Mei Tung Estate

Background

In 1971, the British Hong Kong Government cleared Tung Wo Village and Chiu Ping New Village in Tung Tau Squatter Area. In 1974, one block of the estate, "Block 6", was constructed. The government planned to demolish nearby Sai Tau Village in Kowloon City to construct remaining blocks, but the plan was strongly opposed by the village residents. As a result, the plan was left aside. (Sai Tau Village was finally demolished in 1984 to build the current Carpenter Road Park.) Since no other blocks were built, "Block 6" was renamed as "Mei Tung House" in 1979. In 1981, the government decided to construct one more block on the left side of Mei Tung House. In 1983, the block, "Mei Po House", was completed. As of 2022 via Google Street View, Mei Tung House and Mei Po House portions of the Mei Tung Estate were demolished and now under redevelopment by Hong Kong Housing Authority for new public housing project.

Houses

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Mei Tung Estate had a population of 6,067. The median age was 41.4 and the majority of residents (98 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.5 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$17,000.

Politics

Mei Tung Estate is located in Tung Mei constituency of the Wong Tai Sin District Council. It was formerly represented by Sze Tak-loy, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021.

Education

Mei Tung Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 41. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Kowloon Tong Government Primary School.

References

References

1. "Major Housing Estates". [[Census and Statistics Department]].
2. "Housing Authority Property Location and Profile {{!}} Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department {{!}} Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department". Hong Kong Housing Authority.
3. "Mei Tung Estate". Hong Kong Film Services Office.
4. "Wong Tai Sin District – Provisional District Council Constituency Areas".
5. "Mei Tung House in Kowloon City".
6. "Hong Kong Place: Mei Tung Estate (Chinese)".
7. "Portions of Mei Tung House and Mei Po House demolished from Google Street View as archived on November 2022".
8. "Redevelopment of Mei Tung Estate (Older Part)".
9. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Wong Tai Sin District)". [[Electoral Affairs Commission]].
10. "Wong Tai Sin District Council - Wong Tai Sin DC Members". District Council.
11. "POA School Net 41". [[Education Bureau]].