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Fu Tung Estate

Coordinates: 22°17′17″N 113°56′31″E / 22.288°N 113.942°E / 22.288; 113.942
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Fu Tung Estate
Fu Tung Estate
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General information
Location6 Fu Tung Street, Tung Chung
Lantau Island
New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°17′17″N 113°56′31″E / 22.288°N 113.942°E / 22.288; 113.942
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population5,295[1] (2016)
No. of blocks3[2]
No. of units1,664[2]
Construction
Constructed1997; 27 years ago (1997)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority
Fu Tung Estate
Traditional Chinese富東邨
Simplified Chinese富东邨
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFù Dōng Cūn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingfu3 dung1 cyun1

Fu Tung Estate (Chinese: 富東邨) is a public housing estate in Tung Chung, Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong near MTR Tung Chung station.[3] Built on the reclaimed land of North Lantau New Town Phase 1 project,[4] it is the first public housing estate in Tung Chung and consists of three residential buildings completed in 1997.

Yu Tung Court (Chinese: 裕東苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Tung Chung, near Fu Tung Estate and Tung Chung station. Built on the reclaimed land of North Lantau New Town Phase 1 project,[4] it has five residential buildings completed in 1997.[5]

Houses

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Fu Tung Estate

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Name[2] Chinese name Building type Completed
Tung Ma House 東馬樓 Harmony 1 1997
Tung Po House 東埔樓
Tung Shing House 東盛樓

Yu Tung Court

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Name[5] Chinese name Building type Completed
Heung Tung House 向東閣 Harmony 1 1997
Hor Tung House 賀東閣
Hei Tung House 喜東閣
Kai Tung House 啟東閣
Sun Tung House 新東閣

Demographics

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According to the 2016 by-census, Fu Tung Estate had a population of 5,295 while Yu Tung Court had a population of 6,655. Altogether the population amounts to 11,950.[1]

Politics

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Fu Tung Estate and Yu Tung Court are located in Tung Chung South constituency of the Islands District Council.[6] It is currently represented by Sheep Wong Chun-yeung, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 12 August 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 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Tung Chung Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "TUNG CHUNG NEW TOWN (Phase 1)". Airport Core Programme. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. ^ 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 12 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Islands District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Islands District Council - Islands DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 12 August 2021.