Ma Tau Wai Estate

Ma Tau Wai Estate
Geranium House of Ma Tau Wai Estate
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General information
Location9 Shing Tak Street, Ma Tau Wai
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′22″N 114°11′14″E / 22.322835°N 114.187215°E / 22.322835; 114.187215
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population5,194[1] (2016)
No. of blocks5[2]
No. of units2,075[2]
Construction
Constructed1962; 62 years ago (1962)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Society
Ma Tau Wai Estate
Traditional Chinese馬頭圍邨
Simplified Chinese马头围邨
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMǎ​tóu Wéi Cūn
Yue: Cantonese
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Ma Tau Wai Estate (Chinese: 馬頭圍邨) is a public housing estate in Ma Tau Wai, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is the oldest existing public housing estate in Kowloon City District and it consists of five residential blocks completed in 1962 and 1965.[3] Although it was developed by Hong Kong Housing Authority, it is currently managed by Hong Kong Housing Society.[4]

  1. ^ "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 6 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 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Aged public housing estates included in the Comprehensive Structural Investigation Programme" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong Housing Society - Properties under Management" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2021.