Lai On Estate

Lai On Estate (Chinese: 麗安邨) is a public housing estate in Sham Shui Po, New Kowloon, Hong Kong^[3] located near Lai Kok Estate, Dragon Centre, and Sham Shui Po station.^[4] It consists of 5 residential blocks completed in 1993.

Lai On Estate
Lai On Estate
General information
Location	420 Lai Chi Kok Road, Sham Shui Po Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22.331819°N 114.158860°E / 22.331819; 114.158860
Status	Completed
Category	Public rental housing
Population	2,957[1] (2016)
No. of blocks	5[2]
No. of units	1,400[2]
Construction
Constructed	1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Authority	Hong Kong Housing Authority

Yee Ching Court (Chinese: 怡靖苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Sham Shui Po, near Lai Kok Estate, Lai On Estate and Dragon Centre. It has 3 blocks built in 1993.^[5]

Background

The site where the estate is located was formerly the Sham Shui Po Barracks (Chinese: 深水埗軍營) of the British Army between the 1910s to 1977. During World War II, the barrack was attacked by the Japanese Army and was used as a concentration camp during the Japanese occupation from 1941–45. After the war, the barracks were once again used by British Army until 1977, when they were closed.^[6] Part of the site became Lai Kok Estate in 1981 and Sham Shui Po Park in 1983, while another part was a refugee camp for Vietnamese boat people.^[7] In 1989, the refugee camp was closed and was partly replaced by Lai On Estate in 1993.

Houses

Lai On Estate

Name[2]	Chinese name	Building type	Completed
Lai Ching House	麗正樓	Harmony 1A	1993
Lai Lim House	麗廉樓
Lai Ping House	麗平樓
Lai Tak House	麗德樓
Lai Wing House	麗榮樓

Yee Ching Court

Name[5]	Chinese name	Building type	Completed
Han Ching House	閒靜閣	Harmony 1A	1993
Ning Ching House	寧靜閣
Yat Ching House	逸靜閣

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Lai On Estate had a population of 2,957. The median age was 50.1 and the majority of residents (97 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. Cantonese was the usual spoken language of 98.6 per cent of residents (excluding non-speaking persons). The average household size was 2.2 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$11,860.^[1]

Politics

Lai On Estate and Yee Ching Court are located in Lai Kok constituency of the Sham Shui Po District Council.^[8] It was formerly represented by Li Kwing, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021.^[9]

See also

• Public housing estates in Sham Shui Po

References

1. "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 14 August 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 14 August 2021.
3. "Sham Shui Po District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
4. "Sham Shui Po Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
5. "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 14 August 2021.
6. "Modernisation and transformation of Hong Kong Development as an international city". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
7. "我們的社區-深水埗 (Chinese Version)" (PDF). 博學堂. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
8. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sham Shui Po District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
9. "Sham Shui Po District Council - Sham Shui Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 14 August 2021.