Wah Fu Estate
{{Short description|Public housing estate in Hong Kong}}
File:Wah Fu Estate Aerial view 2021.jpg
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Wah Fu Estate ({{zh|t=華富邨}}) is a public housing estate located next to Waterfall Bay, Pok Fu Lam in Hong Kong's Southern District. It was built on a new town concept in 1967 and was renovated in 2003. Divided into Wah Fu (I) Estate ({{zh|t=華富(一)邨|labels=no}}) and Wah Fu (II) Estate ({{zh|t=華富(二)邨|labels=no}}), the whole estate has a total of 18 residential blocks completed between 1967 and 1978.[http://www.fso-tela.gov.hk/accessibility/eng/locations_details.cfm?Photo_Num=00656 Wah Fu Estate]
There are several primary and secondary schools in the estate, including Pui Ying Secondary School, SKH Lui Ming Choi Secondary School and Caritas Chong Yut Ming Secondary School. They provide education to children in the estate and the surrounding areas. Fortuna Theatre is the only cinema on the estate.
Houses
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
| Name | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Wah On House | rowspan="12" | Old Slab | rowspan="1" | November 1967 |
| Wah Lok House | rowspan="1" | February 1968 | |
| Wah Chun House | rowspan="4" | March 1968 - September 1968 | |
| Wah Hong House | ||
| Wah Kwong House | ||
| Wah Mei House | ||
| Wah Kee House | rowspan="6" | October 1968 - February 1969 | |
| Wah Shun House | ||
| Wah Yu House | ||
| Wah Ching House | ||
| Wah Ming House | ||
| Wah Kin House | ||
| Wah Cheung House | rowspan="6" | Twin Tower | rowspan="4" | July 1970 - June 1971 |
| Wah Sang House | ||
| Wah Hing House | ||
| Wah Tai House | ||
| Wah Chui House | rowspan="2" | 1978 | |
| Wah King House |
Redevelopment
Announced in the chief executive's 2014 Policy Address, Wah Fu Estate will be redeveloped. The new estate will be built nearby. It is planned that after the Wah Fu residents have moved to the new estates, Wah Fu will be redeveloped starting from 2024.{{cite web|title=2016 Pokfulam Report|url=https://issuu.com/paulzimmerman/docs/pz-mail-16dec-v4_nologo_|publisher=District Councillor Paul Zimmerman|date=12 December 2016}}
Education
Wah Fu Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 18.{{cite web|url=https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-system/primary-secondary/spa-systems/primary-1-admission/school-lists/index.html|title=POA2023 Primary School Lists by School Net for Discretionary Places Admission Stage|publisher=Education Bureau|accessdate=2022-10-12}} Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Hong Kong Southern District Government Primary School (香港南區官立小學).{{cite web|url=https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/primary-secondary/spa-systems/primary-1-admission/school-lists/2023dpnet-18b.pdf|title=POA School Net 18|publisher=Education Bureau|accessdate=2022-09-12}}
Notable residents
Legal
- Wong Yan-lung (黃仁龍): Former Secretary for Justice, lived in the estate in the 1970s/1980s.
- Miles Jackson-Lipkin
Media and entertainment
- Kitty Yuen (阮小儀): Disc jockey with Commercial Radio Hong Kong, former actress with TVB.
- Wakin Chau (周華健): Singer
- Halina Tam (譚小環): Actress/presenter, Winner of the Miss Hong Kong Pageant 1994.
- Wai Ka-fai (韋家輝): Film producer and former TVB producer
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Wah Fu Estate}}
- [http://www.centamap.com/gc/centamaplocation.aspx?x=832081&y=812549&sx=832081.496&sy=812549.844&z=3 Hong Kong map of Wah Fu Estate]
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Category:Residential buildings completed in 1967
Category:Residential buildings completed in 1968
Category:Residential buildings completed in 1969
Category:Residential buildings completed in 1970
Category:Residential buildings completed in 1971
Category:Residential buildings completed in 1978
Category:Waterfall Bay, Hong Kong
Category:Public housing estates in Hong Kong
Category:1967 establishments in Hong Kong
Category:Housing estates with centralized LPG system in Hong Kong