Wo Lok Estate
Wo Lok Estate
General information
Location60 Yuet Wah Street, Kwun Tong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°18′59″N 114°13′39″E / 22.3164612°N 114.2276008°E / 22.3164612; 114.2276008
StatusCompleted
CategoryPublic rental housing
Population4,381[1] (2016)
No. of blocks8[2]
No. of units1,941[2]
Construction
Constructed1962 (1962)
AuthorityHong Kong Housing Authority
Wo Lok Estate
Traditional Chinese和樂邨
Simplified Chinese和乐邨

Wo Lok Estate (Chinese: 和樂邨) is a public housing estate in Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is the oldest existing public housing estate in Kwun Tong District, and the first public housing estate with seven-storey blocks.[3] It comprises 11 blocks of buildings of Old Slab type built from 1962 to 1966. It was developed into 2 phases. Phase 1 included 8 seven-storey blocks built in 1962 and 1963, while Phase 2 included 3 blocks built in 1965 and 1966.[4]

Background

In 2007, the Hong Kong Government evaluated the condition of the buildings, and found them all structurally sound. However, structural repair and improvement works were carried out to sustain the buildings for the next 15 years.[5]

Houses

Name[2]Chinese nameBuilding typeCompleted
Kin On House建安樓Old Slab1962
Tai On House泰安樓
Ping On House平安樓
Yee On House義安樓
Cheung On House長安樓1963
Hing On House興安樓
Fu On House富安樓
Man On House民安樓
Kui On House居安樓1965
Sun On House新安樓
Hang On House恆安樓1966

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Wo Lok Estate had a population of 4,381. The median age was 48.8 and the majority of residents (98.2 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.3 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$16,000.[1]

Politics

Wo Lok Estate is located in Po Lok constituency of the Kwun Tong District Council.[6] It is currently represented by Cheng Keng-ieong, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[7]

Education

Wo Lok Estate is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 48. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Kwun Tong Government Primary School.[8]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wo Lok Estate.

References

  1. 1 2 "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "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 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Wo Lok Estate". Hong Kong Film Services Office. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "WO LOK ESTATE (Chinese)". Hong Kong Place. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Wo Lok Estate and Ma Tau Wai Estate structurally safe". Hong Kong Government. 20 April 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Kwun Tong District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kwun Tong District Council - Kwun Tong DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "POA School Net 48" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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