Lai Tak Tsuen
Lai Tak Tsuen (Chinese: 勵德邨) is a public housing estate at 2 – 38 Lai Tak Tsuen Road, Tai Hang, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Built in 1975, it is one of the first public housing developments in Hong Kong. It was the second self-funded rental project of the Hong Kong Housing Society. The housing estate was named after a Hong Kong government officer, Michael Wright, who had served the Government of Hong Kong for more than 30 years.[1] HistoryThe Hong Kong Housing Society announced its plan to build the housing estate in January 1969. Its construction was originally planned to be finished in 1972, but was delayed by a landslide. As a result, the first building, Tsuen Wing Lau, was completed in May 1975. The rest was completed in 1976.[1] The housing estate was an award-winning design in the 1970s.[2] In September 1999, Lai Tak Tsuen was awarded the ISO 9001 certification by the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency for its design and provision of property management services.[3] From 2002 to 2005, Lai Tak Tsuen was one of the ten public housing estates with the lowest average volume of waste produced; hence, it was commended in the Waste Reduction Credit Scheme organised by the Hong Kong Housing Authority.[4] In 2016, a circular atrium of Lai Tak Tsuen was used as a location for the filming of the live-action film Ghost in the Shell.[5] The buildings' facades are similar to the Pearl Bank Apartments in Singapore. ConfigurationThe estate consists of three houses, i.e. high-rise blocks of flats, with 2,677 flats.[6] The population of the housing estate is currently 11,140.[4] Other than residential blocks, the estate also provides carparks, shops, market stalls, a kindergarten, a children's centre, a youth centre, an elderly centre, a library, basketball court and a children's playground.[6] HousesLai Tak Tsuen consists of three buildings:
Two of the buildings, Lai Kit Lau and Tak Chuen Lau, in Lai Tak Tsuen are Hong Kong's only public rental buildings having bicyclindrical design.[1] DemographicsAccording to the 2016 population by-census, Lai Tak Tsuen has a population of 6,700. 98% of the population is of Chinese ethnicity. The median monthly domestic household income is HK$16,550.[7] PoliticsLai Tak Tsuen is located in Tin Hau constituency of the Wan Chai District Council.[8] It was formerly represented by Chan Yuk-lam, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021.[9] EducationLai Tak Tsuen is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 12.[10] Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Hennessy Road Government Primary School and Sir Ellis Kadoorie (Sookunpo) Primary School.[11] References
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