Jat Min Chuen

Jat Min Chuen
Jat Min Chuen
General information
Location	3, 11 and 17 Jat Min Chuen Street, Sha Tin New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22.3764123°N 114.190647°E / 22.3764123; 114.190647
Status	Completed
Category	Public rental housing
Population	9,577[1] (2016)
No. of blocks	3[2]
No. of units	3,730[2]
Construction
Constructed	1981; 44 years ago (1981)
Authority	Hong Kong Housing Society

Jat Min Chuen (Chinese: 乙明邨) is a public housing estate in Sha Tin Wai, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the only estate in Sha Tin developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society. It consists of three residential buildings completed in 1981 and 1982.[3]

Background

The estate was named for Mr. Tan Jat Min (陳乙明), the former honorary treasurer of the Society[4][5] and was the largest estate of the Housing Society at the time.[2]

Unlike other estates, the Hong Kong Housing Society financed the construct of Jat Min Chuen using a bank loan at a high interest rate, rather than from the Government. Therefore, the rent in the estate was forced to be put up as the Society needed to return money to banks afterwards.[6]

Houses

Name[2]	Chinese name	Completed
Ming Yan Lau	明恩樓	1981
Ming Shun Lau	明信樓
Ming Yiu Lau	明耀樓	1982

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Jat Min Chuen had a population of 9,577. The median age was 51.1 and the majority of residents (98.2 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.6 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$23,000.[1]

Politics

Jat Min Chuen is located in Jat Chuen constituency of the Sha Tin District Council.[7] It is currently represented by Yau Man-chun, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[8]

See also

• Public housing estates in Sha Tin

References

1. "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
2. "Jat Min Chuen - Hong Kong Housing Society". Hong Kong Housing Society. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
3. "Jat Min Chuen". Hong Kong Film Services Office. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
4. "房協屋村 (Chinese Version)". Hong Kong Place. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
5. Hutcheon, Robin (1998). High-rise society P.29. Hong Kong Housing Society. ISBN 9789622018419. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
6. Hutcheon, Robin (1998). High-rise society P.27. Hong Kong Housing Society. ISBN 9789622018419. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
7. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sha Tin District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
8. "Sha Tin District Council - Sha Tin DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 10 June 2021.