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Development in Tsuen Wan New Town

Population and Housing Mix

A variety of housing has been developed to suit a range of housing aspirations in the New Town. High-density
residential developments are concentrated on sites close to or on top of railway stations while low-density
residential uses are accommodated at fringe areas and adjoining rural settlements. Up to 2021, the population
of the New Town was about 800 400. Around 336 800 residents lived in public rental housing (PRH), 84 600 in
subsidised sale flats and the remainder of about 379 000 in private housing, villages and other temporary and
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non-domestic housing.

Upon the planned development, the overall flat mix ratio in the New Town will be about 57:43 between public
(including PRH and subsidised sale flat) and private permanent housing (including village housing). The
planned population for the New Town will be about 908 500.

At present, 35 public rental estates, 19 estates of Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation
Scheme have been completed in the New Town. The first housing block of Tai Wo Hau Estate (Figure 8), which
is the earliest PRH development in the New Town, was completed in 1961. Subsequently, Fuk Loi Estate,
Cheung Hong Estate (Figure 9) and Kwai Chung Estate were built and became the major public housing
developments in 1960s and 1970s.

Figure 8: Tai Wo Hau Estate in 1960s Figure 9: Cheung Hong Estate

1 Subsidised sale flats include Housing Authority's Home Ownership Scheme flats, Private Sector Participation Scheme flats,
Buy-or-Rent Option Scheme flats, and Housing Society's Flat-for-Sale Scheme flats.

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