Public housing estates in the Kai Tak development area

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Kai Tak development area

The following is an overview of public housing estates in the Kai Tak development area, Kowloon City District, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.

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History

In 1998, the Hong Kong International Airport relocated to Chek Lap Kok, clearing the way for a redevelopment of the Kai Tak lands. In 2006 the Planning Department outlined plans to build two new public estates on part of this brownfield site. The two estates, called Kai Ching (啟晴) and Tak Long (德朗), opened on the former north apron in 2013/2014.[1]

Overview

Name Type Inaug. No. Blocks No. Units Notes
Kai Ching Estate 啟晴邨 Public 2013 5 5,200
Tak Long Estate 德朗邨 Public 2013 9 8,164
De Novo 煥然壹居 Resettlement 2016 4 484 Urban Renewal Authority Flat-for-Flat Scheme housing for residents displaced by urban renewal.
Proposed Home ownership scheme court HOS Under planning.

Kai Ching Estate

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Main article: Kai Ching Estate
Kai Ching Estate
Open space inside estate

Kai Ching Estate (Chinese: 啟晴邨) consists of six residential buildings completed in 2013.[2] It houses around 5,200 flats for 13,300 residents and shares the "Ching Long Shopping Centre" with Tak Long Estate. Kai Ching Estate was built by China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong).[3]

Like other public housing estates in Hong Kong, the construction of Kai Ching Estate made use of prefabricated components including precast facades and staircases, semi-precast slabs, and precast kitchens and bathrooms.[4] Kai Ching was also a pilot estate for the use of precast water taps.[3]

The estate incorporates a number of energy and water saving features. Renewable energy sources include solar panels on the housing block rooftops, and lift motors that can generate power when the lift is carrying a heavy load down, a light load up, or under braking conditions. A district cooling system cools non-domestic facilities including the shops, kindergartens, and estate offices. A rainwater collection system is used for irrigation.[4]

In 2014 one resident of Lok Ching House shot and killed another resident, sparking a 12-hour standoff with police. The gunman, a mainland immigrant, shot himself and was declared dead in hospital. He was suspected of suffering from mental problems and had previously been jailed for assault.[5]

In 2015 water samples from Kai Ching Estate were found to be contaminated with lead, sparking a citywide scandal and the discovery of contaminated drinking water at many other buildings.[3] Pipe soldering samples taken from Kai Ching Estate contained 50 per cent lead.[6] In addition, Legionella bacteria was discovered at Mun Ching House.[7]

Houses

English name Chinese name Type Storeys Completion
Hong Ching House 康晴樓 Non-standard block
(Y-shaped)		 39 2013
Lok Ching House 樂晴樓 40
Yan Ching House 欣晴樓
Sheung Ching House 賞晴樓 Non-standard block
(cross-shaped)
Mun Ching House 滿晴樓
Yuet Ching House 悅晴樓 35

Tak Long Estate

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Tak Long Estate
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Landscape Garden

Tak Long Estate (Chinese: 德朗邨) consists of nine residential blocks completed in 2013.[8] It shares the "Ching Long Shopping Centre" with Kai Ching Estate.

Houses

English name Chinese name Type Storeys Completion
Tak Pui House 德珮樓 Non-standard block
(cross-shaped)		 35 2013
Tak Loong House 德瓏樓 40
Tak Ying House 德瑩樓
Tak Cheung House 德璋樓
Tak Kei House 德琦樓
Tak Shan House 德珊樓
Tak Yiu House 德瑤樓
Tak Yu House 德瑜樓 Non-standard block
（Y-shaped）
Tak Sui House 德瑞樓
  • Tak Long Estate Entry Plaza 201406.jpg

    Entry Plaza

  • Tak Long Estate Historical Gallery 201406.jpg

    Historical Gallery

  • Tak Long Estate Carpark Podium Jogging Track 201406.jpg

    Carpark Podium Jogging Track

  • Tak Long Estate Children Playground 201406.jpg

    Children Playground

  • Tak Long Estate Kindergarden 201406.jpg

    Kindergarten

  • Tak Long Estate Tak Yiu House Entrance 201406.jpg

    Tak Yiu House Entrance

  • Tak Long Estate Carpark Entrance 201406.jpg

    Carpark

De Novo

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De Novo (2015/02)

De Novo (Chinese: 煥然壹居) is a housing estate of the Urban Renewal Authority, presently under construction, comprising four residential blocks and a two-storey commercial complex. It will provide 484 flats of between 330 to 670 square feet each. Urban renewal in Hong Kong typically involves wholesale demolition of old urban districts and their replacement with high-end commercial and housing developments. Therefore, this project is intended to accommodate residents displaced by urban renewal projects.[9] De Novo is being constructed directly to the west of Tak Long Estate.

In April 2015 it was reported that some of the flats at De Novo will be offered up for subsidised sale at about 75 per cent of the market value. The scheme will target families who cannot afford private housing, but who are too rich to qualify for the Home Ownership Scheme.[10]

In light of the ongoing lead-in-drinking water scandal, the URA assured prospective buyers that plumbers made use of silver welding materials, and that experts were on hand to ensure no materials with lead were used. However, the Apple Daily newspaper took samples from each of De Novo's four blocks and found lead contamination up to 30 percent above the acceptable limit.[11][12]

Transportation

The estates are in proximity to the future Kai Tak Station of the Mass Transit Railway. In February 2013, five of the eventual 25 pedestrian links to the Kai Tai development area were completed.[13] Four bus routes will also service the estates.

See also

References

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