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Public housing estates in Fo Tan

Public housing estates in Fo Tan, Hong Kong

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ85794937
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The following is a list of public housing estates in Fo Tan, Hong Kong, including estates under the Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.

Overview

Sui Wo Court

Sui Wo Court (Chinese: 穗禾苑) is one of the first estates under HOS in Sha Tin, built in 1980. It is located on a mountain above Wo Che and east of Fo Tan in the northwest of Sha Tin. It received a Silver Medal at the 1981 Hong Kong Institute of Architects Annual Awards.

Chun Yeung Estate

Chun Yeung Estate (Chinese: 駿洋邨) is the only public housing estate in Fo Tan, located at the junction of Wong Chuk Yeung Street and Kwei Tei Street. It comprises 5 blocks and 1 shopping centre with totally 4,846 flats. Its name prefix "Chun" means "horse" in English since Sha Tin Racecourse is located in Fo Tan. It was completed in 2020.

The estate was planned as Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme to be sold to public housing tenants. However, concerns were raised that this may impinge on the quota for public rental housing and further lengthen waiting times.

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