Wo Che Estate
{{short description|Public housing estate in Sha Tin, Hong Kong}}
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| location = 1-9 Hip Yan Street
2 Tak Hau Street
7-9 Wo Che Street
6 Fung Wo Lane
2, 6 and 8 Fung Shun Street
Sha Tin
New Territories, Hong Kong
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| status = Completed
| category = Public rental housing
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| population date = 2016
| population = 18,575{{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=21 November 2021}}
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Wo Che Estate ({{zh|t=禾輋邨}}) is a public housing estate in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the second public housing estate in Sha Tin, built on the reclaimed land of Sha Tin Hoi, located near Fung Wo Estate, Lek Yuen Estate and Sha Tin Sports Ground.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/clpss/en/webApp/Facility/Details.do?ftid=38&did=10|title=Sha Tin Sports Ground|work=Leisure and Cultural Services Department|access-date=21 November 2021}} The estate consists of thirteen residential blocks completed in 1977, 1980 and 2003 respectively.
History
On 22 February 2021, an eight-year-old girl was assaulted by a man wearing a purple mask in his 20s at the estate.{{Cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3122769/hong-kong-police-hunt-man-accused-indecently|title=Hong Kong police hunt man accused of indecently assaulting girl, 8, in housing block|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=23 February 2021|first=Clifford|last=Lo|access-date=21 November 2021}}
Houses
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| Hong Wo House | 康和樓 | rowspan="6" | Twin Tower | rowspan="3" | 1977 |
| Fung Wo House | 豐和樓 | ||
| Shun Wo House | 順和樓 | ||
| Man Wo House | 民和樓 | rowspan="6" | 1980 | |
| Tai Wo House | 泰和樓 | ||
| Foo Wo House | 富和樓 | ||
| Yan Wo House | 欣和樓 | rowspan="2" | Single H (Special Edition) | |
| Mei Wo House | 美和樓 | ||
| Hip Wo House | 協和樓 | Double H (Special Edition) | |
| Tak Wo House | 德和樓 | rowspan="3" | Old Slab | 1977 |
| Hau Wo House | 厚和樓 | rowspan="2" | 1978 | |
| Chi Wo House | 智和樓 | ||
| King Wo House | 景和樓 | New Cruciform (Ver.1999) | 2003 |
Demographics
According to the 2016 by-census, Wo Che Estate had a population of 18,575. The median age was 46.8 and the majority of residents (97.4 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$22,490.
Politics
For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate is located in the Wo Che Estate constituency, which was formerly represented by Raymond Li Chi-wang until October 2021,{{Cite web|url=https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/st/english/members/info/dc_member_list.php|title=Sha Tin District Council - Sha Tin DC Members|work=District Council|access-date=21 November 2021}} while King Wo House falls within the Lek Yuen constituency, which was formerly represented by Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit until July 2021.{{Cite web|title=Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sha Tin District)|url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/en/R_descriptions(Eng).pdf|work=Electoral Affairs Commission|access-date=21 November 2021}}
COVID-19 pandemic
King Wo House of the estate was put under lockdown between 19 and 20 February 2022.{{Cite web|url=http://www.news.gov.hk/eng/2022/02/20220220/20220220_123541_133.html|title=190 cases found in restricted areas|website=Hong Kong's Information Services Department|access-date=3 March 2022}} Foo Wo House was also in lockdown since 26 February.{{Cite web|url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1636053-20220226.htm?|title=Sha Tin, Kwun Tong, Cheung Sha Wan blocks locked down|website=News.rthk.hk|access-date=3 March 2022}} Man Wo House and Yan Wo House was sealed on 27 February.{{Cite web|url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1636289-20220228.htm?spTabChangeable=0|title=Overnight lockdowns find hundreds of infections|website=News.rthk.hk|access-date=3 March 2022}} Shun Wo House house was put under lockdown on 28 February 2022.{{cite web|url=https://gbcode.rthk.hk/TuniS/news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1636352-20220228.htm?spTabChangeable=0|title=Several buildings locked down for Covid testing|website=Gbcode.rthk.hk|access-date=3 March 2022}}
See also
{{commons category|Wo Che Estate}}
References
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{{Public housing estates in Hong Kong|state=expanded}}
Category:Residential buildings completed in 1977
Category:Residential buildings completed in 1978
Category:Residential buildings completed in 1980