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• Located at Sham Shui Po

• Build in 1969

• Reconstructed in 1994

• Traditional public Estates

• Well preserved neighborhoods

• 14 blocks ( all blocks’ names start with ‘un’), which is the special rule of local public housing in HK

• Includes a Un Chau Estate Ancillary Facilities Block

• 3/F-5/F are housings for Senior Citizens

• Reflect close relationships between children and elderly

• An inclusive society.

History

• 1955: discover during the construction of the former Lei Cheung Uk Resettlement Estate

• 1957: formally opened to the public

• 1988: Declared as a gazetted monument

Structure

• Cross-shaped brick structure

• Tourists can see the inner of the tomb by standing in front of the front chamber

Cultural Relics

• 58 pottery and bronze objects in total

• Mainly: daily-used vessels (cooking, food, storage etc.)

• No human skeletal were found

- A lot of cheap stationery and toys

- Inside the shop is packed from floor to ceiling with toys

- Outside the shops are usually hanging lots of toys/ product

- Products vary according to festivals (e.g. When it's near Halloween, there are many Halloween items)

- completed on 10/8/1904

- ended its service in 1970 and was replaced by the Shek Kip Mei freshwater service reservoir

- built in Romanesque architectural style (i.e. semi-circular arches)

- a Grade 1 historical building status

- Supplying fresh water to residents in Kowloon Tong/Sham Shui Po area

- Witnessed the shift of the Kowloon Peninsula from relying on groundwater to water supply from reservoirs

- Hybrid building structure marked a modern transformation in architectural design

(i.e. incorporating granite and concrete into the design)

- First public housing estate

- Located in Sham Shui Po

- Consists of 21 residential blocks

- Constructed after the fire in 1953

- Redevelopment of the estate commenced in 1972, with new towers coming on stream between 1979 and

1982

- Site 1 was redeveloped into Mei Yue House and Mei Ying House in 2007

- Includes a badminton court, children’s playground, a convenient resting space for the handicapped, the

elderly and children

- Shek Kip Mei Shopping Centre: Chinese restaurants, eateries, various shops and stalls

• It belongs to Shek Kip Mei Estate
• In 1953, there was a Shek Kip Mei shantytown fire.
• It was used to settle more than 50,000 China’s refugees
• Although it was a Grade II listed structure, it was abandoned in 2005
• In late 2013, it reopened as a youth hostel and museum
• Heritage of Mei Ho House (HMHH) museum
• history of the local community and the evolution of public housing
• Still construction projects for rehabilitation and upgrading
• Through immersive design, everyone can back in the past.
• Usage was changed and it is unique