Tai_Wo_Estate

Tai Wo Estate

Tai Wo Estate

Public housing estate in Tai Po, Hong Kong

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]

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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

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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

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References

  1. [1]
    "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. [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. [3]
    "Tai Wo Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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    "Making of a New Town: Urbanisation in Tai Po" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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    "Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 3". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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    "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.
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    "Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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    "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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    "Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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