Shek Kip Mei Estate
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Shek Kip Mei Estate is one of Hong Kong’s earliest and most historically significant public housing estates, built to rehouse residents after a devastating 1953 fire.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public housing estate
ⓘ
residential complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | utilitarian modernist (redeveloped blocks) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolicy | resettlement housing policy of colonial Hong Kong government ⓘ |
| buildingType | high-rise residential buildings ⓘ |
| category |
Public housing estates in Hong Kong
ⓘ
Residential buildings in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| city | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| contains | Mei Ho House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
|
| developer | Hong Kong Housing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfOriginalBlocks | Mark I resettlement blocks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Hong Kong Housing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBlockType |
Mark I blocks (historical)
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Mark II blocks (historical) ⓘ newer high-rise blocks ⓘ |
| hasCommercialFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| hasCommunityFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
provides low-cost housing
ⓘ
rehousing squatter and fire-displaced residents ⓘ |
| hasResidentialUse | yes ⓘ |
| heritageBuilding | Mei Ho House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEventRelatedTo | Shek Kip Mei fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialCompletionYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kowloon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sham Shui Po District NERFINISHED ⓘ Shek Kip Mei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kowloon Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyMTRStation | Shek Kip Mei station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical significance in post-war urban development of Hong Kong
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role in the origin of Hong Kong’s public housing programme ⓘ |
| originalArchitecturalStyle | austere resettlement block design ⓘ |
| originalBuildingType | resettlement blocks ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Hong Kong Housing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | Hong Kong public housing programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicHousingType | rental housing ⓘ |
| reasonForConstruction | rehousing residents displaced by the 1953 Shek Kip Mei fire ⓘ |
| redevelopment | comprehensively redeveloped from the 1970s onwards ⓘ |
| redevelopmentPhase | old Mark I and Mark II blocks replaced by new high-rise blocks ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| significance |
first major public housing estate built by the Hong Kong government
ⓘ
one of the earliest public housing estates in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-World War II Hong Kong ⓘ |
| transportConnection | Shek Kip Mei station on the MTR Kwun Tong line ⓘ |
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