Sam Shing Estate

Sam Shing Estate
Sam Shing Estate
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General information
Location6 Sam Shing Street, Tuen Mun
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°22′52″N 113°58′42″E / 22.381174°N 113.978200°E / 22.381174; 113.978200
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population5,044[1] (2016)
No. of blocks3[2]
No. of units1,834[2]
Construction
Constructed1980; 44 years ago (1980)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Sam Shing Estate (Chinese: 三聖邨) is a public housing estate in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Light Rail Sam Shing stop and Castle Peak Beach.[3][4] Built on the reclaimed land of Castle Peak Bay,[5] it is the third public housing estate in Tuen Mun and the estate consists of 3 residential blocks completed in 1980. It was named for nearby Sam Shing Hui, a fishing village in the district, and most of the residents in the estate were fishermen.[6]

  1. ^ "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 26 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 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Sam Shing Stop" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Castle Peak Beach". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Package 7 (Stage IB)". Civil Engineering and Development Department. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Sam Shing Temple and Sam Shing Hui". Home Affairs Department. Retrieved 26 July 2021.