Tin Ping Estate
Public housing estate in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong
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Tin Ping Estate (Chinese: 天平邨) is a public housing estate in Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Sacred Hill and Tin Ping Shan Tsuen.[3][4] It is the northernmost mixed public and TPS housing estate in Sheung Shui Town and consists of seven residential buildings completed between 1986 and 1990. Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 3 in 2000.[5]
New Territories, Hong Kong
| Tin Ping Estate | |
|---|---|
Tin Ping Estate | |
 Interactive map of Tin Ping Estate | |
| General information | |
| Location | 48 Tin Ping Road, Sheung Shui New Territories, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22.50263°N 114.13337°E |
| Status | Completed |
| Category | Public rental housing |
| Population | 17,625[1] (2016) |
| No. of blocks | 7[2] |
| No. of units | 1,522[2] |
| Construction | |
| Constructed | 1986 |
| Authority | Hong Kong Housing Authority |
On Shing Court (安盛苑) is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Sheung Shui, near Tin Ping Estate.[3][4] It has only one block built in 1990.[6]
Houses
Tin Ping Estate
| Name[2] | Chinese name | Building type | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tin Yee House | 天怡樓 | Trident 2 | 1986 |
| Tin Cheung House | 天祥樓 | ||
| Tin Hor House | 天賀樓 | ||
| Tin Mei House | 天美樓 | Trident 3 | 1989 |
| Tin Hee House | 天喜樓 | ||
| Tin Long House | 天朗樓 | Trident 4 | 1990 |
| Tin Ming House | 天明樓 | New Slab |
On Shing Court
| Name[6] | Chinese name | Building type | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|
| On Shing Court | 安盛苑 | Trident 4 | 1990 |
Demographics
According to the 2016 by-census, Tin Ping Estate had a population of 17,625. The median age was 51.6 and the majority of residents (99.1 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.9 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$24,170.[1]
Politics
For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate is located in the Tin Ping West constituency, which is represented by Kwok Long-fung,[7] while the remainder of the estate and On Shing Court fall within the Tin Ping East constituency, which was formerly represented by Lau Ki-fung until July 2021.[8][9]
COVID-19 pandemic
Tin Hee House of Tin Ping Estate was placed under lockdown on 23 February, 2022.[10]
