Tai Wo Estate

Tai Wo Estate (Chinese: 太和邨) is a mixed TPS and public housing estate in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong, near MTR Tai Wo station.^[3] It is one of the public housing estates in Tai Po that is not built on the reclaimed land.^[4] The estate consists of nine residential buildings completed in 1989. Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 3 in 2000.^[5]

Tai Wo Estate
Tai Wo Estate
General information
Location	12 Tai Po Tai Wo Road, Tai Po New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22.45167°N 114.16278°E / 22.45167; 114.16278
Status	Completed
Category	Public rental housing
Population	19,979[1] (2016)
No. of blocks	9[2]
No. of units	2,582[2]
Construction
Constructed	1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Authority	Hong Kong Housing Authority

Po Nga Court (寶雅苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tai Po, near Tai Wo Estate. It consists of three residential buildings built in 1989.^[6]

Houses

Tai Wo Estate

Name[2]	Chinese name	Building type	Completed
Oi Wo House	愛和樓	New Slab	1989
On Wo House	安和樓
Hang Wo House	亨和樓
Fook Wo House	福和樓	Trident 3
Hei Wo House	喜和樓
Kui Wo House	居和樓
Lai Wo House	麗和樓
Sun Wo House	新和樓
Tsui Wo House	翠和樓

Po Nga Court

Name[6]	Chinese name	Building type	Completed
Yat Wo House	逸和閣	Trident 3	1989
Hing Wo House	興和閣
Ka Wo House	家和閣

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Tai Wo Estate had a population of 19,979 while Po Nga Court had a population of 6,759. Altogether the population amounts to 26,738.^[1]

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate is located in the Tai Wo constituency, which is represented by Olive Chan Wai-ka,^[7] while the remainder of the estate and Po Nga Court falls within the Po Nga constituency, which is represented by Chow Yuen-wai.^[8][9]

See also

• Public housing estates in Tai Po
• Tai Wo#Recent years

References

1. "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 11 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 11 July 2021.
3. "Tai Wo Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
4. "Making of a New Town: Urbanisation in Tai Po" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
5. "Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 3". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 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 11 July 2021.
7. "Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
8. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
9. "Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 11 July 2021.