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Kwong Yuen Estate

Kwong Yuen Estate (Chinese: 廣源邨) is a public housing estate and Tenants Purchase Scheme estate in Siu Lek Yuen, Sha Tin, Hong Kong. Unlike other public estates in Sha Tin, Kwong Yuen Estate is built on sloping platform, instead of reclaimed land. In 2001, some of the flats were sold to the tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 4.

Kwong Lam Court (Chinese: 廣林苑) and Hong Lam Court (Chinese: 康林苑) are the Home Ownership Scheme courts within Kwong Yuen Estate. They have three blocks each, and were both completed in 1990.

The estate was built as part of the development of Sha Tin New Town. Unlike most of the new town, the estate site was not reclaimed from Tide Cove, as it is located on a hillside. The site was used for agriculture until the early 1980s. It was cleared and re-graded in 1984 and 1985.

Kwong Yuen Estate was the eleventh public housing estate in Sha Tin, and was developed in phases. The contract to construct the first phase, valued at HK$205.67 million, was signed on 24 February 1986. The contract covered the construction of four 35-storey "Trident" residential blocks, a primary school, a community hall, and roads.

Kwong Yuen Community Hall, operated by the Sha Tin District Office, opened to the public on 15 January 1990.

According to the 2011 census, Kwong Yuen Estate has a population of 13,908. Kwong Lam Court and Hong Lam Court house 5,272 and 3,062 respectively. Altogether the population amounts to 22,242.

According to 2016 Population By-census, Kwong Yuen Estate has a population of 12,835. Kwong Lam Court and Hong Lam Court house 5,285 and 3,135 respectively. Altogether the population amounts to 21,255.

Hong Lam Court is adjacent to two government quarters, Yee King House and Hoi Wan House, which were developed at the same time as Hong Lam Court by the Hong Kong Housing Authority but are not included in the below table.

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