Kingswood Villas
Encyclopedia
Kingswood Villas is a private housing estate
in Tin Shui Wai
, Yuen Long
, New Territories
, Hong Kong
. It has a total of 58 residential blocks and 15,808 units in seven phases. It is the first private housing estate in Tin Shui Wai and one of the largest private housing estates in Hong Kong. It was developed by Cheung Kong Holdings from 1991 to 1999.
Private housing estate
A private housing estate is a term in Hong Kong that refers to a housing estate developed by a private developer, as opposed to a public housing estate built by the Hong Kong Housing Authority or the Hong Kong Housing Society. It usually is characterised with a cluster of high-rise buildings,...
in Tin Shui Wai
Tin Shui Wai
Tin Shui Wai is an area of Hong Kong, located in Yuen Long District, in the northwestern part of the New Territories. Originally a gei wai fish pond area, the ponds were reclaimed for the development of Tin Shui Wai New Town in the late 1980s...
, Yuen Long
Yuen Long
Yuen Long , formerly Un Long, is an area and town located in the northwest of Hong Kong, on the Yuen Long Plain. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin, and to the north Nam Sang Wai.-Name:The Cantonese name Yuen Long 元朗...
, New Territories
New Territories
New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. It has a total of 58 residential blocks and 15,808 units in seven phases. It is the first private housing estate in Tin Shui Wai and one of the largest private housing estates in Hong Kong. It was developed by Cheung Kong Holdings from 1991 to 1999.
Phases
- Phase 1: Locwood Court
- Phase 2: Sherwood Court
- Phase 3: Chestwood Court
- Phase 4: Kingswood Ginza
- Phase 5: Lynwood Court
- Phase 6: Maywood Court
- Phase 7: Kenswood Court
Transportation
- Light Rail
- Locwood StopLocwood StopThe Locwood Stop is a MTR Light Rail stop. It is located on the ground at Tin Shui Road , between Locwood Court and Sherwood Court of Kingswood Villas , in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long District...
(for Locwood Court and Sherwood Court) - Chestwood StopChestwood StopThe Chestwood Stop is a MTR Light Rail stop. It is located on the ground at the centre of Tin Wing Road , between Chestwood , Kingswood Villas Phase III and Tin Chung Court , in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long District. It began service on 26 March 1995 and belongs to Zone 4.-Neighbouring stops:...
(for Chestwood Court) - Tin Wing StopTin Wing StopThe Tin Wing Stop is a MTR Light Rail stop. It is located on the ground at the centre of Tin Wing Road , Tin Shing Road and Tin Yan Road in Tin Shui Wai Town Centre , Yuen Long District. It began service on 26 March 1995 and belongs to Zone 4.-History:It was originally named "Tin Shui Wai...
(for Lynwood Court) - Ginza StopGinza StopThe Ginza Stop is a MTR Light Rail stop. It is located on the ground in the centre of Tin Shing Road in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long District. It began service on 7 December 2003 and belongs to Zone 4. It is the only Light Rail stop with Japanese name currently...
(for Kingswood Ginza)
- Locwood Stop
- Residential Service Bus
- There are several non-franchised residential bus routes between Kingswood Villas and urban districts, which started operations in 1991. It was originally operated by CitybusCitybus (Hong Kong)Citybus Limited is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. It provides both franchised and non-franchised bus service. The franchised route network serves mainly Hong Kong Island, cross-harbour routes , Ocean Park, North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport...
. But Citybus decided to withdraw all routes and Kwoon Chung Motors replaced Citybus to operate them in 2006.
- There are several non-franchised residential bus routes between Kingswood Villas and urban districts, which started operations in 1991. It was originally operated by Citybus
External links
- Kingswood Villas Official Site
- S.K. Hui, A. Cheung, J. Pang, "A Hierarchical Bayesian Approach for Residential Property Valuation:Application to Hong Kong Housing Market", International Real Estate Review, 2010 Vol. 13 No.1: pp. 1 – 29