Pak Tin Estate
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Pak Tin Estate is a public housing estate
Public housing in Hong Kong
Public housing in Hong Kong is a set of mass housing programmes through which the Government of Hong Kong provides affordable housing for lower-income residents. It is a major component of housing in Hong Kong, with nearly half of the population now residing in some form of public housing...

 in Shek Kip Mei
Shek Kip Mei
Shek Kip Mei, originally known as Kap Shek Mi, is an area in New Kowloon, the North Eastern Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong.-History:A major fire on 25 December 1953, destroyed the Shek Kip Mei shantytown of immigrants from Mainland China that had fled to Hong Kong, leaving 53,000 people...

, Sham Shui Po
Sham Shui Po
Sham Shui Po, or Shamshuipo, is an area of Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong, situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, north of Tai Kok Tsui, east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei. Sham Shui Po is known for its street market for electronic devices.-History:Sham Shui Po...

, Kowloon
Kowloon
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...

, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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, located between Shek Kip Mei Estate
Shek Kip Mei Estate
Shek Kip Mei Estate is the first public housing estate in Hong Kong. It is located in Sham Shui Po and is under the management of the Hong Kong Housing Authority...

 and Chak On Estate.

Background

Before redevelopment
Redevelopment
Redevelopment is any new construction on a site that has pre-existing uses.-Description:Variations on redevelopment include:* Urban infill on vacant parcels that have no existing activity but were previously developed, especially on Brownfield land, such as the redevelopment of an industrial site...

, Pak Tin Estate consisted of 17 residential blocks in total, which were built between 1969 and 1979. Block 1 to 3 and Block 7 to 17 were assigned to Upper Pak Tin Estate , while Block 4 to 6 were assigned to Lower Pak Tin Estate . In 1984, two estates were merged to form Pak Tin Estate. In 1985, the Hong Kong Housing Authority
Hong Kong Housing Authority
The Hong Kong Housing Authority is the main provider of public housing in Hong Kong. It was established in 1973 under the Housing Ordinance and is an agency of the Government of Hong Kong...

 announced that the strength of the concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...

 of Block 14 to 16 had structural problems and they were firstly demolished in 1989. Block 4 to 8 and Block 17 were then demolished in the 1990s
1990s
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. Except Block 1 to 3 and Block 9 to 13, the demolished blocks are now replaced by new-typed buildings.

Houses

Name Type Completion
Block 1 Old Slab
Old Slab
Old Slab is a design of residential block of Hong Kong public housing estate. The building of this type consists of one or more elongated rectangular blocks, joining end by end....

 
1975
Block 2
Block 3
Block 9 1979
Block 10
Block 11
Block 12
Block 13
Tsui Tin House Harmony 3 1993
Yue Tin House
Chak Tin House 1997
Fu Tin House
Yun Tin House Harmony 1
On Tin House Small Household Block 1998
Shui Tin House Housing for Senior Citizens 2000
Cheung Tin House Harmony 1
Shing Tin House
Tai Tin House New Harmony 1 2004
Lai Tin House
Wan Tin House

Pak Tin Commercial Complex

Pak Tin Commercial Complexis located in Pak Tin Estate, Sham Shui Po
Sham Shui Po
Sham Shui Po, or Shamshuipo, is an area of Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong, situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, north of Tai Kok Tsui, east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei. Sham Shui Po is known for its street market for electronic devices.-History:Sham Shui Po...

. It was built right at the time, when the 17 residential blocks of Pak Tin Estate were built. It is a 3-storeys building and this property is managed by Synergis Management Services Limited at the moment.

The complex comprises 14 shops, four cooked food stalls and 69 market stalls with a total lettable area of around 2 000 square metres. In addition, there are 32 shops and 12 shop stalls on the ground level of the domestic blocks in Pak Tin Estate.

Pak Tin Commercial Complex is easily accessible. There is a car park inside the complex with 335 parking spaces and three other car parks at Pak Tin Estate which consist of 354 parking spaces. It is well served by public transport including many bus routes. The MTR Shek Kip Mei Station is nearby and a bus terminal is located in Pak Tin Estate.
Year of Completion: 1979
No. of Floor(s): 3
Total Lettable Area (m2): 2 000
Property Management: Synergis Management Services Ltd.
Unit no. 13, G/F, Block 3, Pak Tin Estate, Shek Kip Mei
Telephone: 2776 3093
Fax: 2778 5920
Web site: www.synergis.com.hk
Carpark Management: Imperial Parking Hong Kong Limited
17/F, Centre Point, 181 Gloucester Road, Hong Kong
Telephone: 2511 3729
Fax: 2310 2099
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