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Tai Ping Estate

Tai Ping Estate
Tai Ping Estate
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General information
Location8 Po Ping Road, Sheung Shui
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°29′52″N 114°07′35″E / 22.49778°N 114.12644°E / 22.49778; 114.12644
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population4,438[1] (2016)
No. of blocks4[2]
No. of units424[2]
Construction
Constructed1989; 35 years ago (1989)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority

Tai Ping Estate (Chinese: 太平邨) is a public housing estate in Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong.[3][4] It consists of four residential buildings completed in 1989. Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 5 in 2002.[5]

Houses

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Name[2] Chinese name Building type Completed
Ping Chi House 平治樓 Linear 1 1989
Ping Ching House 平靜樓
Ping Hay House 平熙樓
Ping Yee House 平易樓

Demographics

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According to the 2016 by-census, Tai Ping Estate had a population of 4,438. The median age was 42.2 and the majority of residents (97.3 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3.3 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$28,800.[1]

Politics

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Tai Ping Estate is located in Yu Tai constituency of the North District Council.[6] It is currently represented by Vincent Chan Chi-fung, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[7]

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tai Ping Estate.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ 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 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ "North District" (PDF). Environmental Protection Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ^ "NORTH DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME" (PDF). Civil Engineering and Development Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 3". Hong Kong Housing Authority. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. ^ "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 10 July 2021.