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PUBLIC HOUSING IN HONG KONG
![]() 1961 Begonia House, So Uk Estate | ![]() 1962 Kwun Tong Resettlement Estate1962 Kwun Tong Resettlement Estate under construction A view of Kwun Tong Resettlement Estate, in which Lei Yue Mun Road is seen in the front. It's name was changed to Kwun Tong (Lei Yue Mun Road) Estate in 1973, and it was demolished in 1997-98. The site becomes the present Lei On Court | ![]() 1962 興建中的觀塘新區A view of Kwun Tong Resettlement Estate, Lei Yue Mun Road is seen horizontally. The completed blocks 1 and 2 of the estate are seen in the middle |
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![]() 1963 黃大仙新區一景 | ![]() 1963 黃大仙新區一景 | ![]() 1963 黃大仙新區 |
![]() 1963Wong Tai Sin Resettlement Estate | ![]() 1963Wong Tai Sin Resettlement Estate | ![]() 1963 A view of So Uk EstateA view of So Uk Estate from the intersection between Orchid Street (left) and Larkspur Street (right), Maple House of the estate is seen in the uppest level |
![]() 1965 Tung Tau Resettlement EstateLooking northeast to Tung Tau Resettlement Estate from Kowloon Walled City (front), Block 1, Block 22 and Po Yan Catholic Primary School, and Block 23 under construction are seen from left to right | ![]() 1965 Tung Tau Resettlement EstateLooking northeast to Tung Tau Resettlement Estate from Kowloon Walled City (front), Block 1, Block 22 and Po Yan Catholic Primary School, and Block 23 under construction are seen from left to right | ![]() 1966 Tsz Wan Shan Estate |
![]() 1967Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement EstateLooking southwest from Temple Hill (Tsz Wan Shan) to Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement Estate, Blocks 51, 44 and 43 are the blocks of the estate in the first row from left to right | ![]() 1967Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement EstateAn aerial view of Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement Estate, Block 42 of the estate is seen at the front on the left, while Block 47 at the front on the right; Ning Wah Street is the lane sloping down in the middle | ![]() 1967 Upper Shek Kip Mei EstateA view of Upper Shek Kip Mei Estate at the intersection between Nam Cheong Street and Wai Chi Street, Blocks 1 and 2 of the estate are seen |
![]() 1967Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement EstateLooking southwest from Temple Hill (Tsz Wan Shan) to Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement Estate, the whole Kowloon Peninsula is seen in the background | ![]() 1967Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement EstateAn aerial view of Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement Estate, Block 30 of the estate is seen at the very front. Wan Wah Street is seen on the left | ![]() 1967Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement EstateLooking southeast to the present Tsz Wan Shan Estate Central Playground, Block 57 of the Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement Estate is seen on the right |
![]() 1969 Mei Foo Sun Chuen | ![]() 1969 Shek Yam EstateLooking southwest to Shek Yam Estate, Block 7 under constructoin is seen in the front. Kwai Chung Factory Estate and Kwai Chung Estate are seen at the upper right | ![]() 1969 Kwai Chung Resettlement EstateLooking west on the Tai Wo Hau Road, a view of Kwai Chung Resettlement Estate is seen. Block 25 and 26 of the estate are seen in the front |
![]() 1969 Kwai Chung Resettlement EstateA view of Kwai Chung Resettlement Estate, Blocks 32 and 33 are seen on the left, while 30 on the right | ![]() 1969 Sheung Kwai ChungLooking south to Sheung Kwai Chung, Lei Muk Shue Estate under construction is seen in the front, Shek Yam Estate is at the upper left, while Kwai Chung Estate is seen at the upper right | ![]() 1969 Mei Foo Sun Chuen |
![]() 1969 Open Air Theatre Lok Fu | ![]() 1972 Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate1972 Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate in the foreground, Tung Tau Estate at far side with Morse Park in the middle ground. | ![]() 1973 Wong Tai Sin |
![]() 1973 Wong Tai Sin | ![]() 1973 Wong Tai Sin | ![]() 1975 Shek Kip Mei Estate1975 A view of Shek Kip Mei Estate from Who Chai Street to the north |
![]() 1983 Yau Oi Estate (Left) and On Ting Estate (Right) | ![]() 1983 Yau Oi Estate | ![]() 1990 黃大仙龍輝樓 |
TIMELINE OF PUBLIC HOUSING
sources from: https://www.housingauthority.gov.hk
DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN HK
map made by William @ SOCI2001 @ HKU
PUBLIC HOUSING IN THE ERA OF SUSTAINABILITY
A BRIEF HISTORY OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN HONG KONG
DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING TYPE
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