Yau Tong Estate (Chinese: 油塘邨) is a public housing estate in Yau Tong, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong,[1] located near Yau Tong station of the MTR.[2]

Yau Tong Estate
Yau Tong Estate
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General information
LocationYau Tong, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°17′59″N 114°14′16″E / 22.2998°N 114.2377°E / 22.2998; 114.2377
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Area175–578 ft2
Population10,100
No. of blocks5
No. of units3,600
Construction
Constructed2000; 24 years ago (2000), 2002; 22 years ago (2002)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority
Yau Tong Estate Entry Plaza

Background

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Yau Tong Estate was a resettlement estate with 23 blocks built in 1964, 1965 and 1971 respectively, all of which were demolished in the 1990s. The estate was originally redeveloped in phases. However, the airport relocation and MTR Tseung Kwan O line construction caused delays in the redevelopment project. In the end, nearly all blocks were demolished at one time in the late 1990s, rather than by phases.[3]

After redevelopment, four blocks were built in 2000 and 2002 respectively.[4][5] In 2002, Ching Mei House (Block A) of Yau Mei Court was converted from Home Ownership Scheme to rental housing, and renamed Mei Tong House.[6][7][8]

Houses

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Name[9] Type Completion Stories Units per floor Units
Fu Tong House Harmony 1 2000 37 20 740
Kwai Tong House
Wing Tong House 2002 40 800
Wah Tong House 24 960
Mei Tong House New Cruciform Block (Ver.1999) 10 400

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