Coordinates: 22°26′44″N 114°01′12″E / 22.44567°N 114.02013°E / 22.44567; 114.02013

Shui Pin Wai Estate

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Shui Pin Wai Estate
Shui Pin Wai Estate
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General information
Location17 Ma Miu Road, Yuen Long
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°26′44″N 114°01′12″E / 22.44567°N 114.02013°E / 22.44567; 114.02013
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population6,725[1] (2016)
No. of blocks7[2]
No. of units2,394[2]
Construction
Constructed1981; 43 years ago (1981)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Shui Pin Wai Estate (Chinese: 水邊圍邨) is a public housing estate in Yuen Long Town, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Light Rail Shui Pin Wai stop.[3] It is the second public housing estate in Yuen Long Town and consists of seven residential buildings mainly built in 1981, but one of the blocks, Dip Shui House, was later built in 1998.[4][5]

Houses

Name[2] Chinese name Building type Completed
Bik Shui House 碧水樓 Old Slab 1981
Ying Shui House 盈水樓
Woo Shui House 湖水樓
San Shui House 山水樓 Single H
Chuen Shui House 泉水樓
Hong Shui House 康水樓
Dip Shui House 疊水樓 Small Household Block 1998

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Shui Pin Wai Estate had a population of 6,725. The median age was 55.8 and the majority of residents (94.4 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.5 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$19,000.[1]

Politics

Shui Pin Wai Estate is located in Shui Pin constituency of the Yuen Long District Council.[6] It is currently represented by Lai Kwok-wing, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[7]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 30 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 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Shui Pin Wai Stop" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Yuen Long District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Yuen Long New Town Development". Civil Engineering and Development Department. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Yuen Long District Council - Yuen Long DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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