| Shek Kip Mei Estate | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°19′53″N 114°10′02″E / 22.3315°N 114.1671°E |
| Status | Completed |
| Category | Public rental housing |
| No. of blocks | 21 |
| No. of units | 10,800 |
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| Authority | Hong Kong Housing Authority |
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| Traditional Chinese | 石硤尾邨 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 石硖尾邨 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Sehk gip méih chyūn | ||||||||||||
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Shek Kip Mei Estate is the first public housing estate in Hong Kong.[1] It is located in Sham Shui Po and is under the management of the Hong Kong Housing Authority. The estate was constructed as a result of a fire in Shek Kip Mei in 1953, to settle the families of inhabitants in the squats over the hill who lost their homes in one night.
Originally constructed in 1953 to alleviate the immediate housing needs, the units in this "Mark I" estate were utilitarian. Redevelopment of the estate commenced in 1972, with new towers coming on stream between 1979 and 1982.[2] Site 1 of redevelopment was occupied in 2007.
The estate now consists of 21 residential blocks, containing 10,800 rental flats. The estate has an authorised capacity of 26,400.[3]
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority – Transformation of Shek Kip Mei Estate
- ^ Choi, Barry (27 August 1975). "Thousands to get new estate homes" (PDF). South China Morning Post. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
- ^ "Shek Kip Mei Estate, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon West". Estate Locator. Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 3 March 2021.