9 July 2021}}

| units = 2,471

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| built = {{Start date and age|1984}}

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Cheung Wah Estate ({{zh|t=祥華邨}}) is a mixed TPS and public housing estate in Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the first public housing estate in Fanling Town, consisting of ten residential blocks completed from 1984 to 1986. Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6A in 2004.{{Cite web|url=http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/residential/shos/tpsestates/0,,,00.html|title=Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6A|publisher=Hong Kong Housing Authority|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926225333/http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/residential/shos/tpsestates/0,,,00.html|archive-date=26 September 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=9 July 2021}}

Houses

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! Name !! Chinese name !! Building type !! Completed

Cheung Lai House祥禮樓rowspan="2" | Old Slabrowspan="8" | 1984
Cheung Chung House祥頌樓
Cheung Shun House祥順樓rowspan="6" | Double H
Cheung King House祥景樓
Cheung Fung House祥豐樓
Cheung Yue House祥裕樓
Cheung Wo House祥和樓
Cheung Lok House祥樂樓
Cheung Tak House祥德樓rowspan="2" | Trident 21985
Cheung Chi House祥智樓1986

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Cheung Wah Estate had a population of 13,109. The median age was 49.2 and the majority of residents (99 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.7 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$22,490.

Politics

Cheung Wah Estate is located in Cheung Wah constituency of the North District Council.{{Cite web|title=Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)|url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/en/N_descriptions(Eng).pdf|work=Electoral Affairs Commission|access-date=9 July 2021}} It was formerly represented by Chan Yuk-ming, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/north/english/members/info/dc_member_list.php|title=North District Council - North DC Members|work=District Council|access-date=9 July 2021}}

See also

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