Lai King Estate

Coordinates: 22°20′49″N 114°07′33″E / 22.3469007°N 114.1257057°E

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Lai King Estate
Lai King Estate

General information
Location	Lai King Hill Road, Lai King Kwai Chung New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°20′49″N 114°07′33″E / 22.3469007°N 114.1257057°E / 22.3469007; 114.1257057
Status	Completed
Category	Public rental housing
Population	10,530^[1] (2021)
No. of blocks	8^[2]
No. of units	4,800^[2]
Construction
Constructed	1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Authority	Hong Kong Housing Authority

Lai King Estate (Chinese: 荔景邨) is a public housing estate in Lai King, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong and is one of the oldest public housing estates in Kwai Tsing District. It is divided into two phases and consists of a total of eight residential buildings completed in 1975 (Phase 1), 1976 (Phase 2)^[3] and 2022 (Heng King House) respectively. Lai King station is located between the two phases.^[4]^[5]

Yuet Lai Court (悅麗苑) and Yin Lai Court (賢麗苑) are Home Ownership Scheme housing courts in Kwai Chung near Lai King Estate, built in 1981 and 1991 respectively.^[6]^[7]

Houses

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Lai King Estate

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Name^[2]	Chinese name	Building type	Main contractor	Completed
Fung King House	風景樓	Old Slab (Resettlement Block Mark VII)	Wan Hin & Co Ltd (Tak Wing Construction 德榮建築)	1975
Wo King House	和景樓
Yat King House	日景樓
Ming King House	明景樓
Yeung King House	仰景樓		On Lee & Co (On Lee SIU Construction) 安利(蕭氏)建築有限公司	1976
On King House	安景樓
Lok King House	樂景樓
Heng King House	恆景樓	Non-Standard (Linear Block)	Great Harvest Group (Aggressive Construction) 興聯集團(精進建築有限公司)	2022

Yuet Lai Court

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Name^[6]	Chinese name	Building type	Completed
Lai Wan House	麗雲閣	Non-standard	1981
Lai Wah House	麗華閣
Lai Ha House	麗霞閣
Lai Hung House	麗虹閣

Yin Lai Court

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Name^[7]	Chinese name	Building type	Completed
Yin Kwong House	賢光閣	Flexi 3	1991
Yin Tak House	賢德閣	Flexi 3	1991

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Census, Lai King Estate had a population of 10,530. The median age was 53.1 and the majority of residents (97 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.6 people. The median monthly domestic household income stood at HK$17,910, whereas the median monthly household income for economically active households was HK$23,540.^[1]

Politics

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Lai King Estate, Yuet Lai Court and Yin Lai Court are located in Lai King constituency of the Kwai Tsing District Council.^[8] It was formerly represented by Wong Tin-yan, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021.^[9]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Major Housing Estates". 2021 Population Census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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 12 November 2022.
^ "Lai King Estate (Chinese Version)". Hong Kong Place. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "Lai King Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "Lai King Estate". Hong Kong Film Services Office. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ ^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 10 August 2021.
^ ^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 10 August 2021.
^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kwai Tsing District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "Kwai Tsing District Council - Kwai Tsing DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

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