Choi Wan Estate

Choi Wan Estate.

Choi Wan Estate (Chinese: 彩雲邨) is a public housing estate in Ngau Chi Wan, Wong Tai Sin District,^[1] Kowloon, Hong Kong, located between Ngau Chi Wan Village and Jordan Valley and the foot of Fei Ngo Shan.^[2] The estate is divided into Choi Wan (I) Estate (彩雲(一)邨) and Choi Wan (II) Estate (彩雲(二)邨), and has a total of 21 blocks.^[3] It is one of the largest public housing estates in Wong Tai Sin District.

Background

Choi Wan Estate was the site of Ngau Chi Wan Village. Its name Choi Wan fits its geographical position because "Wan" (i.e. Choi Wan Estate, "Wan" means cloud in Cantonese) is above "Hung" (i.e. Choi Hung Estate, "Hung" means rainbow in Cantonese). The estate started construction in 1976 and finished in 1979.

Choi Wan Estate is one of the few public housing estates in Hong Kong which blocks are not named with character in the estate name (i.e. "Choi" or "Wan"). Instead, the blocks are named based on the Chinese astronomical matters, for instance, Ngan Ho House (銀河樓, lit. galaxy house) and Koon Yat House (觀日樓, "Koon Yat" meaning "viewing the sun").^[4] The estate is also the namesake for the northwestern Pacific Ocean tropical cyclone name Choi-wan.

Houses

Choi Wan (I) Estate

Name^[5]	Type	Completion
Koon Yat House	Double H	1979
Boon Yuet House	Double H	1979
King San House	Old Slab	1980
Pak Hung House	Double H
Cheung Bor House
Ngan Ho House
Sau Man House
Chi Siu House
Fei Fung House
Yau Lung House
Yat Yuet House
Sing San House
Sze Yu House
Kam Lam House
Pak Fung House		1981
Yuk Lun House		1981

Choi Wan (II) Estate

Name^[6]	Type	Completion
Fung Chak House	Twin Tower	1978
Ming Lai House
Kai Fai House
Yok Yu House	Double H	1979
King Kung House	Double H	1979

Choi Fai Estate

Choi Fai Estate (Chinese: 彩輝邨) is a public housing estate in Ngau Chi Wan, at the upper hill above Choi Wan Estate and the foot of Fei Ngo Shan.^[7] It has only 2 blocks built in 1995.^[8]

Houses

Name^[9]	Type	Completion
Choi Wah House	Harmony 1	1995
Choi Yip House	Harmony 1	1995

Choi Fung Court

Choi Fung Court (Chinese: 彩峰苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Ngau Chi Wan, near Choi Wan (I) Estate. It has one block built in 1997.

Houses

Name^[10]	Type	Completion
Choi Fung Court	Harmony	1997

See others

References

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Public housing estates in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Island

Central and Western District	Sai Wan (Sai Wan Estate Kwun Lung Lau)

Wan Chai District	Tai Hang (Lai Tak Tsuen)

Eastern District	Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan Shau Kei Wan North Point Model Housing Estate Healthy Village

Southern District	Pok Fu Lam, Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau Stanley

Kowloon

Sham Shui Po District	Shek Kip Mei Cheung Sha Wan Sham Shui Po Lai Chi Kok (Ching Lai Court)

Yau Tsim Mong District	Yau Ma Tei

Kowloon City District	Ho Man Tin Hung Hom, To Kwa Wan and Ma Tau Wai Kai Tak

Wong Tai Sin District	Wong Tai Sin Diamond Hill Ngau Chi Wan Tsz Wan Shan Lok Fu Lok Fu Estate Wang Tau Hom Estate San Po Kong (Rhythm Garden)

Kwun Tong District	Yau Tong Lam Tin Ngau Tau Kok and Kowloon Bay Kwun Tong Sze Shun Sau Mau Ping Sau Mau Ping Estate Po Tat Estate

New Territories

Tsuen Wan District	Tsuen Wan

Kwai Tsing District	Kwai Chung Tsing Yi Island

Tuen Mun District	Tuen Mun

Yuen Long District	Tin Shui Wai Yuen Long

Sha Tin District	Ma On Shan Tai Wai Sha Tin

Tai Po District	Tai Po

Northern District	Fanling Sheung Shui Sha Tau Kok

Sai Kung District	Tseung Kwan O Sai Kung

Islands District	Lantau Island Outlying islands of Hong Kong

Category:Public housing estates in Hong Kong
Category:Home Ownership Scheme

Coordinates: 22°20′04″N 114°12′51″E / 22.3345°N 114.2143°E / 22.3345; 114.2143

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