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Mei Ho House (Chinese: 美荷樓), formerly part of Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong, is the last remaining example of a "Mark I" building in a single-block configuration.. While the other buildings of the estate dating from the 1950s have been demolished, being replaced by new ones, Mei Ho House was chosen to be preserved and was reopened in 2013 as a youth hostel and heritage mus
Mei Ho House, Shek Kip Mei Estate near Tai Po Road. Shek Kip Mei Estate (Chinese: 石硤尾邨) is the first public housing estate in Hong Kong. [12] The estate was constructed as a result of a fire in Shek Kip Mei in 1953, to settle the families of inhabitants in the squats over the hill who lost their homes in one night.
Shek Kip Mei Estate is the first public housing estate in Hong Kong. [1] It is located in Sham Shui Po and is under the management of the Hong Kong Housing Authority.The estate was constructed as a result of a fire in Shek Kip Mei in 1953, to settle the families of inhabitants in the squats over the hill who lost their homes in one night.
Mei Ho House, Shek Kip Mei Estate was built in 1950s, it is one of the Mark Blocks that was built in resettlement areas, it was chosen to be preserved and was reopened as a youth hostel and heritage museum Tin Yiu Estate, Tin Shui Wai was built in 1990s, it is one of the public housing estate that was developed by Hong Kong Housing Authority.
In 1973, it was organized into Hong Kong Housing Authority. Then, resettlement areas began to be referred as 'estates'. It was classified as 'Category B Public Housing Estates'. [1] Newer housing projects are called 'Category A Public Housing Estates'. Today, only Mei Ho House remains standing as a Mark I block.
The blocks undergo major renaming schemes, like in the case of Block 41 of Shek Kip Mei Estate, which became Mei Ho House. Due to Kai Tak Airport being closed, the demand for land greatly increased. Due to Mark blocks being 'land wasters', the blocks are demolished between 1991-2008 and new blocks are built in its place.
Map of Mei Foo Sun Chuen. Mei Foo Sun Chuen or simply Mei Foo is a large private housing estate in Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong.Mei Foo Sun Chuen was the first large scale private housing estate in Hong Kong and at the time of completion, the 99-tower complex was considered the largest private housing development in the world, [1] accommodating some 70,000 – 80,000 people in 13,500 ...
List of public housing estates in Hong Kong; Public housing estates in Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan; Public housing estates in Cheung Sha Wan; Public housing estates in Diamond Hill; Public housing estates in Fanling; Public housing estates in Fo Tan; Public housing estates in Ho Man Tin; Public housing estates in Hung Hom, To Kwa Wan and Ma Tau Wai