Shek Wai Kok Estate
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New Territories, Hong Kong
| Shek Wai Kok Estate | |
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 Shek Wai Kok Estate | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 3 Shek Wai Kok Road, Shek Wai Kok New Territories, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°22′31″N 114°07′25″E / 22.3753°N 114.1237°E |
| Status | Completed |
| Category | Public rental housing |
| Population | 16,605[1] (2016) |
| No. of blocks | 8[2] |
| No. of units | 6,491[2] |
| Construction | |
| Constructed | 1980 |
| Authority | Hong Kong Housing Authority |
Shek Wai Kok Estate (Chinese: 石圍角邨) is a public housing estate in Shek Wai Kok, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Shing Mun Valley and Luk Yeung Sun Chuen. It consists of 8 residential buildings completed in 1980 to 1982.
On 28 September 1982, then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher visited the estate to contact with the public by residents of the estate.[3]
On 14 March 2001, Leung Shing-yan died after being shot by Tsui Po-ko at Flat 552, Shek To House Block B, Shek Wai Kok Estate. The incident caused a sensation in Hong Kong society.[4]
Houses
Demographics
According to the 2016 by-census, Shek Wai Kok Estate had a population of 16,605. The median age was 51.1 and the majority of residents (98 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.6 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$20,000.[1]
