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'''Wong Chuk Hang Estate''' ({{zh-t|t=黃竹坑邨}}) was a [[public housing estate]] in [[Wong Chuk Hang]], [[Hong Kong]]. The estate had 10 residential blocks, but it was cleared in [[2007]]. The site will be replaced by the proposed [[MTR]] [[Wong Chuk Hang Station]] and Wong Chuk Hang [[Depot]].
'''Wong Chuk Hang Estate''' ({{zh|t=黃竹坑邨}}) was a [[Public housing in Hong Kong|public housing estate]] in [[Staunton Creek]], Hong Kong. The estate had ten residential blocks and was cleared in 2007. The estate has been replaced by the [[MTR]] [[Wong Chuk Hang station]] and Wong Chuk Hang [[train station|Depot]].


== Background ==
==Background==
Wong Chuk Hang Estate was the only "Government Low Cost Housing Estate" on [[Hong Kong Island]] in [[1960s]] and [[1970s]]. It had 10 blocks which were developed into 3 phases. Phase 1 (Block 1 and 2), Phase 2 (Block 3 to 6) and Phase 3 (Block 7 to 10) were completed in [[1968]], [[1972]] and [[1973]] respectively. In [[1973]], the estate was renamed as '''Wong Chuk Hang Estate'''. In [[1985]], Block 9 was found to have structural problems by the [[Hong Kong Housing Authority]]. Therefore, Block 9 was firstly [[demolished]] in [[1988]].<ref>[http://www.icac.org.hk/new_icac/eng/cases/26p/eat1_04.html The problem blocks]</ref><ref>[http://www.forum.9and1.org/redirect.php?goto=newpost&tid=299 Wong Chuk Hang Estate]</ref><ref>[http://www.hk-place.com/view.php?id=204 Wong Chuk Hang Estate (Chinese)]</ref> In [[2007]], the whole estate was cleared and most of the [[tenants]] moved to nearby [[Shek Pai Wan Estate]].<ref>[http://news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/070928/html/070928en05002.htm Wong Chuk Hang Estate clearance starts]</ref> The site will be replaced by the proposed MTR Wong Chuk Hang Station, a [[railway station]] of [[South Island Line]], and the railway depot.<ref>[http://www.mtr.com.hk/chi/projects/images/consult_ph2_present.pdf Wong Chuk Hang Section]</ref>
Wong Chuk Hang Estate was the only Government Low Cost Housing Estate on [[Hong Kong Island]] in the 1960s and the 1970s. It consisted of 10 residential blocks that were developed in 3 phases. Phase 1 (Block 1 and 2), Phase 2 (Block 3 to 6) and Phase 3 (Block 7 to 10) were completed in 1968, 1972 and 1973 respectively. In 1973, the estate was renamed '''Wong Chuk Hang Estate'''. In 1985, Block 9 was found to have structural problems by [[Hong Kong Housing Authority]], and was [[demolished]] in 1988.<ref>[http://www.icac.org.hk/new_icac/eng/cases/26p/eat1_04.html The problem blocks]</ref><ref>[http://www.forum.9and1.org/redirect.php?goto=newpost&tid=299 Wong Chuk Hang Estate]</ref><ref>[http://www.hk-place.com/view.php?id=204 Wong Chuk Hang Estate (Chinese)]</ref> In 2007, the whole estate was cleared and most of the [[tenants]] were moved to the nearby [[Shek Pai Wan Estate]].<ref>[http://news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/070928/html/070928en05002.htm Wong Chuk Hang Estate clearance starts]</ref> The site has been replaced by the MTR Wong Chuk Hang station, one of the [[railway stations]] of the [[South Island line]], and a railway depot.<ref>[http://www.mtr.com.hk/chi/projects/images/consult_ph2_present.pdf Wong Chuk Hang Section]</ref>


== Others ==
==See also==
*[[Wong Chuk Hang Station]]
* [[Wong Chuk Hang station]]
* [[Public housing in Hong Kong]]
* [[List of public housing estates in Hong Kong]]


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Latest revision as of 06:47, 21 December 2021

Wong Chuk Hang Estate
Traditional Chinese黃竹坑邨
Simplified Chinese黄竹坑村
Literal meaning"Yellow Bamboo Pit" Estate
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuángzhúkēng Cūn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingWong4zuk1haang1 cyun1
Wong Chuk Hang Estate
Map of Wong Chuk Hang Estate

Wong Chuk Hang Estate (Chinese: 黃竹坑邨) was a public housing estate in Staunton Creek, Hong Kong. The estate had ten residential blocks and was cleared in 2007. The estate has been replaced by the MTR Wong Chuk Hang station and Wong Chuk Hang Depot.

Background

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Wong Chuk Hang Estate was the only Government Low Cost Housing Estate on Hong Kong Island in the 1960s and the 1970s. It consisted of 10 residential blocks that were developed in 3 phases. Phase 1 (Block 1 and 2), Phase 2 (Block 3 to 6) and Phase 3 (Block 7 to 10) were completed in 1968, 1972 and 1973 respectively. In 1973, the estate was renamed Wong Chuk Hang Estate. In 1985, Block 9 was found to have structural problems by Hong Kong Housing Authority, and was demolished in 1988.[1][2][3] In 2007, the whole estate was cleared and most of the tenants were moved to the nearby Shek Pai Wan Estate.[4] The site has been replaced by the MTR Wong Chuk Hang station, one of the railway stations of the South Island line, and a railway depot.[5]

See also

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References

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