Kwong Fuk Estate

Kwong Fuk Estate
Kwong Fuk Estate
General information
Location	28 Plover Cove Road, Tai Po New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22.44873°N 114.17462°E / 22.44873; 114.17462
Status	Completed
Category	Public rental housing
Population	16,939[1] (2016)
No. of blocks	8[2]
No. of units	6,189[2]
Construction
Constructed	1983; 42 years ago (1983)
Authority	Hong Kong Housing Authority

Kwong Fuk Estate (Chinese: 廣福邨) is a public housing estate in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the second public housing estate in Tai Po, built at the reclaimed land at the east of Tai Po Old Market near Yuen Chau Tsai.[3] The estate consists of eight residential buildings completed in 1983.

Wang Fuk Court (宏福苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tai Po, near Kwong Fuk Estate. It consists of eight residential buildings offering 1,987 units built in 1983.[4]

Houses

Kwong Fuk Estate

Name[2]	Chinese name	Building type	Completed
Kwong Yan House	廣仁樓	Old Slab	1983
Kwong Wai House	廣惠樓		1984
Kwong Lai House	廣禮樓	Twin Tower	1983
Kwong Yee House	廣義樓
Kwong Yau House	廣祐樓
Kwong Ping House	廣平樓
Kwong Chi House	廣智樓	Trident 2	1985
Kwong Shung House	廣崇樓

Wang Fuk Court

Name[4]	Chinese name	Building type	Completed
Wang Yan House	宏仁閣	Flexi 2	1983
Wang Tao House	宏道閣
Wang Sun House	宏新閣
Wang Kin House	宏建閣
Wang Tai House	宏泰閣
Wang Cheong House	宏昌閣
Wang Shing House	宏盛閣
Wang Chi House	宏志閣

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Kwong Fuk Estate had a population of 16,939 while Wang Fuk Court had a population of 4,789. Altogether the population amounts to 21,728.[1]

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate is located in the Kwong Fuk & Plover Cove constituency, which was represented by Dalu Lin Kok-cheung until May 2021,[5] while the remainder of the estate and Wang Fuk Court falls within the Wang Fuk constituency, which is represented by Herman Yiu Kwan-ho.[6][7]

See also

• Public housing estates in Tai Po

References

1. "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. "Housing Authority Property Location and Profile | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
3. "Making of a New Town: Urbanisation in Tai Po" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "Housing Authority Property Location and Profile | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department | Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
5. "Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
6. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
7. "Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 8 July 2021.