Kwun Lung Lau
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Kwun Lung Lau is a public housing estate in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong. It is one of the first public housing developments in Hong Kong, built in 1967 to alleviate a housing crisis in the territory. It is on 20 Lung Wah Street.
It consists of seven buildings, namely Block A - G. The overall shape was that of a snaking dragon, and hence its name which means Watching Dragon Building in Chinese.
Kwun Lung Lau is also famous for a landslide on 23 July 1994 that killed five people and injured three. Leaking water and heavy rain had built up behind a masonry retaining wall, which was too thin, and subsequently collapsed. This disaster caused a major review of slope safety in Hong Kong.[1]
Demographics
According to the 2016 population by-census, Kwun Lung Lau has a population of 6,069. 97% of the population is Chinese. Median monthly domestic household income is HK$ 17,000.[2]
Politics
Kwun Lung Lau is located in Kwun Lung constituency of the Central and Western District Council.[3] It was formerly represented by Fergus Leung Fong-wai, who was elected in the 2019 elections until April 2021.[4]
See also
- Sai Wan Estate
- List of public housing estates in Hong Kong
References
- ^ "Report on landslide". Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Major Housing Estates". 2017 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Central and Western District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Central and Western District Council - List of Former Central and Western DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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