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Lek Yuen Estate

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Coordinates: 22°23′06″N114°11′32″E / 22.385053°N 114.192115°E / 22.385053; 114.192115

Lek Yuen Estate (Chinese:瀝源邨) is a public housing estate in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the first public housing estate in Sha Tin, built on the reclaimed land of Sha Tin Hoi, located near Wo Che Estate and MTRSha Tin station.[3] The estate consists of seven residential blocks completed in 1975.[2]

History

Lek Yuen Estate was one of the first of a "new generation" of estates which were more self-contained with regard to the provision of amenities and shopping.[4] Covered walkways allow tenants to do their shopping close to home, without relying on cars or trains. This is now a standard element of housing estate design in Hong Kong. When the old Sha Tin market was being demolished, many merchants were relocated to the Lek Yuen Estate shops, though some complained of comparatively "exorbitant" rents.[5]

The shopping centre is now owned by The Link REIT. The estate locality has several other facilities including a market, a park, a public clinic, an entertainment building called "Sha Tin Fun City" (沙田娛樂城), and numerous schools. An elevated walkway runs through the estate, linking it to Sha Tin Town Centre (to the south) and Wo Che Estate (to the north).

On 24 September 2020, a man was found dead at the estate after a fire broke out on the fourth floor of Wing Shui House.[6]

Houses

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Lek Yuen Estate had a population of 8,131. The median age was 50.5 and the majority of residents (98.6 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.6 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$20,000.[1]

Politics

Lek Yuen Estate is located in Lek Yuen constituency of the Sha Tin District Council.[7] It is currently represented by Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[8]

Facilities

Hong Kong Public Libraries operates the Lek Yuen Public Library in Kwai Wo House, Lek Yuen Estate.[9]

COVID-19 pandemic

Some residents in Luk Chuen House at the Estate in June 2020, where confirmed cases were found.[10]

See also

References

  1. 12"Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. 1234"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 3 July 2021.
  3. ↑"Sha Tin Station street map"(PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. ↑"8 new estates with a difference"(PDF). South China Morning Post. 2 February 1976. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. ↑"Angry scenes at Shatin"(PDF). South China Morning Post. 17 June 1976. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  6. ↑Lo, Clifford; Mok, Danny (24 September 2020). "Man found dead after fire breaks out in Hong Kong block of flats". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  7. ↑"Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sha Tin District)"(PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  8. ↑"Sha Tin District Council - Sha Tin DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  9. ↑"Lek Yuen Public Library". Hong Kong Public Libraries. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  10. ↑ «Evacuan un complejo residencial en Hong Kong tras detectarse un brote de Covid-19» . South China Morning Post . 4 de junio de 2020. Archivado del original el 15 de abril de 2023.