Nam Cheong Estate

Nam Cheong Estate (Chinese: 南昌邨) is a public housing estate in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong near Nam Cheong Park, Tung Chau Street Park and MTR Nam Cheong station.^[3][4][5] It is named from nearby Nam Cheong Street, a main street in Sham Shui Po District. It consists of seven residential blocks completed in 1989.^[6] In 2005, the estate was sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6B.^[7]

Nam Cheong Estate
Nam Cheong Estate
General information
Location	3 Cheong San Lane, Sham Shui Po Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22.3262°N 114.1575°E / 22.3262; 114.1575
Status	Completed
Category	Public rental housing
Population	4,847[1] (2016)
No. of blocks	7[2]
No. of units	1,898[2]
Construction
Constructed	1989; 36 years ago (1989)
Authority	Hong Kong Housing Authority

Houses

Name[2]	Chinese name	Building type	Completed
Cheong Him House	昌謙樓	Linear 1	1989
Cheong On House	昌安樓
Cheong Shun House	昌遜樓	Linear 3
Cheong Yat House	昌逸樓
Cheong Chit House	昌哲樓
Cheong Chung House	昌頌樓
Cheong Yin House	昌賢樓

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Nam Cheong Estate had a population of 4,847. The median age was 48.9 and the majority of residents (96.8 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$22,000.^[1]

Politics

Nam Cheong Estate is located in Nam Cheong West constituency of the Sham Shui Po District Council.^[8] It was formerly represented by Wai Woon-nam, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021.^[9]

COVID-19 pandemic

Cheong Him House and Cheong Yat House at Nam Cheong Estate were placed under lockdown for mandatory covid test. ^[10]

See also

• Public housing estates in Sham Shui Po