Public housing estates in Lam Tin
# Public housing estates in Lam Tin

The following shows the public housing estates, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Tenant Purchase Scheme (TPS) in Lam Tin of Kwun Tong District, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

## History

Lam Tin is the hill area at the southeast of Kwun Tong District. There was a resettlement estate in the area, called Lam Tin Resettlement Estate (Chinese: 藍田徙置區) in the 1960s.

The resettlement has totally 23 blocks. Block 15 was also the 500th public estate building constructed by the Works Bureau. All the blocks in the estate were demolished in Lam Tin Estate Redevelopment Project (Chinese: 藍田邨重建計劃) between the 1980s and 2000s. They were replaced by new blocks of Kai Tin Estate (Chinese: 啟田邨), Ping Tin Estate (Chinese: 平田邨), On Tin Estate (Chinese: 安田邨) and new Lam Tin Estate (Chinese: 藍田邨).

## Overview

| Name | | Type | Inaug. | No Blocks | No Units |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hing Tin Estate | 興田邨 | TPS | 1987 | 3 | 635 |
| Hong Nga Court | 康雅苑 | HOS | 1993 | 3 | 1,824 |
| Hong Pak Court | 康栢苑 | HOS | 1993 | 7 | 2,410 |
| Hong Shui Court | 康瑞苑 | HOS | 1999 | 1 | 350 |
| Hong Tin Court | 康田苑 | HOS | 1982 | 3 | 792 |
| Hong Wah Court | 康華苑 | HOS | 1987 | 3 | 1,680 |
| Hong Yat Court | 康逸苑 | HOS | 2001 | 5 | 1,600 |
| Hong Ying Court | 康盈苑 | HOS | 1991 | 1 | 816 |
| Kai Tin Estate | 啟田邨 | Public | 1997 | 3 | 2,355 |
| Kwong Tin Estate | 廣田邨 | Public | 1992 | 4 | 2,453 |
| Lei On Court | 鯉安苑 | HOS | 2002 | 6 | 1,684 |
| On Tin Estate | 安田邨 | Public | 2005 | 2 | 720 |
| Ping Tin Estate | 平田邨 | Public | 1997 | 8 | 5,721 |
| Tak Tin Estate | 德田邨 | TPS | 1991 | 9 | 294 |
| Lam Tin Estate | 藍田邨 | Public | 2009 | 4 | 3,000 |

## Hing Tin Estate

Hing Tin Estate (Chinese: 興田邨) is a mixed public and TPS estate at the north of Lam Tin, near the Kwun Tong side exit of Tseung Kwan O Tunnel. It consists of 3 blocks completed in 1987. Some of the flats were sold to tenants during Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 4 in 2001.

### Houses

| Name | Type | Completion |
| - | - | - |
| Choi Tin House | Trident 3 | 1987 |
| Mei Tin House | Trident 3 | 1987 |
| Yan Tin House | Trident 3 | 1987 |

## Hong Nga Court

Hong Nga Court (Chinese: 康雅苑) is a HOS court in Lam Tin, near Tak Tin Estate. It has 3 blocks built in 1993.

### Houses

| Name | Type | Completion |
| - | - | - |
| Tao Nga House | Harmony 1 | 1993 |
| Lai Nga House | Harmony 1 | 1993 |
| Heng Nga House | Harmony 1 | 1993 |

## Hong Pak Court

Hong Pak Court (Chinese: 康栢苑) is a HOS court in Lam Tin, near Kwong Tin Estate. It has 7 blocks built in 1993.

### Houses

| Name | Type | Completion |
| - | - | - |
| Chung Pak House | New Cruciform (Ver.1984) | 1993 |
| Lung Pak House | New Cruciform (Ver.1984) | 1993 |
| Cheung Pak House | New Cruciform (Ver.1984) | 1993 |
| Shui Pak House | New Cruciform (Ver.1984) | 1993 |
| Yan Pak House | New Cruciform (Ver.1984) | 1993 |
| Wing Pak House | New Cruciform (Ver.1984) | 1993 |
| Kam Pak House | New Cruciform (Ver.1984) | 1993 |

## Hong Shui Court

Hong Shui Court (Chinese: 康瑞苑) is a HOS court in Lam Tin, near Kwong Tin Estate. It has 1 block built in 1999.

### House

| Name | Type | Completion |
| - | - | - |
| Hong Shui Court | New Cruciform (Ver.1984) | 1999 |

## Hong Tin Court

Hong Tin Court (Chinese: 康田苑) is a HOS court in Lam Tin, near Kai Tin Estate and MTR Lam Tin station. It has 3 blocks built in 1982, and it is the oldest HOS court in Lam Tin.

### Houses

| Name | Type | Completion |
| - | - | - |
| Yue Hong House | Flexi 1 | 1982 |
| Wo Hong House | Flexi 1 | 1982 |
| Kei Hong House | Flexi 1 | 1982 |

## Hong Wah Court

Hong Wah Court (Chinese: 康華苑) is a HOS court in Lam Tin, near Hing Tin Estate. It has 3 blocks built in 1987.

### Houses

| Name | Type | Completion |
| - | - | - |
| Wang Hong House | Windwill | 1987 |
| Yee Hong House | Windwill | 1987 |
| Chung Hong House | Windwill | 1987 |

## Hong Yat Court

Hong Yat Court (Chinese: 康逸苑) is a HOS court in Lam Tin, near Kai Tin Estate, Lam Tin Estate and MTR Lam Tin station. It belonged to Phase 5 of the Lam Tin Redevelopment Project. It has 5 blocks built in 2001.

### Houses

| Name | Type | Completion |
| - | - | - |
| Hong King House | Concord 1 | 2001 |
| Hong Nin House | Concord 1 | 2001 |
| Hong Yu House | Concord 1 | 2001 |
| Hong Lai House | Concord 1 | 2001 |
| Hong Ting House | Concord 1 | 2001 |

## Hong Ying Court

Hong Ying Court (Chinese: 康盈苑) is a HOS court in Lam Tin, near Tak Tin Estate. It has 1 block built in 1991.

### House

| Name | Type | Completion |
| - | - | - |
| Hong Ying Court | Trident 3 | 1991 |

## Kai Tin Estate

Kai Tin Estate (Chinese: 啟田邨) formed part of the Lam Tin Estate redevelopment project. It consists of 3 blocks and a shopping centre built in 1997.

### Houses

| Name | Type | Completion |
| - | - | - |
| Kai Shun House | Harmony 1 | 1997 |
| Kai Wong House | Harmony 1 | 1997 |
| Kai Yan House | Harmony 1 | 1997 |

## Kwong Tin Estate

Kwong Tin Estate (Chinese: 廣田邨) is located between Lam Tin and Yau Tong. It has four blocks built in 1992 and 1993.

### Houses

| Name | Type | Completion |
| - | - | - |
| Kwong Ching House | Harmony 3 | 1992 |
| Kwong Hin House | Harmony 1 | 1993 |
| Kwong Ngar House | Harmony 1 | 1993 |
| Kwong Yat House | Harmony 1 | 1993 |

## Lei On Court

Lei On Court (Chinese: 鯉安苑) is a HOS estate in Lei Yue Mun Road, Lam Tin, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, located near MTR Lam Tin station. Built in 2002, it consists of six Concord-typed blocks, providing a total of 1684 flats. Blocks A, D, E and F are built in conjunction with the carpark building, whereas Block B and C stand separately at the northwest of the Court.

### Background

Lei On Court was built at the former site of a public housing estate, Kwun Tong (Lei Yue Mun Road) Estate (Chinese: 觀塘(鯉魚門道)邨) (which is different from the current Lei Yue Mun Estate). Kwun Tong (Lei Yue Mun Road) Estate was built in 1962 and demolished in 1997. It was replaced by the current Lei On Court, an HOS estate.

### Houses

| Name | Type | Completion |
| - | - | - |
| Lei Hong House | Single Aspect Concord | 2002 |
| Lei Yat House | Concord 1 | 2002 |
| Lei Yan House | Concord 1 | 2002 |
| Lei Yi House | Concord 1 | 2002 |
| Lei King House | Concord 1 | 2002 |
| Lei Ting House | Single Aspect Concord | 2002 |

## On Tin Estate

On Tin Estate (Chinese: 安田邨) was a part of Lam Tin Estate Redevelopment Project. Built above Kai Tin Shopping Centre Extension, the estate has two block completed in 2005.

### Houses

| Name | Type | Completion |
| - | - | - |
| On Kin House | New Cruciform Block (Ver.1999) | 2005 |
| On Lai House | New Cruciform Block (Ver.1999) | 2005 |

## Ping Tin Estate

Ping Tin Estate (Chinese: 平田邨) was a part of Lam Tin Estate Redevelopment Project. It consists of 8 blocks (including one Ancillary Facilities Block for Housing for Senior Citizen) completed in 1997 and 1998.

### Houses

| Name | Type | Completion |
| - | - | - |
| Ping Shun House | Harmony 1 | 1997 |
| Ping Yan House | Harmony 1 | 1997 |
| Ping Wong House | Harmony 1 | 1997 |
| Ping Shing House | Harmony 1 | 1997 |
| Ping Chun House | Non-standard | 1998 |
| Ping Sin House | Non-standard | 1998 |
| Ping Mei House | Non-standard | 1998 |
| Ancillary Facilities Block | Housing for Senior Citizen | 1998 |

## Tak Tin Estate

Tak Tin Estate (Chinese: 德田邨) is a mixed public/TPS estate in Lam Tin, near Ping Tin Estate and Lam Tin Estate. It consists of 9 blocks completed in 1991 and 2001. In 1999, some of the flats (Tak Hong House and Tak Yan House excluded) were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 2.

### Houses

| Name | Type | Completion |
| - | - | - |
| Tak King House | New Slab | 1991 |
| Tak Lai House | New Slab | 1991 |
| Tak Yee House | Trident 4 | 1991 |
| Tak Lok House | Trident 4 | 1991 |
| Tak Shui House | Trident 3 | 1991 |
| Tak Shing House | Trident 3 | 1991 |
| Tak Lung House | Trident 3 | 1991 |
| Tak Hong House | Small Household Block | 2001 |
| Tak Yan House | Housing for Senior Citizen | 2001 |

## Lam Tin Estate

The current Lam Tin Estate (Chinese: 藍田邨) is smaller than the original one, and it has 4 blocks completed in 2009. Its predecessor was a resettlement estate from the 1960s to 1990s. Andy Lau, a Hong Kong famous singer, lived in Block 15 of the estate when he was a child. It was demolished between the 1990s and 2000s and its area is redeveloped to construct Kai Tin Estate, Ping Tin Estate, On Tin Estate, Hong Yat Court and the new Lam Tin Estate. Andy Lau also autographed 'Lam Tin Estate' in Chinese calligraphy at the time of the estate completion.

### Houses

| Name | Type | Completion |
| - | - | - |
| Lam Fai House | Non-standard | 2009 |
| Lam Tai House | Non-standard | 2009 |
| Lam Bik House | Non-standard | 2009 |
| Lam Wai House | Non-standard | 2009 |
