Choi Hung Estate, Hong Kong

Choi Hung Estate (Chinese: 彩虹邨) is one of the oldest housing estates in Hong Kong, and is located in Wong Tai Sin district. The estate was built by the ex-Hong Kong Housing Authority (屋宇建設委員會), which was later converted into the current Hong Kong Housing Authority (香港房屋委員會). Wong Tai Sin (黃大仙; Pinyin: Huáng Dàxian) is a Chinese deity popular in Hong Kong with the power of healing. ... The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA; Traditional Chinese: 香港房屋委員會; pinyin: XiānggÇŽng FángwÅ« WÄ›iyuánhuì) is the main provider of public housing in Hong Kong. ...

Location

a signboard of the opening ceremony

Choi Hung Estate is located in Ngau Chi Wan and is surrounded by several trunk roads of the eastern Kowloon Peninsula. To the north it is Lung Cheung Road; to the south Prince Edward Road East; to the west Kwun Tong Bypass and to the east Clear Water Bay Road. The geographical location accounts for the excellent transport network near the estate. Ngau Chi Wan (Chinese: 牛池灣) was a bay in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a peninsula, in the south of the mainland part of the Hong Kong territory. ... Lung Sheung Road (龍翔道) is part of Route 7 in Hong Kong, linking Kwun Tong Road at Ngau Chi Wan and Ching Cheung Road near Tai Wo Ping. ... Prince Edward Road East (太子道東) and Prince Edward Road West (太子道西) are roads in Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Kwun Tong Bypass (Traditional Chinese: 觀塘繞道) is an elevated bypass expressway in Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong with three lanes in each direction and a posted speed limit of 70-80 kilometres per hour. ... Clear Water Bay Road (清水灣道) is a major road from Ngau Chi Wan in New Kowloon to Clear Water Bay in New Territory, Hong Kong. ...

The Hong Kong government granted the land to the the Hong Kong Housing Authority to build a large housing estate in 1958, and the blocks of the estate were completed between 1962 and 1964. An opening ceremony was held in 1963 with the presence of the ex-Hong Kong Governor, Sir Robert Brown Black, and a signboard commemorating the ceremony is now put on Lam Chung Avenue in the estate. Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The Governor of Hong Kong was a British official who ruled Hong Kong during the colonial period between 1841 and 1997 and was ex officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral of Hong Kong. ... Sir Robert Brown Black (Chinese: 柏立基, 1906 - October 29, 1999) was a British colonial governor. ...

Buildings and Facilities

There are 11 blocks of residential buildings, 1 car park and 5 school buildings in the estate, with various shops and restaurants located on the ground floor of each block. Roads are available in the estate to connect the blocks to the neighbouring trunks roads.

Residential Blocks

A sign at the west exit of Choi Hung Estate

Old Slab(舊長型) is a design of residental block of Hong Kong public housing estate. ...

Public Facilities

• car park
• post office
• bus terminus
• 2 markets

Education

Secondary Schools

• Choi Hung Estate Catholic Secondary School (彩虹邨天主教中學)
• S.K.H. St. Benedict's School (聖公會聖本德中學)

Primary Schools

• C.C.C. Kei Wah Primary School (中華基督教會香港區會基華小學)
• S.K.H. Ching Shan Primary School (聖公會靜山小學)
• S.K.H. Yat Sau Primary School (聖公會日修小學)

Transport

Due to the fact that the estate is accessible from major roads of Kowloon, the bus network is very convenient. In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon refers to the urban area made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tates Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and...

Franchised Buses

The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB; Chinese: ), a company of the Transport International Holdings Limited, is the largest franchised bus operators in Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately owned public bus operators in the world. ... Tsz Wan Shan (慈雲山 pinyin: ci2 yun2 shan1) is a residential area in Hong Kongs Kowloon peninsula, part of Wong Tai Sin district, located at the foot of the Temple Hill. ... Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier (尖沙嘴碼頭) is a pier located at the tip of Tsim Sha Tsui on Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. ... New World First Bus Services Limited (First Bus, or NWFB) was established in 1998, taking over China Motor Buss franchise on 1 September 1998 to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus. ... Kennedy Town (堅尼地城) is at the western end of Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... Look up Central in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Citybus is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. ... Overlook of Tung Chung from Ngong Ping Skyrail Location of Tung Chung in relation to the rest of Lantau Island Tung Chung is a growing township situated on the north-western coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong, China. ... Kwun Tong (觀塘; originally 官塘; Jyutping: gwun1 tong4; Cantonese IPA: ) is an area in Kwun Tong District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Geography Ngau Tau Kok (牛頭角) locates at the northern part of Kwun Tong Distinct, next to the Kowloon Bay. ... Ping Shek Estate (坪石邨) is a major public housing estate in Ngau Chi Wan of New Kowloon in Hong Kong. ... Sau Mau Ping Temple, Kowloon, Hong Kong Island, China Kowloons Sau Mau Ping Temple provides the setting for the Monkey God Festival, one of Hong Kongs most fascinating, and strange, celebrations. ... Kowloon Bay (九龍灣) is a bay located at the east of the Kowloon Peninsula and north of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. ... Lam Tin station, platform level. ... Yau Tong (油塘) is an area in the eastern New Kowloon, Hong Kong, locating between Lei Yue Mun and Lam Tin, and the east shore of Victoria Harbour. ... Kwun Tong (觀塘; originally 官塘; Jyutping: gwun1 tong4; Cantonese IPA: ) is an area in Kwun Tong District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Kwun Tong (觀塘; originally 官塘; Jyutping: gwun1 tong4; Cantonese IPA: ) is an area in Kwun Tong District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Yue Man Square (裕民坊) is the town centre of Kwun Tong in Kowloon of Hong Kong. ... Clear Water Bay is an area of Sai Kung District, in Hong Kong. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... The outside of Po Lam station. ... Hang Hau is a residential area in Hong Kong. ... The position of Sai Kung District within the Hong Kong S.A.R. Sai Kung (西貢; pinyin: Xi1gong4; Cantonese: sai1 gung3) is the second-largest of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Pak Tam Chung (Chinese: 北潭涌) is an area in the northern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. ... Kwun Tong (觀塘; originally 官塘; Jyutping: gwun1 tong4; Cantonese IPA: ) is an area in Kwun Tong District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Yue Man Square (裕民坊) is the town centre of Kwun Tong in Kowloon of Hong Kong. ... Commerical buildings in Admiralty, Hong Kong, with the Conrad Hotel on the left and JW Marriott on the right Admiralty (Chinese: 金鐘, Pinyin: JÄ«nzhōng, lit. ... The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: 中環; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: Zhōnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... Sheung Wan (上環) is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island (in between Central and Sai Ying Pun). ... Ap Lei Chau (鴨脷洲), or Aberdeen Island, is an island of Hong Kong, located south-west of Hong Kong Island, next to Aberdeen Harbour and Aberdeen Channel, with an area of 1. ... Large crowds of shoppers can be seen in Causeway Bay. ... Tiu Keng Leng station, terminus of the Kwun Tong Line For the town area, see Tiu Keng Leng. ... Tseung Kwan O (Chinese: 將軍澳, Cantonese Jyutping: zoeng1 gwan1 ou3; Cantonese IPA: ; Mandarin Pinyin: JiāngjÅ«n Aò; formerly Junk Bay) is a new town in Hong Kong, mainly built on reclaimed land in the northern half of the bay after which it is named. ... Cheung Sha Wan (長沙灣) is an area between Lai Chi Kok and Sham Shui Po in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Mong Kok or Mongkok (Chinese: 旺角; the English name is a transliteration of its older name 望角 or 芒角) is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District on Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong, China. ... San Po Kong (新蒲崗) is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Cheung Hang Estate (長亨邨) is a public housing estate built by Hong Kong Housing Authority on the hills near Liu To of Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. ... Public estates in Sheung Shui. ... Fanling Wai Deserted market in Luen Wo Hui, originally run by Puntis Fanling Law Courts Building New buildings in Luen Wo Hui A block of Wah Ming Estate, a typical Y-shaped public estate, in Fanling, at sunset Fanling, often spelt as Fan Ling, is an area in the New... Lek Yuen (Chinese: 瀝源; Pinyin: Lì Yuán) is the old name of the area of Sha Tin (Chinese: 沙田) in New Territories, Hong Kong S.A.R.. The name literally means Source of Trickling or Source of Clear Water. Nowadays, this name is used to refer to Lek Yuen Estate (Chinese... The ticket machines in the Wu Kai Sha station. ... Clear Water Bay is an area of Sai Kung District, in Hong Kong. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... The outside of Po Lam station. ... Hang Hau is a residential area in Hong Kong. ... The position of Sai Kung District within the Hong Kong S.A.R. Sai Kung (西貢; pinyin: Xi1gong4; Cantonese: sai1 gung3) is the second-largest of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Pak Tam Chung (Chinese: 北潭涌) is an area in the northern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. ... Luen Wo Hui (聯和墟) is a market town east of Fanling in the New Territories of Hong Kong. ... Sha Tin Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing in Hong Kong. ... Look up Central in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... See Wan Chai District for the broader administrative district that covers Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Happy Valley, etc. ... Kowloon Tong (九龍塘; pinyin: jiu3 long2 tang2) is an area in Hong Kongs Kowloon Peninsula, part of Kowloon City and Sham Shui Po districts. ... Festival Walk is a shopping centre in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. ... Overlook of Tung Chung from Ngong Ping Skyrail Location of Tung Chung in relation to the rest of Lantau Island Tung Chung is a growing township situated on the north-western coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong, China. ... Lam Tin (藍田) is an area in the Kwun Tong District in southeastern New Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Tiu Keng Leng (also Rennies Mill; Chinese: 調景嶺) is an area of Hong Kong adjacent to Tseung Kwan O (Junk Bay). ... Po Lam Road (寶琳路) is a road in Hong Kong that links Sau Mau Ping in New Kowloon and the new town of Tseung Kwan O in the New Territories. ... Planned and developed at 1970s, Lok Wah Estate (Chinese: 樂華邨, Jyutping: lok6 waa4 cyun1, Pinyin: LèhuácÅ«n) is a public housing estate located in northern Kwun Tong Town Central. ... Mei Foo Sun Chuen (美孚新邨, Jyutping: mei5 fu1 san1 cyun1; Cantonese IPA:  ; lit. ... Hung Hom Kwun Yum Temple Hong Kong Polytechnic University The landmark of Whampoa Garden, a ship-like shopping centre building. ... China Ferry Terminal China Ferry Terminal (中國客運碼頭 or 中港碼頭) is a ferry terminal, located at China Hong Kong City, 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Lam Tin (藍田) is an area in the Kwun Tong District in southeastern New Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Mong Kok or Mongkok (Chinese: 旺角; the English name is a transliteration of its older name 望角 or 芒角) is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District on Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong, China. ... Park Avenue in the Upper East Side (2004) Park Avenue runs north and south between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan in New York City. ... Ho Man Tin (何文田) or Ho Mun Tin is a mostly residential area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, part of the Kowloon City District. ... Tsuen Wan (Chinese: 荃灣, formerly also Tsun Wan) is a bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong, opposite to Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. ... Nina Tower (Chinese: 如心廣場) is a twin tower of 80-storey and 42-storey highrise building under construction in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. ... The outside of Po Lam station. ... Entrance of Mong Kok Station. ... Skyline of Sham Shui Po Sham Shui Po (Chinese: 深水埗; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: sam1 sui2 bo2, Yale: sam seuí bouh; Mandarin Pinyin: shen1 shui3 bu4; lit. ... Tonkin Street (東京街) is a road in Cheung Sha Wan of New Kowloon in Hong Kong. ... The fountain featuring Mickey Mouse in the Park Promenade next to Hong Kong Disneyland The Disney music album released to celebrate the opening of disneyland Hong Kong Disneyland (Traditional Chinese: 香港迪士尼樂園; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dik6 si6 nei4 lok6 jyun4; Mandarin Pinyin: XiānggÇŽng Díshìní Lèyuán... Kowloon Bay (九龍灣) is a bay located at the east of the Kowloon Peninsula and north of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. ...

Minibuses

A green public minibus awaiting at the station at Tsim Sha Tsui. ... A major road, Kwong Fuk Road in Tai Po, a town in the New Territories. ... This is the Seafood Street in Sai Kung Town. ... Hang Hau is a residential area in Hong Kong. ... Tseung Kwan O (Chinese: 將軍澳, Cantonese Jyutping: zoeng1 gwan1 ou3; Cantonese IPA: ; Mandarin Pinyin: JiāngjÅ«n Aò; formerly Junk Bay) is a new town in Hong Kong, mainly built on reclaimed land in the northern half of the bay after which it is named. ... A green public minibus awaiting at the station at Tsim Sha Tsui. ... Mong Kok or Mongkok (Chinese: 旺角; the English name is a transliteration of its older name 望角 or 芒角) is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District on Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong, China. ... Kowloon City (九龍城, Pinyin: Jiu3long2cheng2) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Tsuen Wan (Chinese: 荃灣, formerly also Tsun Wan) is a bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong, opposite to Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. ...

MTR

The Choi Hung MTR Station on the Kwun Tong Line, which is named after the estate, is in the north of the estate. Exits C3 and C4 are available for access to the estate. This article is about the metro system in Hong Kong. ... Choi Hung (彩虹, Jyutping: coi2 hung4, pinyin: Cǎihóng; same as the word for rainbow) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line. ... This is the complete route map of the Kwun Tong Line. ...

External Links

Hong Kong Housing Authority