Shui Chuen O Estate

Shui Chuen O Estate

Shui Chuen O Estate (Chinese: 水泉澳邨) is the largest public housing estate in Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.

The estate comprises 18 blocks offering 11,123 public rental flats. It also includes a commercial complex with 59 shops and an indoor market.[1] The new estate sits on a hillside is linked to the lower-lying areas by footbridges and lift towers, providing easy access to Pok Hong Estate and Sha Tin Wai Station.

Not all residents have moved in yet. As of 20 September 2016, the estate had a population of 14,083.[2]

History

The estate was built in four phases concurrently. The first phase opened for population intake in 2015.[3]

The estate was affected by the 2015 lead in drinking water scandal.

Additionally, there have been construction quality concerns. In 2016 a tenant at Shing Chuen House discovered that the floor slab under his flat's toilet was filled with powdery gravel. The material could be dug up by hand, exposing the rebar within the floor slab.[4] The estate was built by China State Construction, which has also been embroiled in controversy over contaminated water at Kai Ching Estate.[4]

Houses

English nameChinese NameTypePhaseCompletion
Ching Chuen House清泉樓Non-standard
(Y-shaped)		12014
Long Chuen House朗泉樓
Yan Chuen House欣泉樓
Hei Chuen House喜泉樓
Shing Chuen House城泉樓22015
Ho Chuen House河泉樓
Ming Chuen House明泉樓
Mau Chuen House茂泉樓3
Lam Chuen House林泉樓
Shou Chuen House修泉樓
Chuk Chuen House竹泉樓
Sung Chuen House崇泉樓4
Ling Chuen House嶺泉樓
Lok Chuen House樂泉樓Non-standard
(cross-shaped)		12014
Yuet Chuen House月泉樓22015
Ying Chuen House映泉樓
Shan Chuen House山泉樓4
Tsun Chuen House峻泉樓

Features

Market

The Shui Chuen O Shopping Centre has 59 shops.[5]

The Shui Chuen O Market is connected to the shopping centre.

Transport

There is a bus terminus at the estate. It is served by two all-day Kowloon Motor Bus routes, several peak hour-only routes, and green minibuses.

It is also within walking distance of Sha Tin Wai Station.

Further reading

  • Public Housing in the New Era: Shui Chuen O architectural Design Competition. Hong Kong: Hinge Publications. 2001.

References

  1. ↑ "Shuen Chuen O Plaza Shatin" (PDF). Hong Kong Housing Authority. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Demographic Information of Shui Chuen O Estate". accessinfo.hk. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "LCQ5: Public facilities and services for Shui Chuen O Estate". Legislative Council. 13 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 Yuen, Chantal (4 October 2016). "Concerns raised over loose gravel found within concrete floor at Sha Tin public housing estate". Hong Kong Free Press.
  5. ↑ "Shopping Centres Newly Opened". Hong Kong Housing Authority. 9 December 2016.

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