So Uk Estate
E1000891
So Uk Estate is a large public housing estate in Hong Kong known for its early postwar residential blocks and long-standing working-class community.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
housing estate in Hong Kong
ⓘ
public housing estate ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Hong Kong Housing Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalEra | post-World War II modernist housing ⓘ |
| category |
Public housing estates in Hong Kong
ⓘ
Residential buildings in Hong Kong ⓘ Sham Shui Po District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| country |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
|
| demolitionPeriod | 2008–2010s ⓘ |
| demolitionStart | late 2000s ⓘ |
| developedBy | Hong Kong Housing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| district | Sham Shui Po District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerLandUse | squatter area ⓘ |
| governedBy | Sham Shui Po District Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | working-class residents ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
community services for residents
ⓘ
residential accommodation ⓘ |
| hasLanguageCommunity | Cantonese-speaking residents ⓘ |
| hasRedevelopmentReason |
aging building stock
GENERATED
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need to meet modern safety standards GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfHousing | rental public housing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive architectural design of early blocks
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early postwar residential blocks ⓘ long-standing working-class community ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kowloon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | So Uk, Sham Shui Po District, Kowloon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Cheung Sha Wan
NERFINISHED
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Lai Chi Kok NERFINISHED ⓘ Sham Shui Po NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
community facilities for residents
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courtyard-style layout in original design ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| openingPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| owner | Hong Kong Housing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hong Kong public housing programme ⓘ |
| planningAuthority | Hong Kong Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstruction | rebuilt as a modern public housing estate ⓘ |
| redevelopment | comprehensive redevelopment in the 2000s ⓘ |
| region | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reopeningPeriod | mid-2010s ⓘ |
| socialRole | affordable housing for low-income residents ⓘ |
| subregion | East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | postwar Hong Kong urban development ⓘ |
| transportConnection | served by multiple bus routes ⓘ |
| urbanContext | part of Kowloon’s dense urban fabric ⓘ |
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