Po Lam Estate

Po Lam Estate (Chinese: 寶林邨) is a mixed TPS and public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Metro City and MTR Po Lam station.^[3] It is the first public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O^[4] and has a total of seven residential blocks with 5,272 units. Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6A in 2004.^[5]

Po Lam Estate
Po Lam Estate
General information
Location	18 Po Lam Road North, Tseung Kwan O New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22.32607°N 114.2558°E / 22.32607; 114.2558
Status	Completed
Category	Public rental housing
Population	15,319[1] (2016)
No. of blocks	7[2]
No. of units	2,322[2]
Construction
Constructed	1988; 36 years ago (1988)
Authority	Hong Kong Housing Authority

Ying Ming Court (英明苑) and Yan Ming Court (欣明苑) are Home Ownership Scheme housing courts in Tseung Kwan O near Po Lam Estate, built in 1989 and 1990 respectively.^[6][7]

Houses

Po Lam Estate

Name[2]	Chinese name	Building type	Completed
Po Ning House	寶寧樓	New Slab	1988
Po Kan House	寶勤樓
Po Yan House	寶仁樓	Trident 2
Po Tai House	寶泰樓
Po Tak House	寶德樓
Po Chi House	寶智樓
Po Kim House	寶儉樓	Small Household Block	2001

Ying Ming Court

Name[6]	Chinese name	Building type	Completed
Ming Yuen House	明遠閣	New Cruciform (Ver.1984)	1989
Ming Leung House	明亮閣
Ming Tat House	明達閣
Ming Chi House	明志閣
Ming On House	明安閣

Yan Ming Court

Name[7]	Chinese name	Building type	Completed
Yan Chung House	欣松閣	New Cruciform (Ver.1984)	1990
Yan Chuk House	欣竹閣
Yan Mui House	欣梅閣
Yan Lan House	欣蘭閣
Yan Kuk House	欣菊閣

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Po Lam Estate had a population of 15,319, Ying Ming Court had a population of 5,058 while Yan Ming Court had a population of 4,604. Altogether the population amounts to 24,981.^[1]

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Po Lam Estate falls within the Po Lam constituency, which was formerly represented by Fung Kwan-on until July 2021,^[8] while Ying Ming Court and Yan Ming Court falls within the Yan Ying constituency, which was formerly represented by Ben Chung Kam-lun until May 2021.^[9][8]

See also

• Public housing estates in Tseung Kwan O

References

1. "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 4 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 4 August 2021.
3. "Po Lam Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
4. "Tseung Kwan O New Town". Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
5. "Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6A". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
6. "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 4 August 2021.
7. "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 4 August 2021.
8. "Sai Kung District Council - Sai Kung DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
9. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sai Kung District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 4 August 2021.