Ap Lei Chau Estate

Ap Lei Chau Estate
Ap Lei Chau Estate
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General information
Location322 Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road, Ap Lei Chau
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°14′41″N 114°09′00″E / 22.244705°N 114.1498625°E / 22.244705; 114.1498625
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population14,504[1] (2016)
No. of blocks8[2]
No. of units4,453[2]
Construction
Constructed1980; 44 years ago (1980)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Ap Lei Chau Estate (Chinese: 鴨脷洲邨) is a public housing estate in Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is the first public housing estate in Ap Lei Chau. Completed in two phases in 1980[3] and 1982, respectively, the estate consists of 8 residential blocks providing 4,453 flats.[4] It was one of the public housing estates built from 1980 to 1982 to accommodate people affected by a major fire in Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter.[5]

  1. ^ "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "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 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ "The 32 aged public rental housing estates to be covered in the expanded Comprehensive Structural Investigation Programme from 2008 to 2018" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Project: Maintenance Work at Ap Lei Chau Estate" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ^ "9 Land Contamination". Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 7 July 2021.