Estate Redevelopment and Rehabilitation

Most of our existing rental estates were built from 1960s to 1970s and have been ageing over the years, hence rehabilitation is necessary to maintain the buildings in sound conditions. Our strategy is to enhance the living environment of these estates through a two-pronged approach encompassing rehabilitation and redevelopment.

A number of older rental estates, such as Sheung Li Uk in Sham Shui Po, Hung Hom Chuen in Hung Hom, Four Seasons Estate in Tsuen Wan, Kai Tak Estate in Wong Tai Sin, Healthy Village in North Point and Kwun Tong Garden Estate in Kwun Tong, have been redeveloped to provide more flats with better design and facilities for both the benefit of the residents and the community. Phase I redevelopment of Kwun Lung Lau in Kennedy Town was completed in 2008.

Our goal in estate redevelopment and rehabilitation is to let our tenants enjoy a more comfortable and convenient living environment with up-to-date provisions and facilities, while allowing the Housing Society to better utilise the development potential of the sites on which our estates are located.

The first step in starting the redevelopment process is to identify decanting sites for rehousing the affected residents, ideally within or close to the original community in which the residents have been living. Currently, the Housing Society works on Ming Wah Dai Ha in Shau Kei Wan, Yue Kwong Chuen in Aberdeen and Kwun Tong Garden Estate II.

Apart from redevelopment, we also seek to rehabilitate some of the older estates which are still structurally sound to minimise impacts on the residents. In 2006, the large-scale rehabilitation of Moon Lok Dai Ha in Tsuen Wan was completed. Works included the installation of additional lifts, upgrading of the security and fire systems, and improvement of the external walls and lobbies. Following that, we completed the rehabilitation projects at Ming Wah Dai Ha and Kwun Lung Lau Phase II in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Since then, we have also installed shuttle lifts and improved the environment of various estates with barrier-free access as far as possible.