Lei Cheng Uk Estate

Lei Cheng Uk Estate (Chinese: 李鄭屋邨; Jyutping: lei5 zeng6 nguk1 cyun1) is a public housing estate and Tenants Purchase Scheme estate in Lei Cheng Uk, downhill from Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, located near the So Uk Estate.[1] Since the redevelopment in 1980s, the estate consists of 10 residential buildings completed in 1984, 1989 and 1990 respectively.[2] In 2002, some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 5.[3] The estate is now managed by Hong Kong Housing Society.[4]

Lei Cheng Uk Estate
Hau Lim House and Hau Chi House, Lei Cheng Uk Estate
General information
LocationCheung Sha Wan, Hong Kong
Coordinates22.3388°N 114.1595°E / 22.3388; 114.1595
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing and
Tenants Purchase Scheme
Population12,043 (2016)
No. of blocks10
Construction
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority
Yan Oi House and Chung Hau House, Lei Cheng Uk Estate
Entrance of the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum on Tonkin Street, with Lei Cheng Uk Estate in the background.

In 1955, while levelling a hill to construct the Lei Cheng Uk Resettlement Area, workers discovered an ancient brick tomb dating to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220CE). A total of 58 pottery and bronze objects were found inside the tomb. The site is now the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum.[5][6][7]

Houses
Name[8]TypeCompletion
Chung Hau HouseDouble H1984
Yan Oi House
Shun Yee HouseOld Slab
Wo Ping House
Tao Tak HouseLinear 11989
Wo Muk HouseLinear 3
Lim Kit House
Lai Yeung House
Hau Chi HouseTrident 41990
Hau Lim House

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Lei Cheng Uk Estate had a population of 12,043. The median age was 51.8 and the majority of residents (96 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household comprised 2.6 persons. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$17,090.[9]

1956 Riots

In 1956, during Double Ten Day celebrations, a government officer ordered that a Republic of China flag be removed from the Lei Cheng Uk estate. This escalated into the Hong Kong 1956 riots, where pro-Nationalists and pro-Communists clashed.

See also

References
  1. Lei Cheng Uk Estate
  2. Lei Cheng Uk Estate Archived 2007-05-20 at Archive.today
  3. Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 5 Archived 2009-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Chairman Visits Estates
  5. "Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum". Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  6. Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Archived 2008-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Hong Kong – Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Archived 2012-07-17 at Archive.today
  8. Lei Cheng Uk Estate
  9. "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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