Tsui Ping Estate (Chinese: 翠屏邨) is a public housing estate in Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is divided into Tsui Ping (South) Estate (翠屏(南)邨) and Tsui Ping (North) Estate (翠屏(北)邨).[1] After redevelopment, the estate has a total of 19 blocks built in the 1980s and 1990s.
Tsui Ping Estate
翠屏邨 | |
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Housing estate | |
 Tsui Ping (North) Estate | |
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| Area | Kwun Tong |
| Opened | 1981 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 30,203 |
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| Chinese | 翠屏邨 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | tseui pìhng tsyūn | ||||||||||||
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Background
editTsui Ping Estate was formerly a resettlement estate, Kwun Tong Resettlement Estate (觀塘徙置屋邨), commonly known as Kai Liu (雞寮), which was built in the 1960s. It was the first resettlement estate in Kwun Tong District.[2] The residents were mainly Chaozhou people.[3][4] There were no kitchens or washrooms inside the flats. The roof was commonly used as school classrooms and community activities area.[5] In 1972 the estate was inundated with mud from a nearby landslide that killed 71. The site of the disaster is commemorated by the Sau Mau Ping Memorial Park.
In 1973, to avoid the confusion with another estate, Kwun Tong Estate, Kwun Tong Resettlement Estate was renamed as Kwun Tong (Tsui Ping Road) Estate (觀塘(翠屏道)邨).[6] The estate was renamed as Tsui Ping Estate after it was redeveloped between the 1980s and 1990s. In 2002, some of the flats in Tsui Ping (North) Estate (Tsui Mei House excluded) were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 5.[7]
Features
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A Tai Wong Ye Temple (大王爺廟) is located on the hill behind Tsui Ying House of Tsui Ping (South) Estate.[8] The origin of the temple was a shrine located in present-day Lok Fu. It was relocated to make space for the building of the Lo Fu Ngam Resettlement Area in 1957. The new site was dedicated in 1963.[9]
Houses
editTsui Ping (South) Estate
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| Name[10][11] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Tsui Ying House | Linear 3 | 1989 |
| Tsui Tung House | Trident 4 | |
| Tsui Chung House | 1990 | |
| Tsui Lok House | Harmony 2 | 1995 |
| Tsui Hon House | ||
| Tsui Heng House | ||
| Tsui Wing House |
Tsui Ping (North) Estate
edit| Name[12][13] | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Tsui Nam House | Double H | 1981 |
| Tsui Yeung House | Old Slab | |
| Tsui To House | 1986 | |
| Tsui Yung House | Trident 2 | |
| Tsui On House | New Slab | 1990 |
| Tsui Mui House | Linear 3 | |
| Tsui Pak House | Linear 1 | |
| Tsui Yue House | ||
| Tsui Tsz House | 1989 | |
| Tsui Lau House | ||
| Tsui Cheung House | 1994 | |
| Tsui Mei House | Small Household | 1998 |
Buildings and public facilities nearby
edit- Community services facilities
- Schools
- Public housing estates
Education
editTsui Ping Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 48. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Kwun Tong Government Primary School.[14]
References
edit- ^ Kwun Tong District Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Social life and development in Hong Kong. The Chinese University Press. 1981. ISBN 962-201-337-6
- ^ 林珩輝先生專訪 (Chinese) Archived 2009-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1960年的雞寮 (Chinese)
- ^ Fun in Kwung Tong - History of Kwun Tong
- ^ 「政府廉租屋」 - 命名 (Chinese) Archived 2009-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 5 (Launched in January 2002)
- ^ Fun in Kwun Tong - Tai Wong Ye Temple
- ^ Myers, J.T. (1977), "A Hong Kong Spirit-Medium Temple", Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Vol. 15, pp.16-27.
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Tsui Ping (South) Estate
- ^ emporis.com - Tsui Ping (South) Estate[usurped]
- ^ Hong Kong Housing Authority - Tsui Ping (North) Estate
- ^ emporis.com - Tsui Ping (North) Estate[usurped]
- ^ "POA School Net 48" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
