Shek Yam Estate
{{short description|Public housing estate in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong}}
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| location = 120 Lei Muk Road, North Kwai Chung
New Territories, Hong Kong
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| status = Completed
| category = Public rental housing
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| population date = 2016
| population = 8,657{{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=27 July 2021}}
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{{Start date and age|2000}} (After reconstruction)
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Shek Yam Estate ({{zh|t=石蔭邨}}) 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.
Ning Fung Court ({{zh|t=寧峰苑}}) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in North Kwai Chung, near Shek Yam Estate and Shek Yam East Estate. It has 4 blocks built in 2001.{{Cite web|url=https://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/global-elements/estate-locator/detail.html?propId=2&id=1321347387538&dist=6|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=27 July 2021}}
Background
The estate was redeveloped into 4 phases. Phase 2 consists of three rental residential blocks, a car park podium and a shopping centre which were completed in 2000.{{Cite web|url=https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr02-03/english/sc/sc_bldg/reports/rpt_1/m_6.pdf|title=Shek Yam Estate Phase 2|work=Legislative Council of Hong Kong|access-date=27 July 2021}} Phase 3 consists of four HOS concord-typed blocks, Ning Fung Court.{{Cite web|url=http://www.zn903.com/cecspoon/lwbt/Case_Studies/Shek_Yam_Estate/Shek_Yam_Estate.htm|title=Shek Yam Estate Phase 3|work=The Hong Kong Polytechnic University|access-date=27 July 2021}} Phase 1 and Phase 4 were handed over to Leisure and Cultural Services Department to construct a park, Sham Yam Lei Muk Road Park.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/clpss/en/webApp/Facility/Details.do?ftid=26&did=5|title=Shek Yam Lei Muk Road Park|work=Leisure and Cultural Services Department|access-date=27 July 2021}} Phase 5 was the old site of Shek Yam Community Hall and a HOS building, but it was renamed Lai Shek House and changed to rental use.
Houses
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=Ning Fung Court=
Demographics
According to the 2016 by-census, Shek Yam Estate had a population of 8,657 while Ning Fung Court had a population of 3,816. Altogether the population amounts to 12,473.
Politics
Shek Yam Estate and Ning Fung Court are located in Shek Yam constituency of the Kwai Tsing District Council.{{Cite web|title=Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kwai Tsing District)|url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/en/S_descriptions(Eng).pdf|work=Electoral Affairs Commission|access-date=27 July 2021}} It was formerly represented by Andrew Wan Siu-kin, who was elected in the 2019 elections until May 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/kwt/english/members/info/dc_member_list.php|title=Kwai Tsing District Council - Kwai Tsing DC Members|work=District Council|access-date=27 July 2021}}
Education
Shek Yam is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 64, 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/primary-secondary/spa-systems/primary-1-admission/school-lists/2023dpnet-64b.pdf|title=POA School Net 64|publisher=Education Bureau|accessdate=2022-09-27}}
See also
{{commons category|Shek Yam Estate}}
References
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{{Public housing estates in Hong Kong|state=expanded}}
Category:Public housing estates in Hong Kong
Category:Residential buildings completed in 1968