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. It is one of the public housing estates in Tai Po that is not built on the reclaimed land. 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.
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.
Houses
Tai Wo Estate
Name | 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 | 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.
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, while the remainder of the estate and Po Nga Court falls within the Po Nga constituency, which is represented by Chow Yuen-wai.
See also
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References
- ^ "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tai Wo Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Making of a New Town: Urbanisation in Tai Po" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 3". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 11 July 2021.