| Kin Ming Estate | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 7, 9, 15, 17, Ling Kwong Street 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 Kan Hok Lane Tseung Kwan O New Territories, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°18′23″N114°15′01″E / 22.3064052°N 114.2502442°E /22.3064052; 114.2502442 |
| Status | Completed |
| Category | Public rental housing |
| Population | 19,889[1] (2016) |
| No. of blocks | 10[2] |
| No. of units | 7,018[2] |
| Construction | |
| Constructed | 2003; 22 years ago (2003) |
| Authority | Hong Kong Housing Authority |
Kin Ming Estate (Chinese:健明邨) is apublic housing estate inTiu Keng Leng,Tseung Kwan O,New Territories, Hong Kong, nearMTRTiu Keng Leng station.[3] It is the eighth public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O and consists of ten housing blocks completed in 2003.
Kin Ming Estate was formerly the site of Tiu Keng LengCottage Area, an area settled byKuomintang Army in Hong Kong afterChinese Civil War ended in 1949. After the area was demolished in 1997, a massive clearance,reclamation andredevelopment programme was carried out. The Tiu Keng Leng slope was flattened into two huge platforms to construct Kin Ming Estate and Choi Ming Court on the reclaimed land afterwards.[4]
Kin Ming Estate was originally aHOS court calledKin Ming Court (健明苑), but it was changed to rental housing finally and renamed to the current name.[5]
| Name[2] | Chinese name | Building type | Completed |
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| Kin Ching House | 健晴樓 | New Harmony I Option 7 | 2003 |
| Kin Wa House | 健華樓 | ||
| Kin Hei House | 健曦樓 | ||
| Kin Fai House | 健暉樓 | New Harmony Annex Type 5 | |
| Ming Yuet House | 明月樓 | ||
| Ming Chau House | 明宙樓 | New Harmony 1 Option 5 | |
| Ming Sing House | 明星樓 | ||
| Ming Wik House | 明域樓 | ||
| Ming Yu House | 明宇樓 | ||
| Ming Yat House | 明日樓 | New Harmony 1 Option 7 |
According to the2016 by-census, Kin Ming Estate had a population of 19,889. The median age was 42.8 and the majority of residents (96.7 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.9 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$21,250.[1]
For the2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate falls within theKin Ming constituency, which was represented by Leung Li until May 2021,[6] while the remainder falls within theChoi Kin constituency, which is represented by Chan Wai-lit.[7][8]
