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Tai Wo Estate

Coordinates: 22°27′06″N 114°09′46″E / 22.45167°N 114.16278°E / 22.45167; 114.16278
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Tai Wo Estate
Tai Wo Estate
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General information
Location12 Tai Po Tai Wo Road, Tai Po
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°27′06″N 114°09′46″E / 22.45167°N 114.16278°E / 22.45167; 114.16278
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population19,979[1] (2016)
No. of blocks9[2]
No. of units2,582[2]
Construction
Constructed1989; 35 years ago (1989)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

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]

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

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Tai Wo Estate

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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.