Luk Yeung Sun Chuen

Luk Yeung Sun Chuen (Chinese: 綠楊新邨) is a private housing estate adjacent to the MTR Tsuen Wan station, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. It comprises 17 high-rise buildings with a total of 4000 flats.[1] It was developed in 1983 and 1984 by a consortium of property developers, including MTR Corporation, Hong Kong Land, Jardine Matheson Holdings, Kiu Kwong Investment and Dah Sing Group.[2]

Luk Yeung Sun Chuen
Luk Yeung Sun Chuen (middle ground)
General information
Location22-66 Wai Tsuen Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories
Coordinates22.37363°N 114.11990°E / 22.37363; 114.11990
StatusCompleted
Population10,742 (2016)
No. of blocks17
No. of flats4,056
Constructed1979–1984

The MTR Tsuen Wan Depot is located underneath Luk Yeung Sun Chuen.

History

In 1977, the Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC) began seeking developers with whom to form a joint venture responsible for developing the airspace above the Tsuen Wan Extension railway depot.[3] In 1979, MTRC awarded the contract to build the depot, including the columns and podium slab for the topside development, to the Dragages Coignet Joint Venture.[4]

The residential blocks received their respective occupation permits during 1983 and 1984.

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Luk Yeung Sun Chuen had a population of 10,742. The median age was 43.6 and the majority of residents (94 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household comprised 2.9 persons. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$36,440.[5]

Facilities

Luk Yeung Galleria is a major shopping centre owned by the MTR Corporation. The estate is also home to Liu Po Shan Memorial College and Kwai-ming Wu Memorial School of the Precious Blood.

Tsuen Wan Depot

The Tsuen Wan Depot was built in 1982 to house and maintain MTR M-Train EMU trains serving on the Tsuen Wan line. This depot is capable of housing 40 trains, and cleaning of trains as well as minor and major inspections of trains are carried out in this depot.

From 1998 to 2001, all MTR M-Train EMU trains were refurbished at this depot under the supervision of United Goninan, the company responsible for the project.

References
  1. MTR Properties
  2. Luk Yeung Sun Chuen
  3. "MTR seeks developers". South China Morning Post. 20 November 1977. p. 10.
  4. "French firm wins Tsun Wan contract". South China Morning Post. 12 July 1979. p. 9.
  5. "Major Housing Estates". 2016 Population By-census. Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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